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: Bush accuses Iran of threatening the security of the world as No. 1 sponsor of terrorism, but refrains from specifying US action

KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. officials have flown in to Sudan to review security at their embassy following the killing of a U.S. aid official in Khartoum, staff said on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Residents of at least 17 states are suddenly stuck in the middle of a fight between the Bush administration and state governments over post-Sept. 11 security rules for driver's licenses - a dispute that, by May, could leave millions of people unable to use their licenses to board planes or enter federal buildings.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top leader demanded an end to U.N. Security Council oversight of the country's nuclear program during a meeting Saturday with the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, state-run television reported.

Expressing concern over security of opposition leader in Pakistan, a US Congressman has urged President George W Bush to call for a UN investigation into the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of air travelers may find going through airport security much more complicated this spring, as the Bush administration heads toward a showdown with state governments over post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver's licenses.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 (APP): The Security Council has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the attack by Sudanese army elements on a supply convoy of the new joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) and voiced its readiness to act against any party impeding its deployment.

The 15-member council unanimously agreed a non-binding statement in which it "condemns in the strongest terms the January 7 attack by elements of the Sudanese Armed Forces, as confirmed by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on a UNAMID supply convoy."

WASHINGTON (AP) - A fight is brewing between the Bush administration and state governments over post-9/11 security rules for driver's licenses.