http://thestar.com.my/news/worldupdates/ Update: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 MYT 8:02:09 AM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T033643Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513175-2&sec=Worldupdates VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear programme in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T013132Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513173-1&sec=Worldupdates SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has nothing to fear from China and worries that millions of Chinese will some day occupy vast swathes of Russian territory in the Far East are overblown, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T042222Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513158-5&sec=Worldupdates MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish U.S. economy, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild aging roads, railways and runways with an initial $50 billion investment. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T015519Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513176-1&sec=Worldupdates LONDON (Reuters) - Four associations on climate change initiatives, which represent over 100 insurers, have urged world leaders and governments to use insurance-linked products to protect developing countries against the impact of climate change. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T022404Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513181-1&sec=Worldupdates The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also voiced concern about Iran's objections to some of its inspectors and urged it to answer queries about possible military dimensions to its nuclear programme. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-06T232608Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513145-2&sec=Worldupdates SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a strong hint on Monday that he would run for a second spell as president in 2012, a step that would almost certainly give him a six-year term as Kremlin chief. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-06T194138Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513127-1&sec=Worldupdates LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had cancelled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T050947Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513186-1&sec=Worldupdates VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria's refusal to allow U.N. inspectors access to a desert site where secret nuclear activity may have taken place is endangering potential evidence in the investigation, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-07T041643Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513190-1&sec=Worldupdates MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it approached landfall near the U.S.-Mexico border, but oil and gas operations in the Gulf were unaffected. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/7/worldupdates/2010-09-06T233338Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513171-1&sec=Worldupdates JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told visiting U.S. congressmen he thinks it could be possible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians in a year despite huge differences, his spokesman said.