U.N. nuclear chief says "must alert world" about Iran

2011-11-17T07:30:12Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers prepared to intensify the pressure on the Islamic state.

Iran faces big power pressure, IAEA wants mission

2011-11-17T05:30:34Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns it may be seeking to design atom bombs, its head said on Thursday, and Tehran was expected to face censure at a m...

Powers make "progress" on IAEA Iran resolution

2011-11-16T03:30:39Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers are making progress in narrowing their differences on how to respond to a U.N. watchdog report that aired intelligence suggesting Iran has worked on designing a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.

They said officials from the six bi...

Soviet scientist denies helping Iran develop atomic bomb

2011-11-10T00:31:46Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet scientist has denied being the brains behind Iran's nuclear program, despite U.S. media reports that he helped put Tehran on the threshold of making an atomic bomb, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.

The Reuters) - Russian and Chinese reluctance may complicate any Western campaign to parlay a U.N. watchdog report this month into political momentum for tougher sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, diplomats and analysts say.

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Hunt on for Russian nuclear smuggler: US report

2011-09-27T13:30:29Z

Authorities in the ex-Soviet republic of Moldova are hunting the alleged Russian mastermind of a failed plan to sell weapons-grade uranium on the black market, a new US Senate report said Tuesday.

AFP reported in June that Moldova police had arrested six suspects and seized a sample of Uranium-235 in a sting that thwarted a potential customer, described by a top official as "a citize...

Two Koreas to hold nuclear talks Wednesday

2011-09-19T04:30:29Z

Top North and South Korean envoys will meet in Beijing on Wednesday for a second round of talks aimed at restarting stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

The ministry gave no further details Monday of the meeting between the South's chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-Lac and his North K...

Iran, Russia claim 'first step' to nuclear deal

2011-08-17T13:30:49Z

Russia and Iran on Wednesday said a new Russian plan had a real chance of solving the standoff over the Iranian nuclear drive, despite the failure of past initiatives to end a decade of deadlock.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed his Iranian counterpart MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday his country's Russian-built nuclear power plant at Bushehr would be switched on soon after years of delays, but gave no date.

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Ahmadinejad welcomes Russia nuclear proposal

2011-08-16T15:31:03Z

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday welcomed Russia's latest proposals for restarting talks on the Islamic republic's controversial atomic programme that were broken off in January.

"Iran welcomes Russia's step-by-step proposal and is ready to make suggestions to cooperate," he said in a meeting with Russ...

Russian official in Tehran for nuclear talks

2011-08-15T14:30:27Z

A senior Russian official, National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, arrived on Monday for talks with Iranian officials on the country's nuclear programme, state news agency IRNA reported.

Patrushev is set to hold two meetings with his Iranian counterpart

2011-08-15T00:30:07Z

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia will look to revive nuclear talks between Iran and the world's biggest economic and military powers this week, hoping its special relationship with Tehran can help jolt back to life negotiations that some analysts consider "dead in the water."

US may pull tactical nukes out of Europe: report

2011-07-15T03:30:07Z

The United States is in talks with NATO to remove US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, in a push toward a nuclear-weapons-free world and to cut costs, a Japanese newspaper said Friday.

Washington is talking with other NATO member nations about the withdrawal of all shorter-range, tactical nuclear weapons that have been deploy...

US, Russia nuclear arsenal data released

2011-06-01T20:30:31Z

The United States has 30 percent more deployed long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads than former Cold War foe Russia, according to new data released Wednesday by the State Department.

Both countries are required to report key figures from their nuclear weapons arsenals as part of the landmark new MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for talks on Libya in the middle of the first major public spat between Kremlin chief North Korea has told a Russian envoy that it is willing to discuss its uranium enrichment programme and a suspension of nuclear tests if six-party disarmament talks resume, state media said Tuesday.

"(North Korea) expressed its stand that it can go out to the six-party talks without any precondition," Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement published by the ...

Iran confirms unloading fuel from Bushehr reactor

2011-02-26T06:30:05Z

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran confirmed on Saturday it was having to remove nuclear fuel from the reactor of its only nuclear power station, signaling more problems for the Russian-built Bushehr plant after decades of delay.

Iran's nuclear envoy

2011-02-05T06:30:08Z

MUNICH (Reuters) - The United States and Russia formally inaugurated their new START nuclear arms treaty on Saturday, capping two years of work to "reset" the sometimes strained ties between the former Cold War enemies.

U.S. Reuters) - Russia is not expected to join a weekend tour of Iranian nuclear sites, a senior diplomat said on Friday, in a possible further setback for what a Western envoy called a failed "publicity stunt" by the Islamic Republic.

