New York | Asked about executions of homosexuals in Iran, Mr Ahmadinejad replied: "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."
Reacting to laughter and jeers from the audience he added: "In Iran we don't have this phenomenon, I don't know who told you this."
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Burma | He said at one point there were almost 10,000 people outside the embassy.
"There was a nucleus of perhaps 1,000 monks with probably 8,000 or 9,000 civilians - many women, many students.
"They have marched in big columns throughout various areas of the city. They were entirely peaceful," he said.
Reacting to laughter and jeers from the audience he added: "In Iran we don't have this phenomenon, I don't know who told you this."
U.S. | The US Supreme Court has said it will review whether the use of lethal injections is constitutional - but what does that mean for inmates on death row?
Experts agree that many executions may be placed on hold as the nation's highest court examines the evidence.
Burma | He said at one point there were almost 10,000 people outside the embassy.
"There was a nucleus of perhaps 1,000 monks with probably 8,000 or 9,000 civilians - many women, many students.
"They have marched in big columns throughout various areas of the city. They were entirely peaceful," he said.