Iran Diplomats at the UN nuclear watchdog agency were locked in intense, closed-door negotiations over how to respond to Iran's decision to push ahead with nuclear activities that the West fears could lead to the production of atomic weapons. Iran Seals that the UN nuclear watchdog had placed on Iran's Isfahan uranium conversion plant will be removed on Wednesday, the head of Iran's nuclear energy agency was quoted as saying on state television. Iran US President George W. Bush warily welcomed signs Iran was ready to resume talks with European powers on its atomic ambitions, saying he was "deeply suspicious" of Tehran's intentions. US A US appeals court has ordered a retrial for five Cubans convicted in 2001 of spying on the United States for the communist government in Havana, their attorneys said. Iraq US casualties in Iraq mounted with the killing of four soldiers in an insurgent attack as Iraqi leaders thrashed out their differences ahead of an August 15 deadline for drafting a constitution. Mideast Thousands of Palestinian security forces will be deployed next week in areas next to Gaza Strip settlements to ensure Israel's pullout takes place free of violence, security sources said. Britain Terrorists are sizing up the City of London, Europe's premier financial centre, and an attack on the teeming district is only a matter of time, its chief of police warned. Japan Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's popularity has risen sharply since he called elections, opinion polls showed, countering critics who warned he was setting the stage for his own defeat. China Two mayors in southern China have been suspended after an unlicensed coal mine flooded at the weekend as the first body of the 123 miners trapped inside was found, state media said. Nepal Monsoon rains have severely curtailed the search for Maoist rebels who launched a deadly attack in northwestern Nepal that left 75 soldiers missing and scores dead, the army said. Ethiopia The Ethiopian government warned the opposition over its threat to fight the results of disputed May elections, saying any move to "undermine" legal institutions would be punished.