hinder
ed an investigation of its nuclear programme by repeatedly objecting to the agency's choice of inspectors. The agency also says it can't confirm that Iran's nuclear programme is purely peaceful. The IAEA says Iran hasn't been providing inspectors with the information they need and has continued to produce low-enriched uranium.
The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has cancelled a book signing on Wednesday in central London to promote his autobiography, saying he does not want the public to be
inconvenience
d by protesters.
On Saturday, his motorcade was
pelt
ed with eggs by protesters accusing him of waging an illegal war in Iraq in the Irish capital, Dublin.
The funeral has taken place in Belarus of a prominent journalist found hanged last week.
Colleagues of the journalist, Oleg Bebenin, repeated their view that he was killed because of his anti-government writings.
The authorities say he committed suicide. David Stern reports from Kiev, Ukraine.
Participants said that hundreds of mourners filed past Oleg Bebenin's casket today before he was buried in one of Minsk's central cemeteries. Mr Bebenin was one of Belarus's most
outspoken
opposition journalists, known for his hard-hitting criticism of the authoritarian government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. He founded the Charter '97 website, one of the few non-official sources of information in Belarus. Mr Lukashenko is expected to run yet again as president in elections which may take place in December.