EU may study oil embargo on Iran; China urges calm

2011-12-01T10:00:38Z

BRUSSELS/TEHRAN (Reuters) - EU nations agreed on Thursday to examine sanctions on Iran's energy sector over its nuclear program which could include an oil embargo, championed by Iran and its powerful ally Russia on Tuesday slammed new Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme, saying they were illegal and futile.

The measures against Iran's financial, petrochemical and energy sectors announced Monday by the United States, <...

UK orders banks to halt Iran business, U.S. move expected

2011-11-21T10:00:27Z

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain ordered its financial institutions on Monday to halt all business with Iranian counterparts, including the central bank, and the United States is also expected to tighten sanctions over

Iran nuclear standoff enters more dangerous phase: UK

2011-11-09T07:30:16Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The standoff over Iran's nuclear program is entering a more dangerous phase and the risk of conflict will increase if Iran does not negotiate, British Foreign Secretary William Hague warned on Wednesday.

He said NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Tackling Iran's nuclear program will become more urgent over the next year and the world must not be distracted from it by the focus on the Arab Spring popular uprisings, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday....

Britain warns Iran over nuclear programme at UN meeting

2011-09-21T18:30:45Z

Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday warned his Iranian counterpart that Britain would resist any increase in Iran's nuclear capabilities, during a meeting at the UN in New York.

Hague told Ali ...

UK, U.S. and Canada step up travel curbs on Iran government

2011-07-08T05:00:07Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, the United States and Canada are increasing travel curbs on members of the Iranian government over Iran's disputed nuclear program, Britain's Fo...

How interdependence can help build a better future for the world

2010-11-29T15:41:18Z

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BBC Doomsday Message

2010-11-30T13:25:33Z

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London tells Israel it will amend war crimes law

2010-11-04T14:01:59Z

Britain's top diplomat, who was visiting Israel, made the remarks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during "a very productive meeting" that lasted for more than an hour, the British embassy spo...

Britain tells Israel it will amend war crimes law

2010-11-04T14:00:47Z

Britain's top diplomat, who was visiting Israel, made the remarks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during "a very productive meeting" that lasted for more than an hour, the British embassy spo...

Britain tells Israel it will repeal war crimes law

2010-11-04T10:02:33Z

Britain's top diplomat, who is visiting Israel, made the remarks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during "a very productive meeting" that lasted for more than an hour, the British embassy spok...

I agree with Nick

2010-11-03T03:17:34Z

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Nuclear Fall Out?

2010-10-11T21:43:31Z

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France could look after Britain's nukes: report

2010-10-08T10:59:33Z

Britain's nuclear arsenal could be maintained and serviced by France, in a rare collaboration on its closely-guarded independent deterrent, the Financial Times newspaper said Friday.

Paris and London are close to striking a deal that would see Britain use a French laboratory to help service its nuclear warheads, the business daily said, citi...

Hague to make first visit to Russia

2010-09-27T11:00:28Z

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PM 'committed to nuclear deterrent'

2010-09-16T11:42:06Z

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What is Nuclear Terrorism?

2010-11-05T11:23:53Z

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How Can I Maximize my Chances of Surviving a Nuclear Attack?

2010-11-05T09:55:41Z

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THE WEEK IN CITY ampCORPORATE

2010-11-02T15:37:24Z

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U.S., Arabs reach deal at nuclear treaty talks

2010-05-28T10:45:13Z

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accepted Arab demands to pressure Israel over its atomic program to rescue talks on shoring up a global anti-nuclear arms pact, Western envoys said on Friday.

But they said Iran or Syria migh...

UK sets limit of 225 nuclear warheads

2010-05-26T10:30:35Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced for the first time Wednesday that it had set a limit on its nuclear weapons stockpile, at 225 warheads, and said it would re-examine its policy on using nuclear weapons.

Britain's new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government said the announcement, timed to coincide with a UK gov't offers 1st accounting of its nuclear stockpile; says it won't exceed 225 warheads

Britain offered its first accounting of its nuclear arsenal Wednesday, revealing that it has a stockpile of 225 warheads in a move that offers transparency to non-nuclear states in hopes of winning stricter global controls on the spread of atomic weapons.

The announcement, made without fanfare in the House of ...

Govt reveals nuclear warhead levels

2010-05-26T09:16:42Z

The government revealed on Wednesday the planned size of its nuclear weapons stockpile, saying it will not exceed 225 warheads -- a move cautiously welcomed by anti-nuclear campaigners.

