A statement by the Revolutionary Guards, relayed by state media, accuses foreign elements linked to "global arrogance" of being involved.

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To mark World Aids Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement on global progress on cutting new infections and Aids-related deaths.

BBC: World Aids Day: David Cameron calls for greater awareness

The city attracts workers from all over India and from nations around the world, and its upwardly mobile skyline is a statement to its global ambitions.

BBC: Living in: Mumbai

"The executive ... confirmed that, as a matter of principle, only one association will be entitled to host a Fifa World Cup, " the global body said in a statement.

BBC: By Durosimi Thomas