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* The United States said Iran must choose between cooperation and confrontation after the Islamic Republic gave no clear answer at the nuclear talks over its controversial uranium enrichment program

* Talks between Iran and world powers on the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program were a step forward, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said

* The Arab League criticized the demand by the International Criminal Court to seek the arrest of Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir on genocide charges, saying the move was unacceptable

* Three German tourists kidnapped by Kurdish rebels during their climbing expedition in eastern Turkey early in July were released and were in good health condition, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said

* Iran will test new armaments in a major air exercise to be held soon, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar said

* Four bombs exploded in northern Spain after a warning call from the Basque separatist group ETA, with the blasts causing no casualties, the Spanish news agency EFE reported

* Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich paid 3.5 million euros ($5.5 million) to buy a restaurant in downtown Rome for his girlfriend Daria Zhukova, Italian media reported, referring to the Metropolitan Post.

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* BP blocked the payment of $1.8 billion in dividends due from its Russian joint venture in a bitter dispute with its billionaire partners, the U.K.'s Sunday Telegraph reported