In an announcement coinciding with the end of a United Nations nuclear non-proliferation treaty conference in New York, Britain said...

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...

Iran's Ahmadinejad: proposed sanctions not legal

2010-04-24T15:15:13Z

Iran's Ahmadinejad says proposed UN sanctions against nuclear program 'lack legal validity'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flouted any more United Nations sanctions on his nuclear program as illegal Saturday, insisting he will not submit to any such pressure based on the SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while seeking engagement, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday at ...

Cherie Blair to act for Aborigines in nuclear case

2010-04-16T07:24:43Z

The barrister wife of former prime minister Tony Blair will represent a group of Australian Aborigines suing the British government over nuclear testing on their land, a report said Saturday.

Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement spokesman Neil Gillespie said Cherie Blair had been engaged by a group from Emu Field, in

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

2010-06-12T15:50:20Z

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

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The New York Times, on gray wolves:

Not everyone was happy when the gray wolf population in the Reuters) - Britain froze business ties with an Iranian bank and state-run shipping firm on Monday, citing fears that they were involved in helping the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons.

Iran dismissed the move and a separate U.S. warning that major powers would not wait forever for

Clinton to Moscow this month for arms reduction talks: official

2010-04-16T10:01:28Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to hold talks on the economy and counter-terror efforts in London, Dublin, Belfast and Moscow from October 9-15, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday ahead of an address to the UN General Assembly.

He told BBC radio that Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.

Brown will reveal Thursday at a special session of the Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday ahead of an address to the UN General Assembly.

He told Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.

Brown will reveal Thursday at a special session of the Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.

Brown will reveal Thursday plans to cut the number of planned replacement nuclear submarines from four to three, at a special session of the Reuters) - Britain could look at further reductions in the number of its nuclear warheads, but only if the United States and Russia make deeper cuts in their arsenals than those already announced, the government said on Thursday.

This month, the Unit...

Gordon Brown pledges 'nuclear bank'

2010-10-22T07:53:35Z

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Britain could cut nuclear weapons: Brown

2010-06-12T10:55:11Z

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain could reduce its nuclear arsenal as part of a global disarmament deal to persuade Iran and North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions, reports said.

Speaking to reporters at the

UK PM to set out plan for nuclear talks

2010-06-12T10:56:07Z

UK PM Brown to provide blueprint for Obama's nuclear non-proliferation summit

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he will soon propose sweeping changes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that would require states suspected of seeking to build nuclear weapons to prove that they are not.

The current language requires those seeking sanctions under the treaty to prove that suspect countri...

Delegates take key step in nuclear treaty review

2010-04-16T12:31:18Z

Delegates clear key hurdle, agree on agenda for 2010 nuclear treaty review

Delegates preparing for a major conference next year to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty have agreed on an agenda, and some said the change in President Barack Obama's tone and emphasis was a key factor.

Obama's pledge last month to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons — a major reversal from former

Brown: world must make deal to scrap nuclear warheads

2010-10-21T10:34:59Z

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Brown will scrap Tridents to cut nuclear stockpile

2010-10-21T10:35:09Z

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US Senator: Britain not doing enough on Iran

2010-04-16T16:14:39Z

On the eve of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech to a joint session of the US Congress, a key senator said Tuesday that London needed to "be more helpful" in confronting Iran.

"Great Britain could b...

British Council suspends operations in Tehran

2010-04-16T17:16:45Z

The British Council cultural organisation said Wednesday it had suspended its operations in Tehran after the "intimidation" of local staff by the Iranian authorities.

The council said it had "no choice" but to act after the authorities summoned most of its 16 local staff for "interviews" in December and "suggested to them that they should resign from their posts at the British Council".

Two members of staff also had their passports ...

Bid to speed up nuclear disarmament

2010-10-21T10:32:26Z

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Former top military brass say nuclear deterrent useless

2010-04-16T15:19:07Z

Three retired senior military officers on Friday condemned plans to renew the country's independent nuclear deterrent, saying the Trident system was "completely useless" against modern threats.

"Nuclear weapons have shown themselves to be completely useless as a deterrent to the threats and scale of violence we currently, or are likely to, face -- particularly international terrorism," they wrote in The Times.

The idea of an independent deterrent was redundant, they said, as ...

