Morning Brief: Reports: Iran to accept nuke deal with changes

• An al Qaeda-linked group known as the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing in Baghdad.  
• Israel ruled out setting up an independent body to investigate allegations of war crimes by the IDF in Gaza. 
• Amnesty International accused Israel of withholding water from the West Bank.

Asia

• China executed two Tibetans for their role in organizing last year's deadly riots. 
• Pakistan claims to have killed 42 Taliban in a major offensive in South Waziristan. 
• The foreign ministers of China, India, and Russia held talks on trade, security and climate change. 

Europe

• A Czech constitutional court is hearing a legal challenge to the Lisbon treaty, possibly the last obstacle to the integration treaty's ratification. 
• The European Union dropped its last remaining sanctions against Uzbekistan. 
• The Church of Scientology was convicted of fraud France, but will still be allowed to operate in the country. 

Americas

• Ecuador's president is in Europe to propose that his country be paid not to drill for oil in the Amazon. 
• Hugo Chavez's government accused Colombia of spying on Venezuela. 
• Haitian senators are demanding the ouster of the country's prime minister over his handling of government finances. 

Africa

• The EU imposed an arms embargo on Guinea. 
• Opposition parties walked out of Sudan's parliament to protest a measure giving expanded powers to security forces. 
• Nigeria signed an $875 million pipeline deal with China.