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EU to reject Iran offer on nuclear sites: Ashton

2011-01-07T02:00:28Z

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union will turn down an offer from Iran to tour its nuclear facilities, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday.

"What...

AP Exclusive:Iran invites EU, others to nuke sites

2011-01-03T13:30:50Z

AP Exclusive: Iran invites EU, other nations and groups to visit nuke site

Iran has invited Russia, China, the European Union and its allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites, in an apparent move to gain support ahead of a new r...

Democrats push to ratify START nuclear pact

2010-12-19T20:30:47Z

The US Senate was expected to hold a test vote Tuesday on a nuclear arms control pact with Russia, confident of eventual success on one of President Barack Obama's top priorities despite Republican opposition.

Leading Democrats said they believed they had enough votes to ratify the treaty, which would restrict Russia...

Obama invokes Reagan to push START treaty

2010-12-18T03:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a shared victory on an $858 billion tax-cut package, President Barack Obama pushed on Saturday for congressional approval of the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia.

Obama invoked the late Republican President Ronald Reagan as h...

Russia prods North Korea on nuclear programme, attack

2010-12-13T11:30:14Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister told his North Korean counterpart on Monday that Moscow was deeply concerned over Pyongyang's uranium enrichment efforts and condemned an attack on a South Korean island, the ministry said.

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Obama sees vote on START treaty coming soon

2010-12-08T20:30:58Z

US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "confident" that a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Russia would be voted on by US lawmakers before the Christmas break.

Obama said he thought the new Reuters) - With little time remaining for action by the current Congress, Senate Democrats stepped up pressure on Monday on Republicans to support ratification of the New START nuclear treaty with Russia, saying it was critical for U.S. security.

"Wit...

Top Republican denies blocking START treaty

2010-11-28T10:00:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican in the Senate denied on Sunday he was obstructing ratification of a new nuclear arms deal with Russia, saying Congress had bigger issues to work on before its Christmas recess.

Jon Kyl, the lead Republican negotiator on the Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

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Opaque as it is, Pentagon chief says US relations with Russia at risk if Senate does not ratify new arms pact

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that Russian cooperation on U.S. priorities from the Afghan war to the diplomatic squeeze on Iran is ...

NATO plans to invite Russia to join missile shield

2010-11-29T14:40:53Z

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NATO to erect missile shield for Europe

2010-11-29T14:40:51Z

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Half-truths in nuke arms treaty debate

2010-11-29T14:40:47Z

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White House predicts START passage this year

2010-11-18T14:47:38Z

The White House predicted Wednesday that the US Senate will ratify a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia this year despite stiff Republican objections that have clouded the agreement's fate.

The new President Barack Obama's hopes to win US Senate approval of a landmark arms control treaty with Russia this year faded abruptly Tuesday, hampering his embattled quest to improve ties with Moscow.

The White House's...

Russia urges 'any possible' dialogue with North Korea

2010-11-12T17:33:10Z

The Kremlin is keen to burnish its credentials as a regional mediator and use its clout with Pyongyang to promote infrastructure projects involving South and North Korea.

"We repeatedly discussed this project and believe it's interesting both from commercial and most importantly political point of vie...

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2010-11-29T14:58:37Z

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2010-11-29T15:41:18Z

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2010-11-29T15:41:15Z

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Determining the safest places on Earth during nuclear wars

2010-11-29T15:41:16Z

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Assessing the need for a nuclear deterrent in today's United States

2010-11-29T15:43:12Z

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Were the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki unavoidable tragedies?

2010-11-29T15:59:43Z

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NATO to keep nuclear weapons

2010-11-06T21:30:45Z

The leaders are to meet in Lisbon on November 19-20 to map out the future of the 61-year-old alliance. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will also attend the talks expected to touch on missile defense.

The nuclear arsenal across Europe remains a source of friction with

A look at Russia's nuclear diplomacy

2010-11-29T15:40:57Z

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Numbers: Nuclear Weapons, From Making a Bomb to Making a Stockpile to Making Peace

2010-11-05T06:55:33Z

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2010-11-04T14:33:36Z

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EU, Russia prod Iran to hold nuclear talks in November

2010-10-22T18:01:57Z

BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton reissued an invitation to Iran on Fr...

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2010-11-03T03:20:05Z

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North Korea, World Peace and Arms Race

2010-11-03T03:17:46Z

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Russia to go to NATO summit, eyeing missile role

2010-10-19T13:30:34Z

DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Russia will attend next month's NATO summit as it looks to reach a compromise over a Europe-wide missile defense shield, softening its stance after reassurances from France and

Russian military successfully tests new missile

2010-10-07T02:15:29Z

Russian military successfully test-fires new ballistic missile

Russia's Defense Ministry says that the navy has successfully test-fired an advanced ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine.

