Latest Mideast News  Iran: Enriched uranium traces a 'technical issue'May 26, 20126:15 AM ET TEHRAN,Iran (AP) — A top Iranian nuclear negotiator said traces of enriched uranium discovered at an underground bunker came from a "routine technical issue," the country's official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.   Activists put Syria attack death toll at over 90May 26, 20126:08 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) — Activists on Saturday raised the number of those killed in an alleged massacre by Syrian regime forces in a region in the center of the country to more than 90.  Militants post appeal of kidnapped Saudi diplomatMay 26, 20125:57 AM ET CAIRO (AP) — Militants have posted online a video in which a man identifying himself as a Saudi diplomat kidnapped by al-Qaida in Yemen appeals to Saudi Arabia's rulers to respond to his captors' demands and save his life.   Egypt results point to deeply divisive runoff raceMay 25, 20127:05 PM ET CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt's president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians who fear either one means an end to any democratic gains produced by last year's uprising.    5 surprises in Egypt's presidential electionMay 25, 20126:00 PM ET CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians went to the polls earlier this week to elect a new president after longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year. With a majority of ballots counted, here is a look at a handful of notable, if not surprising, developments:   UN agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian siteMay 25, 20125:56 PM ET VIENNA (AP) — Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the U.N. atomic agency said Friday — a finding that could mean Iran has moved closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles.   Activists: Troops kills up to 50 in central SyriaMay 25, 20125:50 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) — President Bashar Assad's forces killed at least 50 civilians, including 13 children, in central Syria on Friday, activists said, in one of the highest death tolls in one specific area since an internationally-brokered cease-fire went into effect last month.   Israeli archaeologists find rare ancient jewelryMay 25, 20121:26 PM ET TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare trove of 3,000-year-old jewelry, including a ring and earrings, hidden in a ceramic jug near the ancient city of Megiddo, where the New Testament predicts the final battle of Armageddon.  
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