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Vienna  - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members on Wednesday approved nuclear aid for Syria, despite misgivings of several western countries that are concerned about Syria's alleged secret nuclear programme, according to diplomats.

Western countries, including the United States, France, Britain, Australia and Canada only reluctantly approved the 350,000-dollar project to find a suitable location for a nuclear power plant in Syria, which is under suspicion of having secretly built a reactor at al-Kibar in its eastern desert.

The site was destroyed by the Israeli air force in September 2007.

Vienna  - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members on Wednesday approved nuclear aid for Syria, despite misgivings of several western countries that are concerned about Syria's alleged secret nuclear programme, according to a diplomat at the meeting.

The United States, France, Britain and Australia, among others, did not want to approve the 350,000-dollar project to find a suitable location for a nuclear power plant in Syria, which is under suspicion of having secretly built a reactor at al-Kibar in its eastern desert until it was destroyed by the Israeli air force in September 2007.

Vienna - Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger plans to take the sport's ruling body FIS, Norwegian organizers and an Oslo clinic to court as he seeks compensation over a crash at a World Cup race in Kvitfjell in which he lost his lower leg.

The Austrian Press Agency APA reported on Wednesday that Lanzinger's lawyer, Manfred Ainedter, will press charges in Norway for compensation of "at least 100,000 euros" (129,000 dollars).

Vienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose above the 45-dollar mark again on Tuesday, the cartel announced on Wednesday.

Vienna  - The Toro Rosso Formula One team is now completely owned by the Red Bull drinks company after the Austrian firm confirmed Tuesday that it has bought out former F1 driver Gerhard Berger's 50-per-cent share in the team.

"I am very grateful to Gerhard for his huge input," said Dietrich Mateschitz, head of the Red Bull Racing team.

"Together we made Toro Rosso into a team that qualified on a regular basis in the top 10 and collected world championship points."

The team also secured its first F1 win thanks to Sebastian Vettel's victory at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.