The successful launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday follows 12 previous tests over the past few years, most of which were failures. The failed ...

The Nuclear Option

2010-10-06T06:17:20Z

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Hague to make first visit to Russia

2010-09-27T11:00:28Z

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Russian Nuclear Warheads Now In The United States To Make Waste Heat Power Generation

2010-10-08T17:03:08Z

Russia and the United States recovery scrap its nuclear disarmament in the nuclear fuel for power generation

U.S. civilian nuclear reactor fuel to generate electricity, accounting for 45% of Russian nuclear materials

The United States and Russia on reducing nuclear weapons, but also nuclear material recovery plan in private talks

This is a deal between the two countries are satisfied to better facilitate the a...

Finesse needed on "difficult" Iran: Russia senator

2010-10-13T14:33:26Z

GENEVA (Reuters) - Russian nuclear energy support is intended to encourage Iran to play by global arms rules, a top Moscow senator said on Sunday, arguing Tehran's hardline Islamists responded best to diplomatic "chess," not "rugby."

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2010-11-05T11:22:43Z

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2010-11-05T10:00:19Z

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U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken, official warns

2010-09-03T14:31:33Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ratified, the chief U.S. negotiator argued as a Senate panel on Friday scheduled a vote on the document.

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Iran offers joint nuclear fuel production with Russia

2010-08-25T23:15:21Z

Iran has made a proposal to Moscow to jointly produce nuclear fuel for its Russian-built Bushehr plant and future facilities, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation was quoted as saying Thursday.

"We have made a proposal to United States sees no "proliferation risk" from Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel Saturday, the State Department said.

The Russian involvement in the reactor, intended for civilian purposes, "underscores that...

Iran starts loading fuel in nuclear power plant

2010-08-21T11:15:26Z

A defiant Iran on Saturday began loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme.

Despite leading Western opposition to the Islamic republic's project to enrich uranium in defiance of four sets of UN sanctions, the United States

Iran starts loading fuel in first nuclear power plant

2010-08-21T01:15:19Z

A defiant Iran started on Saturday loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme.

After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in the southern port of Bushehr, in the presence of

Iran starts loading fuel into first nuclear plant

2010-08-20T23:15:18Z

Iran said on Saturday it has started loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme.

After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in the southern port of Bushehr, in the presence of

Iran to fire up first nuclear plant after delays

2010-08-20T22:15:16Z

Iran on Saturday begins transferring fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear plant, as it remains defiant about sanctions imposed by world powers over its controversial atomic programme.

After decades of delay, engineers will finally transfer the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in the southern port city of Bushehr, in the presence of TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for Tehran's claim that its atomic ambitions are purely peaceful.

Experts say firing up the $1-billion Bushehr plant will not take Iran any closer to building a nuclear bomb as Iran is to launch its first nuclear power reactor next week, the Islamic republic and Russia which helped build the plant said on Friday after years of delays to the highly sensitive project.

The United States said the announcement showed that Tehran no longer needed to pursue its controversial prog...

Abolishing nukes: flicker of hope to global cause

2010-08-07T09:45:16Z

'Zero nukes' grows from flicker of hope to global cause; Hiroshima wonders, will Obama come?

In this place where a fearful age was born one fiery instant 65 years ago, the Flame of Peace still flickers on, awaiting the day when the world is rid of nuclear weapons.

Many believe that day may be approaching.

"I saw a light in a dark tunnel," says Emiko Okad...

Cosmopolitan Exchange News This Week

2010-10-06T02:25:11Z

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Rumour reports this week contained wholesome and unfavourable info looking for certain people in the technology, matter, brevity, line of work, and distraction industries or sectors nearly the world.
Primary, the technology energy is reported to be booming.

A evidence of the growing technology industry is the 3GSM Society Congress held in Barcelona and participated next to three biggest cellular phone technology fi...

Russia warns Iran near nuclear weapons potential

2010-07-12T13:16:07Z

Iran is close to having the potential to build a nuclear weapon, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday in the clearest indication yet of Russian alarm over Tehran's atomic drive.

"Iran is nearing the possession of the potential which in principle could be used for the creation of a nuclear weapon," Medvedev said at a meeting with Russi...

RussianIranian Relations in the Ahmadinejad Era

2010-11-02T15:12:23Z

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Russian FM: CIA assessment on Iran not new

2010-06-29T06:15:16Z

Russian foreign minister says CIA assessment on Iranian nuclear capabilities is not new

Russia's foreign minister is expressing little concern over U.S. claims that Iran has enough uranium to make two nuclear bombs within two years, saying ...

