By Michael Byrnes SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday he was aware Saddam Hussein had broken sanctions in U.N. oil-for-food deals, but he did not know that any Australian company was involved.

By Michael Byrnes SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday he was aware Saddam Hussein had broken sanctions in U.N. oil-for-food deals, but he did not know whether any Australian company was involved.

By Evelyn Leopold and Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that imposing U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran would be ineffective in convincing Tehran to curb its nuclear ambitions.

By Chicago Tribune Nov. 3--Last Friday opened with many Americans speculating about what indictment U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago, acting as a special counsel, might unveil in the notorious CIA leak case.

By The Daily Oklahoman Oct.