YAKIMA, Wash. – Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the country’s most contaminated nuclear site in south-central Washington, raising concerns about delays for emptying the aging tanks.
Iran says it has captured a foreign 'enemy drone'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard says it has captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran.
Afghan cabinet gives preliminary approval to delayed mining law
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan's cabinet gave preliminary approval to a long-delayed package of laws to govern mining, which officials hope will become a key driver of the troubled country's economy, the government said on Saturday. The news will be greeted with relief by Wester n donors, who committed to provide $4bn in aid from 2012 to 2015 based partly on projections of future mining earnings, only to see cabinet reject the legislation in July due to concern the laws failed to protect national interests from foreign exploitation. … 
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