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Washington - The Central Intelligence Agency says that a new audio recording, attributed to al-Qaida's No. 2 man, is probably authentic. In the audio message, first aired on Sunday, the voice purportedly of Ayman al-Zawahri accused the United States of trying to abolish Islam. Al-Zawahri, an Egyptian, is bin Laden's top surviving deputy and is thought to be in the remote region along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Vatican City - A frail but determined Pope John Paul led his general audience Wednesday and, brushing aside any suggestions he is cutting back on his schedule, announced that, "God willing," he will travel next week to a shrine in Pompeii. John Paul looked alert and spirited throughout his two-hour appearance during a muggy morning in St. Peter's Square. He skipped his traditional weekly audience last week because of what the Vatican described as a mild intestinal ailment. Tehran - Iran will do all it can to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency from taking the dispute over the country's nuclear program to the UN Security Council, the foreign minister said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi appeared to signal that Iran would seek to meet an Oct. 31 deadline to prove that its nuclear program is for producing energy, not weapons.
