From Newswire

• South Korea says supports U.S. talks with North
• Mugabe welcomes EU delegation with "open arms"
• Iran leader issues stern warning to opposition
• China sentences suspects in far-west needle scare
• Israel warns Lebanon on rockets but sees calm for now
• Putin opens door to return as Russia president
• U.S. drafts U.N. resolution urging nuclear disarmament
• Muslim killed, burned in Thailand's restive south
• Indian forces fire on Pakistan border: Pakistan
• Chavez says buying Russian short-range missiles