BRUSSELS (AFP) - European Union ministers agreed on Monday to act to "put an end" to Iranian state censorship, saying the jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet controls are "unacceptable."

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Australian national Stern Hu and a Chinese fellow employee of Rio Tinto will plead guilty to bribe-taking at their trial in Shanghai, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday, quoting a defence lawyer.

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - The Cambodian government has threatened to expel a United Nations envoy if UN agencies continue "unacceptable interference" in the country, according to a letter seen on Monday.

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand will extend a tough security law, enacted ahead of mass anti-government protests, for an additional week in Bangkok and two other provinces, the deputy prime minister said Monday.

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai army officers guarding checkpoints, government buildings and military bases during an anti-government rally will be armed from Monday due to recent grenade attacks, an army spokesman said.