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By Mark Heinrich and Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs. The Islamic Republic said it would immediately halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and pursue full-scale enrichment. It says it wants only nuclear power, not bombs, but claims a sovereign right to make uranium f ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors voted on Saturday to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over concerns Tehran is secretly seeking atomic weapons, a diplomat said. The diplomat said a European Union-sponsored resolution aimed at increasing pressure on Iran to improve its cooperation with an International Atomic Energy Agency probe of its nuclear programme was passed by the 35-nation IAEA board.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian immigration officials prevented MP George Galloway from entering the country on Friday night because he is on a blacklist, airport sources said on Saturday. Galloway had flown to Cairo to take part in a mock trial of U.S. President George W. Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Prime Minister Tony Blair for their activities in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. A prominent opponent of the invasion of Iraq and advocate of Palestinian rights, Galloway has s ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog resumed its session on Saturday ahead of an expected vote on whether to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council because of suspicions it is trying to make atomic weapons. A vote was expected within hours, witnesses said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and Grammy-winning pop star Sheryl Crow have split up, scrapping plans for a Texas wedding after two years of dating, People magazine reported on Friday. "After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up," a joint statement by the couple issued to the magazine said. "We both have a deep love and respect for each other, and we ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult tim ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Two of Britain's top sweet-makers are to put warning labels on their chocolate bars and other products advising consumers how their favourite treats should be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet. Cadbury Trebor Bassett and Masterfoods UK, the makers of confectionery such as Dairy Milk and Mars chocolate bars, said on Saturday they will include a "Be treatwise" message on millions of their products in future. The logo informs the consumer about guideline daily amounts (GDAs) - ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The leaders of Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia added their voices on Saturday to the condemnation of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad, whose publication has sparked outrage across the Islamic world. But there was no repeat of Friday's protests in Jakarta and elsewhere in Asia, and both Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called on their countries' Muslims to exercise restraint. "The Indonesian government ...

By John O'Callaghan MANILA (Reuters) - Seventy-three people were killed in a stampede at a stadium in Manila on Saturday as they scrambled to get into a popular Philippine television game show offering cash and other prizes, the health secretary and witnesses said. Vice President Noli de Castro had put the death toll at 79, with other estimates even higher. But Health Secretary Francisco Duque told Reuters there had been some double-counting of victims, adding that 353 people were injured. Mo ...

By Tom Perry SAFAGA, Egypt (Reuters) - Hopes faded on Saturday of finding 800 people missing from an Egyptian ferry which caught fire and sank in the Red Sea in the early hours of Friday. Rescuers have pulled 389 survivors and at least 185 bodies from the waters or from dinghies and boats near where the Al Salam 98 went down, state news agency MENA and officials said. The 35-year-old ferry had been carrying 1,272 passengers and about 100 crew from Duba in Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian port of  ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Evidence that captain Brian O'Driscoll is close to his best and the good form of Leinster and Munster have revived Irish confidence for their Six Nations championship opener against Italy on Saturday. O'Driscoll has not played international rugby since his Lions tour of New Zealand came to an abrupt halt after 90 seconds of the first test. The Lions skipper dislocated his shoulder in a double tackle by Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu and was not available for the November inter ...