IRAN

Parliament voted to designate the CIA and the U.S. Army as "terrorist organizations" in a session broadcast live on state-run radio.

The resolution, a response to a U.S. Senate move seeking a similar designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, urges President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government to treat the Army and CIA as terrorist groups.

It would become law if ratified by Iran's hard-line constitutional watchdog.

The White House declined to comment.

CHINA North Korea talks shift to energy aid

Negotiations in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions shifted focus to U.S. energy aid for the impoverished state as delegates considered a proposed joint statement they are working to finish today. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said the details still needed to be agreed upon.

The shift followed President Bush's authorization Friday of $25 million worth of heavy fuel oil for the country.

THE MALDIVES Bomb injures 12 foreign tourists

A homemade bomb exploded near a mosque in the capital, Male, wounding 12 foreign tourists in the Indian Ocean island chain.

Police arrested two people in connection with the blast at the entrance to Sultan Park, a popular stop-off for tour groups.

Officials said two Britons were being treated for burns. Two Japanese and eight Chinese were treated and released.

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