Call to scrap 'useless Trident'

2010-10-21T10:31:17Z

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Former top military officers say nuclear deterrent useless

2010-04-16T15:19:15Z

Three retired senior military officers on Friday condemned Britain's plans to renew its independent nuclear deterrent, saying the Trident system was "completely useless" against modern threats.

The id...

Britain's Miliband calls Iran world threat

2010-04-16T14:14:38Z

UK's foreign secretary: Iran is biggest world threat, thanks to risks of its nuclear program

Britain's foreign policy chief said Friday that Iran continues to pose the most serious threat to the world, warning that Tehran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons risks an arms race across the UN World Disarmament Week.

They w...

UN chief outlines five-point nuclear disarmament plan

2010-04-16T12:44:14Z

UN chief Ban Ki-moon outlined steps Friday to advance the goal of a nuclear-free world, including a call on Russia and the United States to resume talks on cutting their nuclear arsenals.

"The world would welcome a resumption of bilateral negotiations between the United...

We lie and bluster about our nukes - and then wag our fingers at Iran

2010-04-16T16:31:25Z

What is the Iranian government up to? For once the imperial coalition, overstretched in Iraq and unpopular at home, is proposing jaw, not war. The UN security council's offer was a good one: if Iran suspended its uranium enrichment programme, it would be entitled to legally guaranteed supplies of fuel for nuclear power, assistance in building a li...

Q&A: Nuclear weapons and the UK

2010-04-16T16:36:25Z

What it is the UK's nuclear weapons policy?

There is consensus among the main political parties of the need for a nuclear deterrent in the UK. Britain is a signed up member of the nuclear club, with 200 warheads. It is one of the five nuclear weapons states under the non-proliferation treaty, alongside the United States, Russi...

Last American nuclear bombs leave Britain after half a century of protest

2010-10-21T10:16:39Z

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Mr. President, We Need to Talk

2010-10-26T20:16:45Z

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British PM says ties with US a priority

2010-09-10T10:47:15Z

British Prime Minister Stresses Importance of Ties With US

Prime Minister Gordon Brown stressed the importance of ties with the United States and outlined foreign policy priorities Monday, pledging to press for tough new sanctions on Iran over ...

Pacific Island nuclear test survivors call for medical review

2010-09-10T04:07:50Z

Soldiers involved in British nuclear bomb tests in the South Pacific demanded new medical research Tuesday into the effects of the radiation releases — 50 years after the blinding white flashes lit a remote pacific atoll.

Servicemen who took part claim that the high rates of skin cancer and health problems suffered by their families are likely linked to genetic damage caused by explosions on

UK's Brown pledges Iraq policy stability

2010-09-09T18:28:03Z

British Prime Minister Promises to Maintain Iraq Policy With U.S.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged Tuesday to keep Britain's Iraq policy in line with that of the United States, seeking to allay fears the country's move out of the southern city of

Envoy: Tehran open to nuclear compromise

2010-09-09T04:07:13Z

Newsbreak: Key U.S. Allies Explore Compromise With Iran for Only Partial Enrichment Suspension

Key U.S. allies are debating the idea of a nuclear compromise with Iran that would call for only a partial freeze of Tehran's uranium enrichment program _ a stance that could put them at odds with Washington, officials said Fri...

Callaghan threatened to scrap nuclear weapons

2010-10-15T10:16:53Z

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Ditching nuclear weapons is 'nonsensical' says Brown

2010-10-12T19:21:58Z

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Britain Tuition Tangle

2011-01-04T08:04:09Z

FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo of Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in London. British police released a video Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 of ...

Britain Soccer Premier League

2011-01-02T11:00:17Z

Chelsea's Florent Malouda, left, is fouled by Aston Villa's Stilian Petrov during their English Premier League soccer match at the England, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011, after about 40 prisoners began a riot and set alight to some of the buildings inside the open prison, according to the a Ministry of Justice official. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA) UNITED KINGD...

Britain Prison Riot

2011-01-01T11:01:05Z

Specialist prison officers stand outside a fire damaged building at the Ford Open Prison near Arundel, 60 miles (95 kms) south of London, after prisoners began a riot and set alight the low-security prison Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Officials said about 40 inmates at the prison began the disturbance at around midnight New Year's Eve after some prisoners refused to take breath tests for alcohol. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

Margaret Thatcher

2010-12-30T08:00:27Z

FILE- In a June 7, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan has a word in the ear of Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a reception given by the British Government at London's

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