Ahmadinejad says his country now a 'nuclear Iran'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated Tuesday that Teheran has achieved full proficiency in the nuclear fuel cycle and warned the West that dialogue and friendship - not threats - were the right way to deal with Iran.

Is it just me or did Ahmadinejad just threaten us?

China puts summer flood death toll at 1,138
"More than 300 million Chinese have been affected by natural disasters this year."

British minister urges China to help on Darfur Chinese companies control some of Sudan's largest oil blocks, human rights groups accuse China of giving Khartoum financial and military aid that enables it to wage war in the Darfur region that has killed an estimated 200,000 people and displaced 2.5 million.

The last two stories are closely related (cause and effect).