Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has said that his government is ready to send the bulk of its low-enriched uranium abroad for processing in exchange for nuclear fuel rods.

In an interview with Iranian state television, he also said that Tehran has the capacity to enrich its own uranium if the shipped supply is not returned.

Last year Tehran in effect turned down the proposal to hand over its uranium supply in exchange for nuclear fuel.

The US says Iran should inform the International Atomic Energy Agency if it is ready to now take the deal.

Motorbike gangs threaten Taiwan’s streets

Marauding gangs of youth on motorbikes have taken over the streets of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s third largest city, harassing drivers and ignoring traffic laws.

Taiwanese authorities have launched a nationwide campaign to rid the streets of such gangs, which have been linked to the murders of at least two people.

But as Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports, the crackdown has not stopped the determined.

South Korea launches its first rocket into space

South Korea has launched its first rocket into space just a week after the Naro Space Centre abandoned a first attempt because of a software glitch.

Seoul says the launch is meant to get the country into the satellite market, but North Korea remains skeptical.

Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports from Seoul, the South Korean capital.

Afghan elections ‘marred by fraud’

Accusations have escalated of vote rigging in Afghanistan’s election while ballots are still being counted from last Thursday’s vote.

But the Afghan president’s main challenger says he has evidence of widespread electoral fraud and has filed more than a hundred complaints.

Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Kabul, the Afghan capital.

Women ‘win’ Afghan vote

Few Afghan women ventured out to cast their ballots in country’s election, but several ran in provincial elections alongside the presidential poll.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports on why Afghanistan’s female candidates were already winners, even before the elections took place.

Migrant workers face abuse in Lebanon

Human rights groups are warning of the terrible conditions faced by migrant workers across the Middle East.

Millions of women from countries such as the Phillippines and Indonesia head abroad to work as maids. But because they have little if any legal protection, many are tortured and abused at the hands of their employers.

In Lebanon, according to Human Rights Watch, one domestic worker a week attempts suicide. Zeina Awad reports from Beirut.

Pakistan conservatives suspicious of US agenda

Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, praised Pakistan’s military for progress in fighting the Taliban.

In his latest visit to Pakistan, he also met some of the leaders of conservative groups who often blame the US for the violence in the region.

Anita McNaught reports on the attempt at dialogue amid long-standing suspicions.

Kim Dae-jung aids Korean unity in life and death

In life and in death, Kim Dae-jung, the former South Korean president, has helped to inch the two Koreas towards warmer ties.

Kim’s “sunshine policy” led to rapprochement between the rivals in the 90s and now his death has led to a cooling of tensions that have been rising in the peninsula for the last few months, with North Korea announcing plans to send a delegation to attend his state funeral.

Tony Birtley reports from Seoul.

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Hungary celebrates Berlin Wall anniversary

Hungary is marking 20 years of the Pan-European Picnic, an event which helped bring the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Laszlo Solyom, the country’s president, and Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, helped celebrate the dismantling of the Iron Curtain and communist rule.

Al Jazeera’s Richard Martin reports.

Foreign diplomats ‘neutral’ on Afghan vote

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from the city of Mazar-e-Sharif on how residents there will decide their vote, and how foreign representatives are trying to stay neutral.