Defiant Iran could downgrade ties with UN atomic watchdog

2010-06-10T12:17:19Z

A defiant Iran threatened on Thursday to downgrade ties with the UN atomic energy watchdog in response to new UN sanctions targeting its controversial nuclear programme of uranium enrichment.

Diplomats said Tehran was wavering between confrontation or opting for talks after being abandoned by allies M...

UN slaps fourth set of sanctions on Iran

2010-06-09T13:16:49Z

World powers on Wednesday slapped new military and financial sanctions on Iran aiming to rein in its suspect nuclear program, but stressed that the door remains open for talks.

A US-drafted resolution was adopted by 12 votes in favor in the 15-member Security Council, with Lebanon abstaining and

UN to slap fresh sanctions on Iran

2010-07-21T13:50:07Z

The international powers stepped up their battle with Iran over its nuclear program Wednesday with the UN Security Council ready to pass a tough fourth round of sanctions.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new measures "the most significant sanctions that Iran has ever faced...

Iran: fuel swap deal is one-time opportunity

2010-06-08T04:00:05Z

Iranian president says fuel-swap deal is an opportunity for US, its allies

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that a nuclear swap deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil was a one-time opportunity to resolve his nation's standoff with the We...

Russia doubts Iran's commitment to nuclear deal: Lavrov

2010-05-27T10:16:26Z

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced doubt on Thursday about whether Tehran would fulfill the terms of a deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey aimed at resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis.

"There are no 100 percent guarantees. Very much will depend on how

2010-05-26T02:30:15Z

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Russian support for new U.N. sanctions against Iran was unacceptable and called on Pres...

Russia confirms agreement on UN Iran sanctions draft

2010-05-19T03:15:52Z

Russia on Wednesday confirmed that it and the other members of the UN Security Council were in agreement over a US-proposed draft resolution that would impose tough new sanctions on Iran.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told

US seeks to regain Iran initiative with sanctions move

2010-07-21T13:49:52Z

The United States moved quickly Tuesday to regain the initiative in its nuclear standoff with Iran, announcing a deal for "strong" new UN sanctions against Tehran.

In a lightning rebuke to a surprise offer by Tehran to avoid more punishment by shipping some of its nuclear fuel out of...

U.S. nuclear realism

2010-05-14T02:17:54Z

Obama updates nuclear strategy to recognize growing threat from terrorists

When Barack Obama was sworn in as president more than a year ago, not only did he inherit a tattered economy, but he also was dealing with the bitter aftermath of President George W. BushÕs go-it-alone foreign policy that had alienated many of this countryÕs longtime...

Obama wants $80 billion to modernize nuke arms complex

2010-06-16T14:51:39Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sent a landmark arms-reduction treaty with Russia to the Senate on Thursday along with a request for $80 billion in nuclear funding that could help win opposition votes.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the $80 bill...

Russia says may lift veil on nuclear arsenal

2010-10-13T14:27:36Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it may lift the veil of secrecy over its nuclear arsenal after a new strategic arms reduction treaty with the United States comes into force.

In an attempt to bolster U.S. Presid...

US official cites setbacks for Iran's nuke program

2010-05-13T07:00:42Z

Obama nuclear adviser says setbacks in Iran's nuclear enrichment have slowed nuclear clock

Setbacks in Iran's uranium enrichment program have significantly delayed its progress toward building a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama's top nuclear adviser said Tuesday.

The president's coordinator for weapons of mass destruction, DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Russia may help build a nuclear power plant in Syria, Russia's energy minister said on Tuesday, a step that could upset the West due to unresolved allegations Damascus tried to construct a potential nuclear weapons facility in secret.

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Outdated, unwanted, US nukes hang on in Europe

2010-05-09T21:15:14Z

Outdated, unwanted, possibly insecure, US nukes hang on in Europe as NATO debate builds

Unseen beyond the grazing Holsteins and rolling pastures of eastern Belgium, the 12-foot-long tapered metal cylinders sit in their underground vaults, waiting for the doomsday call that never ...

Western troops march on Russia's Red Square

2010-06-16T11:44:58Z

Troops from four NATO states marched through Red Square for the first time Sunday as Russia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In a moment of huge symbolism, soldiers from Brita...

Blue Jackets Coyotes Hockey

2011-01-04T21:01:31Z

Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

Russia Sweden World Junior Hockey

2011-01-03T19:31:54Z

Sweden goaltender Robin Lehner makes a save on Russia's Danil Sobchenko (14) during first period semifinal action at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. on Monday Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Russia forward Denis Golubev, left, scores on Sweden goalie Robin Lehner during the shootout of a World Junior Hockey Championship semifinal in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Russia won 4-3. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. A Russian passenger jet, Tu-154, similar to the plane pictured here, carrying 128 people caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut a...

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U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran

Powers pressure Iran, IAEA chief "alerts world"