Baghdad - The United States will be asked to consider a series of amendments to an agreement on the status of its forces in Iraq, Iraqi officials announced Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) condemned the recent attack by US forces on Syria and called on the US to resolve any dispute with Syria "in a diplomatic way."

Helsinki - Danish author Naja Marie Aidt on Tuesday accepted the 2008 Nordic Council Literature Prize, worth 350,000 kroner (59,000 dollars).