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Iran on Saturday offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff. Its military chiefs, meanwhile, warned that the Islamic republic would close the Strait of Hormuz which is vital for oil exports and use "blitzkrieg tactics" in the Gulf waterway if it came under attack. 
South African President Thabo Mbeki, chief regional negotiator on the Zimbabwe crisis, met here Saturday with President Robert Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway faction of the main opposition party. Mbeki had a brief discussion with Mugabe, whose re-election last month has been rejected by the main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), an AFP correspondent saw. 
Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she had been given a clean bill of health on Saturday after a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital. "The doctors showered me with good news. I have had a number of concerns all these years. Now, I'm totally happy," she told France 3. 
European Union energy ministers said at an informal meeting Saturday they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels. What seems to be a stunning misreading on the part of policymakers in Brussels comes at a time when the image of biofuels has shifted over a matter of a months from climate saviour to climate pariah. 
Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights. Equality Minister Bibiano Aido led the parade of more than 30 floats, mostly related to gay bars and other businesses, but also one devoted to the Abba-themed musical "Mamma Mia", under a hot sun and to the beat of techno and Brazilian music. Regional
Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging. 
Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations. Japan mobilised thousands of riot police to prevent any violence on the streets of Sapporo, the closest major city to the lakeside resort of Toyako, where world leaders will meet from Monday. 
Tens of thousands of South Koreans marched through the streets here Saturday demanding the scrapping of US beef imports and the resignation of President Lee Myung-Bak, witnesses said. Waving flags and banners, the thronging crowd slowly snaked through the city centre chanting "Lee Myung-Bak out!," but there was none of the violent clashes with police that have broken out at some previous recent demonstrations. 
An Afghan provincial governor said Saturday 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants. Gunmen meanwhile killed a legislator overnight in the troubled southern province of Kandahar while 10 Taliban-linked militants were blown up by their own bomb in neighbouring Helmand, authorities said. 
Thich Huyen Quang, the head of the Vietnamese Buddhist movement that has refused to come under communist government control, died on Saturday aged 87, his supporters said in a statement from Paris. "Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, 4th Supreme Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), passed away today at the Nguyen Thieu monastery," said the International Buddhist Information Bureau. Entertainment
Swedish pop group ABBA will never reform despite the success of "Mamma Mia!", the musical and film based on their hits, former member and songwriter Bjoern Ulvaeus said in an interview. Ulvaeus, who along with Benny Andersson wrote songs like "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo", told the Sunday Telegraph he wanted fans to remember the band as "young, exuberent, full of energy and ambition". 
US actor and producer Robert De Niro spoke out at a film festival here Saturday against a threatened strike by film and television actors. "I do not think it is good time to be striking now," he said during a news conference at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the west Czech spa town. "I personally think it is not a good idea to strike." 
Malaysian singer Gary Chaw and Tanya Chua of Singapore scooped top honours Saturday at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Grammys. Chaw saw off favourites Eason Chan and Khalil Fong of Hong Kong as well as Taiwanese rocker Shin to receive the Best Mandarin Male Singer accolade for his album "Super Sunshine." 
The strange teenage cult of manga, the Japanese world of fantasy cartoons and their gaming and toy offshoots, came to Paris at the weekend, with tens of thousands of youngsters queuing up -- and dressing up -- for this year's Japan Expo. Looking the part, where devotees engage in the world of so-called "cosplay" (an amalgam of "costume" and "play" as in role-playing), is at least as important as turning up. 
A wax figure of Adolf Hitler had its head ripped off soon after the opening of a new branch of Madame Tussauds in Berlin on Saturday, police said. A 41-year-old Berliner was arrested and faces charges of causing criminal damage and bodily harm, after he pushed away a security guard and a museum official who tried to stop him, spokesman Uwe Kozelnik said. 
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Iran on Saturday offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff. Its military chiefs, meanwhile, warned that the Islamic republic would close the Strait of Hormuz which is vital for oil exports and use "blitzkrieg tactics" in the Gulf waterway if it came under attack.
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Swedish pop group ABBA will never reform despite the success of "Mamma Mia!", the musical and film based on their hits, former member and songwriter Bjoern Ulvaeus said in an interview. Ulvaeus, who along with Benny Andersson wrote songs like "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo", told the Sunday Telegraph he wanted fans to remember the band as "young, exuberent, full of energy and ambition".
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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
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Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.
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A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website in order to support its case in a billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google.
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