European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars a n d s t r i p e s saturday March 31 2007 in the world us allies want More in pressure on Iran Vienna Austria the United states and key allies Are press ing the uns nuclear watchdog to find Iran in violation of commit ments linked to the nuclear non proliferation treaty because of Tehran refusal to allow Remote monitoring of its underground uranium enrichment Plant Diplo Mats said thursday the International atomic Energy Agency the in Monitor has itself increased the pressure on Tehran the diplomats said speaking on condition of anonymity because their information was confidential 11 plead not guilty in Britain Cash robbery London eleven people pleaded not guilty wednesday to charges that they were involved in the largest Cash robbery in Brit ish history the 11 appeared in the Central criminal court to enter pleas in the million robbery at these Caritas Cash management depot in Tonbridge 30 Miles Southeast of London on feb 222006 pleading not guilty to charges of conspiracy to Rob were car dealer John Fowler 60 car sales Man Stuart Royle 47 Jetmir buc papa 25 unemployed roofer Lea Rusha 34 Hairdresser Michelle Louise Hogg 32 and garage owner Roger courts 29 Mexico urges us to do More to end smuggling Mexico City Mexico at Torney general on wednesday demanded us authorities do More to Stop guns and drug Money heading South fueling mexican drug violence that left More 2000 dead last year Eduardo Medina Mora said to a business forum that the vast majority of arms used by the sol Diers of drug cartels including As Sault rifles and grenades Are smuggled from the United states its truly absurd that a person can get together 50 to 100 High powered arms grenade launch ers fragmentation grenades and can transport this cargo to our country Medina Mora said its a task mat needs a much More decided and determined Effort from the us government and its one of the demands we have put on the table from the associated press Vahid chanting slogans iranian protesters hold banners demanding a trial and conviction for captured British sailors and marines during a protest in front of the Iran foreign ministry in Tehran Iran on thursday in panel cites concern Over Iran holding 15 brits by Edith m Ledeker the associated press United nations after Marathon negotiations the in Security Council agreed on a a Tere Down statement thursday expressing grave concern at Iran capture of 15 British sail ors and marines and calling for an Early Resolution of the problem including their release Britain failed to win Council support for a stronger statement that would deplore Iran detention of the britons Call for their immediate release and state that they were seized in iraqi Waters because of opposition from some Council members primarily rus Sia and South Africa i dont think we failed said Britain in ambassador Emyr Jones Parry in More concerned by the outcome and the outcome is a United Council by the end it was a Good outcome he expressed Hope that the press statement would Send the right message to the iranian government to provide immediate consular Access to the britons and agree to their prompt release earlier thursday a senior Ira Nian official suggested Iran May put the British captives on trial Iran also rolled Back on a pledge to release a female British Sailor Britain had proposed a three sentence press statement for adoption by the 15 Council members after More than four hours of negotiations it became a two sentence statement it refers to Britain As the United kingdom or us and was read to reporters by the Council president South of Ricas in ambassador Dumis Ani Khumalo members of the Security coun cil expressed grave concern at the capture by the revolutionary guard and the continuing detention by the government of Iran of 15 United kingdom naval person Nel and appealed to the govern ment of Iran to allow consular a Cess in terms of the relevant inter National Laws the statement said members of the Security coun cil support Calls including by the Secretary general in his March 29 meeting with the iranian foreign minister for an Early Resolution of this problem including the re lease of the 15 us personnel it said Iran foreign minister had said Tehran would soon free Faye tur Ney the Only woman among the sailors and marines seized last Friday after searching a Mer chant vessel near the Mouth of the Shatt Alarab waterway which forms the Border Between Iran and Iraq but Gen Ali Reza Afshar Iran military chief said that be cause of the wrong behaviour by the British government the re lease of a female British Soldier has been suspended the Semi of facial iranian news Agency mehr reported meanwhile Iran top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani suggested on state television that the Case May face a Legal path presumably putting the britons on trial if British leaders follow through with threats Britain insists that the vessel and its naval personnel were in iraqi Waters and that satellite positions prove it but Iran says the britons were seized in its territorial Waters and claims it has Satel Lite proof As Well clashes kill 10 in Somalia by Mohamed Olad Hassan the associated press Mogadishu Somalia so Mali troops and their ethiopian Al lies pounded insurgent positions in the capital with bombs and tank shells thursday sending residents fleeing a surge in fighting that killed at least 10 people and wounded 50 a witness reported seeing a dead soldiers body dragged through the streets the military operation was the beginning of a three Day push to restore order in Mogadishu As ethiopian troops who helped oust an islamic militia withdraw said Mohamed Mohamud Husein spokesman for the somali presi Dent despite near daily attacks from fighters believed to be the Rem Nants of the islamic militia ethic pias prime minister said his forces had broken the Backbone of the insurgents and that a majority of his troops had left Somalia at least six people believed to be civilians were killed in a gun Battle Between ethiopian troops and insurgents residents said one Man Bare Abdulle said he saw a civilian dragging the body of an ethiopian Soldier and four other bodies lying in the Street bloodied civilians were seen running through the streets fifty wounded people were being treated at Mogadishu Medina Hospi Tal said sheikh Don salad Ami the hospitals director Leyla All Moalim said she and her children were separated when the fighting broke out All my children took Refuge in a mosque where they Are trapped she told the associated press by Telephone her voice cracking they have not had their meals since this morning and i cannot go out of the House the ethiopian troops met with stiff resistance from a dozen gun men who used rocket propelled grenades mortars and a Chin guns said Khalid Mohamed Araby who lives in Southern Mogadishu the ethiopians responded with artillery and tank shells arabs warn of nuke race in Middle East the associated press Riyadh saudi Arabia Arab leaders warned thursday of a possible nuclear arms race in the mid dle East pushing Forward with plans to develop their own atomic Energy programs in an attempt to Avert a nuclear monopoly by their powerful rivals Israel and Iran the warning came in the final statement from an Arab Summit that was focused mainly on reviving a landform each offer to Israel and forging a United stance in the numerous crises facing the Middle East including the bloodshed in Iraq and Arab worries Over Iran growing Power iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Motoaki a guest at the Summit dismissed arabs fears As being caused by american War drummers and said Iran was prepared to cooperate with Arab countries in developing their nuclear programs in an interview with the associated press he even suggested saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries set up a military pact with Iran to ensure further regional cooperation Kottakis presence at the Summit was part of the Host saudi arabian attempts to show it was aiming to listen to All sides in tackling the regions troubles the sunni Muslim kingdom has held talks in recent months with mainly shiite Iran its longtime rival on easing tensions Between the two sects of islam and calming the crisis in Lebanon but the arabs appeared unlikely to join any nuclear or military cooperation with Iran the Summit was instead focused on building up their own capabilities palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas right greets Kuwait Amir Sheik Sabah a Ahmed Al Sabah at the Arab Summit in Riyadh saudi Arabia on thursday Amr