European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 2 2007 stars and stripes Page 13 in the world iranians protest at Brit embassy the associated press Tehran Iran about 200 students threw rocks and fire crackers at the British embassy on sunday ruling for the expulsion of the country ambassador because of the standoff Over Iran capture of 15 British sail ors and marines several dozen policemen pre vented the protesters from enter ing the embassy compound Al though a few briefly scaled a Fence outside the compounds Walls before being pushed Back the protesters chanted death to Britain and death to Ameri Ca As they hurled stones into the courtyard of the embassy they also demanded that the iranian government expel the British ambassador and close Down the embassy calling it a Den of spies Britain foreign office said there had been no damage to the compound a British foreign office spokes woman in London speaking on condition of anonymity said Diplo Mats were working normally in Side the embassy there is a police presence outside and there is no risk to those inside said the spokeswoman Britain claims its troops were in iraqi Waters when detained but Iran has contended the britons entered its Waters illegally British government and de sense officials refused to discuss a report that claimed a Royal Navy Captain or Commodore Iran to air confessions of captured brits Tehran Iran Iran arabic language satellite television Channel said sunday it planned to air confessions from two of the 15 British sailors captured by Iran 10 Days ago Ala Lam to said it would broadcast excerpts of what it said were confessions but it did not say specifically when it would be aired or name which sailors would appear from the associated press would be sent to Tehran As a Spe Cial envoy to negotiate the return of the personnel the official would deliver an Assurance that British naval Crews would never deliberately enter 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sailors and marines and Labelling their capture inexcusable be Havior eight British sailors and seven marines were detained by Irani an naval units March 23 while patrolling for smugglers near the Mouth of the Shatt Alarab a waterway that has Long been a disputed dividing line Between Iraq and Iran iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called world pow ers arrogant for refusing to apologize instead of apologizing Over trespassing by British forces the world arrogant Powers Issue statements and deliver speeches Iran official Erna news Agency quoted Ahmadinejad As saying Exchange rates Vahid iranian protesters chant slogans sunday during an ant British demonstration in front of the British embassy in Tehran 11400 91600 0377 419676 11532 77326 military rates euro costs april 2 Dollar buys april 2 British Pound april 2 japanese yen april 2 South korean won april 2 commercial rates Bahrain Dinar British Pound Canada Dollar China Yuan Denmark Krone 55799 Egypt Pound 56972 euro Hong Kong 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of America poll fix standoff diplomatically London Only 8 percent of respondents to a Survey for the sunday Telegraph newspaper said Britain should prepare to use Mili tary Force at this stage to free 15 troops detained in Iran asked if Force should be used As a last resort 48 percent were opposed and 44 percent in favor forty percent of britons polled backed the governments current strategy of quiet diplomacy but no apology to Iran while 17 per cent Felt Britain should impose sanctions and 26 percent Felt Brit Ain should apologize and ask for the captives Back from the associated press 4 dead in Beijing subway construction Accident Beijing a Cavern along a subway line being built for the 2008 Beijing olympics killed four construction workers state Media reported sunday the bodies of three workers had been recovered by sunday the official Xin Hua news Agency said the body of a fourth worker could not immediately be recovered it said two workers remained missing 29 dead 14 missing in Pakistan avalanches Islamabad Lanches struck two villages in a re Mote part of Northwest Pakistan killing at least 29 people and Leav ing 14 others missing police said bad weather blocked helicopter flights sunday and authorities planned to Send food medi Cines and blankets by air on Mon Day weather in Afghanistan kills at least 51 Kabul Afghanistan flood ing and an Avalanche have killed at least 51 people and destroyed hundreds of Homes Over the last 10 Days in Afghanistan officials said sunday Goy Sultan Ali Cruz Gani of Day Undi province said All the provinces districts Are flooded after heavy Hail and rain storms on thursday and Friday from the associated press