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The Central African Republic's president and prime minister have resigned under pressure from regional leaders, after months of deadly sectarian violence.

Nick Long filed this report.

"Djotodia's resigned!' shouted one girl.  Cheers, blaring car horn and gun shots fired in the air could be heard throughout the capital.

The statement from the summit also said talks to decide a new leadership will take place in Bangui at a later date.

The president's resignation came after an extraordinary call Thursday by the summit for the entire transitional parliament in Bangui to board a plane and fly to N'Djamena.  

When they arrived they were summoned to intensive talks, which carried on until nearly 4 a.m. Friday.  It is understood the talks were aimed at persuading the parliament, which includes Djotodia supporters as well as opponents, to agree that he should step aside.  

Nick Long VOA News,BANGUI.

Iran's deputy chief nuclear negotiator says talks with world powers on Tehran's nuclear program have concluded with solutions on all points of disagreement.

Abbas Araqchi made the comment to Iranian state-run television Friday, after two days of talks in Geneva with envoys from the European Union and the United States.

The nuclear deal is a six-month agreement designed to give both sides some of what they are seeking while they work on a more comprehensive pact.

One week has passed since al-Qaida militants raised their flag over government buildings in Fallujah and declared an independent Islamic state.

The White House has called on Congress to help provide aid to Iraq as soon as possible.

This week the Iraqi ambassador to the United States told VOA his country is going to Russia for help.

VOA's Carla Babb files this report.

The recent terrorist takeover in Fallujah and other parts of Anbar province has created a new urgency within the Iraqi government.

And while Iraq appreciates current U.S. counterterrorism support, the Iraqi ambassador to the U.S., Lukman Faily says the government is turning to Russia for military equipment while the U.S. Congress deliberates President Barack Obama's latest request.

"We are under no obligation to work with only one partner, whether it's Iranians, or Americans or Russians or French.No."

U.S. lawmakers have blocked approval of delivering Apache helicopters for months.  The lawmakers first want assurances the aid will not be used against Iraqi civilians in the politically-divided nation. 

Carla Babb VOA News Washington.

The U.S. military says it has established a small unit of military advisors in Somalia, the first time troops have been deployed to the country since the early 1990s.

A spokesman for U.S. Africa Command, Colonel Tom Davis, said Friday the small team was launched in October and became fully operational last month. U.S. officials say that there are fewer than five military personnel in the unit.

The last time U.S. troops were in Somalia was early 1994. That was several months after two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down in late 1993 and 18 Americans were killed.

The United States says it will withdraw a diplomat from its embassy in New Delhi after India demanded the expulsion, in a growing dispute between the two countries.

A U.S. State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said Friday that she hopes the move will bring closure to the situation, which involves an Indian diplomat whom the U.S. accuses of underpaying her housekeeper.

"We deeply regret that the Indian government felt it was necessary to expel one of our diplomatic personnel. This has clearly been a challenging time in the U.S.-India relationship."

Psaki did not identify the U.S. diplomat who will be withdrawn from India.

Authorities in southwestern China's Yunnan province say a massive fire has destroyed an ancient Tibetan town.Authorities say more than 2,000 people fought the blaze for about 10 hours early Saturday before bringing it under control.

About 100 houses in the 1000-year-old tourist attraction in Shangri-la county were destroyed.

The fire spread quickly, because most of the houses in the town are made of wood.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. There have been no reports of casualties.