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West's patience on Iran 'not going to last' 

VIENNA – A nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable and the West cannot wait forever for the Islamic Republic to accept a UN- brokered deal that would see its uranium reprocessed abroad, Germany’s foreign minister has said.

“We are open to dialogue with Iran and we want to find a solution through dialogue, but at the same time . . . our patience is not going to last forever,” Guido Westerwelle told a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei. – (Reuters)

Putin's approval ratings at new low 

MOSCOW – The approval rating of prime minister Vladimir Putin has fallen to an eight-month low, a new poll has said, as Russia is tested by an economic crisis that has put more than a million people out of work.

Public trust in Mr Putin fell from a peak of 72 per cent in mid-October to 65 per cent on November 22nd, the lowest point since March, according to weekly figures posted on the website of the Public Opinion Foundation. – (Reuters)

Dozens die as rebels and soldiers flight 

BANGUI – Dozens of people were killed in a remote corner of Central African Republic when Ugandan rebels attacked villagers but were then ambushed by Ugandan soldiers, a witness and local media said.

The killings took place last week around Djemah, 850km (530 miles) east of the capital Bangui, and are the latest in a wave of attacks by the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. – (Reuters)