AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq (AP)

AP - The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

Iraqi boy's first swim hopeful sign of progress (AP)

AP - Muntadhar al-Sharify stood shivering Saturday in Baghdad's searing heat, a smile on his young face.

Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe (AP)

AP - Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement:

Iran indicates it has no plans to halt enrichment (AP)

AP - Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment.

New book uses food to explore Mandela's life (AP)

AP - A new book examining Nelson Mandela's life was launched Saturday with a feast that included everything from the spaghetti casserole he was brought in jail to the soured milk he longed for while living underground.

Freed Betancourt given clean bill of health (AFP)

AFP - 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.

Officials: Blast kills 5 in Yemen (AP)

AP - Local officials in a northern Yemeni town say an explosion at the main post office building has killed at least five people.

Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages (AP)

AP - Military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a film crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.

Film shows Zimbabwe vote rigged: report (Reuters)

Reuters - A film secretly taken by a Zimbabwe prison guard and smuggled out of the country shows the extent of the rigging that took place for the June 27 presidential run-off vote, the Guardian said on Saturday.

U.S. and Japan to discuss next steps in six-party talks (Reuters)

Reuters - President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will discuss the next steps in the six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear status when they meet on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan, a White House official said on Saturday.

Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey (AFP)

AFP - Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic World Youth Day celebrations this month.