U.N. warns against force in Iran nuclear stalemate

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear standoff with Tehran in a clear reaction to media speculation that Israel might attack Iran's atomic facilities.

U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters that, “He (Ban) reiterates his call for Iran's compliance with all relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency". He also stated said "The secretary-general reiterates his belief that a negotiated rather than a military solution is the only way to resolve this issue".

He added that Ban's position is that "the onus is on Iran to prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear program." Tension over Iran's nuclear program has increased since earlier this week when the IAEA reported that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing a bomb and may still be conducting secret research to that end.

Media speculation about possible U.S. or Israeli military action has also intensified in recent weeks, condemn by Iran as "unbalanced" and "politically motivated." Since 2006, the U.N. Security Council has adopted six resolutions demanding that Iran stop its nuclear enrichment program, four of them imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

The United States, European Union and their allies believe that Tehran's enrichment work is the core of a program to develop a nuclear arms capability. Iran, which refuses to halt its program, denies seeking weapons and says its nuclear ambitions are limited to peaceful electricity generation.

Pro-Gadhafi forces fight rebels in 2 cities

International force on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on adversaries escalate Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities neighboring to the assets and his warplanes bombed an bullets storehouse in the east. The U.S. enthused marine and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, counting patrols of the North African nation's skies to defend its citizens from their ruler.

France said it would wing aid to the opposition-controlled eastern half of the country. The European Union forced an arms restriction and other sanctions, subsequent the guide of the U.S. and the U.N. The EU was also bearing in mind the creation of a no-fly zone over Libya. Plus the U.S. and Europe were freezing billions in Libya's foreign possessions.

"Gadhafi has lost the legality to govern, and it is time for him to go without more hostility or delay," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said. "No option is off the table. That of track includes a no-fly zone," she added. British Prime Minister David Cameron told lawmakers: "We do not in any way rule out the use of martial possessions" to deal with Gadhafi's regime.

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Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe

European Union’s arranged a crescendo of anti-austerity complaints across the continent Wednesday, sending workers ranging from Greek doctors to Spanish bus drivers to Lithuanian engineers out to vent over job cuts, higher taxes, soaring joblessness and lesser pension.

One man even infertile the entrance to the Irish assembly with a cement truck, decrying the countries huge bank bailouts with blood red slogan like "Toxic Bank" and "All politicians should be sacked."

Influence of demonstrators clad in bright red, green and blue union jackets marched through Brussels toward European Union buildings, aiming to emphasize the impact of Spain's first countrywide strike in eight years.

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