This isn't something Ticketmaster tried to shove down my throat, this is something that I requested. They've literally moved mountains to try to make this right for this tour."(Editing by Dean Gooodman at Reuters) Entertainment Music. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested members of an exiled opposition group it accused of "terrorist activities" including setting buses on fire and destroying public property, state television said Sunday. WorldThe arrests of members of the Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) were announced after unrest across Tehran Saturday as demonstrators protesting against the official results of Iran's June 12 election clashed with riot police.Police had deployed in force, firing teargas, using batons and water cannon to disperse groups of several hundred Iranians who had gathered across the capital Saturday.Sunday's television report, which did not directly mention the election or the unrest, said the arrested MKO members entered Iran after receiving training in neighboring Iraq. It said they were guided by the MKO's "operation room" in Britain."Leaders of this group (MKO) had encouraged members to carry out terrorist activities such as setting buses and gas stations on fire and attacking Basijis (Islamic militiamen) and destroying public property," state television said.It did not say how many people were arrested or when.(Reporting by Zahra Hosseinian; writing by Fredrik Dahl; editing by Angus MacSwan) World. TEHRAN, June 21 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested members of an exiled opposition group it acccused of "terrorist activities" including setting buses on fire and destroying public property, state television said on Sunday. The arrests of members of the Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO) were announced after unrest across Tehran on Saturday as demonstrators protesting against the official results of Iran's June 12 election clashed with riot police.
Police had deployed in force, firing teargas, using batons and water cannon to disperse groups of several hundred Iranians who had gathered across the capital on Saturday. Sunday's television report, which did not directly mention the election or the unrest, said the arrested MKO members entered Iran after receiving training in neighbouring Iraq. It said they were guided by the MKO's "operation room" in Britain. "Leaders of this group (MKO) had encouraged members to carry out terrorist activities such as setting buses and gas stations on fire and attacking Basijis (Islamic militiamen) and destroying public property," state television said.
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's main militant group said Sunday its fighters had attacked two Royal Dutch Shell oil pipelines in Rivers state, taking its latest offensive to the eastern Niger Delta for the first time. World | ItalyThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it had attacked Shell's pipelines at Adamakiri and at Kula, both in Rivers, early Sunday, as part of a series of strikes it has dubbed "Hurricane Piper Alpha.""Piper Alpha unleashed its fury in Rivers state today... energy firm Chevron shut down its operations around Delta state after MEND's first pipeline attack in its latest campaign on May 24, halting around 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of output.MEND hasdubbed its offensive "Hurricane Piper Alpha" after the North Sea oil platform that blew up in July 1998, the worst ever offshore oil disaster, and warned that it might attack deep-water facilities off the Nigerian coast.Security sources say some oil firms have been removing non-essential personnel from some offshore sites.(Editing by Angus MacSwan) World Italy. SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean ship that the United States is shadowing is likely headed for Myanmar, South Korean television reported Sunday. officials have declined to say what the North Korean ship might be carrying but said it was "a subject of interest." North Korea has five similar ships used for weapons trade.Fox News quoted a senior U.S.
military source as saying the ship appeared to be heading toward Singapore and that the navy destroyer USS John McCain was positioning itself in case it gets orders to intercept, according to a story on its website.Singapore, a U.S. ally, said it would act "appropriately" if the vessel heads to its port with a cargo of weapons. Singapore has the world's busiest shipping port and is also the world's top ship refueling hub.The Kang Nam is the first North Korean ship to be monitored under the new sanctions, adopted this month in response to Pyongyang's May nuclear test The resolution authorized U.N. member states to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo.Japan's Mainichi newspaper, citing unidentified sources close to North Korean leadership, said Saturday the Swiss-educated Kim Jong-un has been working as acting chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, supporting his father, who is commission chairman."If something happens to (Kim Jong-il, Jong-un) looks set to move up to the post as chairman," the paper quoted one of the sources as saying.(Reporting by Angela Moon in Seoul and Kiyoshi Takenaka in Tokyo; Editing by Alex Richardson) World Japan South Korea North Korea. (Reuters) - The U.S Navy is tracking a North Korean ship under a new U.N.