US to buy Iranian heavy waterPTI, WashingtonThe US has said it would buy 32 metric tonnes of Iranian heavy water, a key component in atomic-weapons development, worth $8.6 million to help Tehran meet its obligations under the landmark nuclear deal signed last year.The US does not produce heavy water on its own and so far has been buying this from Canada and India. The heavy water would be resold domestically for research and other purposes.Libya unity govt seeks EU accord on migrantsAFP, Rome Libya’s Vice President Ahmed Maetig has expressed hope that the European Union will enter into an agreement with his country similar to that between the EU and Turkey restricting the flow of migrants to Europe.Maetig made the appeal while in Rome meeting with Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.Nepali journo arrested on corruption chargesAP, Kathmandu: Nepal’s anti-graft body on Friday arrested publisher, editor and journalist Kanak Mani Dixit from his Lalitpur-based residence.Mr Dixit is the publisher of Himal Media, a reputed publication house that publishes Himal South Asia, Nepali Times, Himal Khabar Patrika (in Nepali language). He is also a columnist for many international media outlets, including some Indian newspapers.He was arrested on Friday afternoon by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
