US Secretary of State Colin Powell presented to the U-N Security Council on Wednesday what he said is "irrefutable and undeniable" evidence of Iraq's failure to disarm itself of banned weapons of mass destruction. (AP)
Top UN inspectors express briefed British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Thursday on the search for banned weapons in Iraq, and later expressed dissatisfaction with Iraq's disarmament efforts.
North Korea has escalated its harsh anti-American rhetoric, warning that any U-S attack against its nuclear facilities will lead to all-out war. (AFP)