IAEA reports Syria to UN over nuke allegations

2011-06-09T14:30:29Z

The UN atomic watchdog voted Thursday to report Syria to the United Nations Security Council over allegations it built an undeclared nuclear reactor that was then destroyed by Israeli bombs, diplomats said.

At a closed-door meeting of the 35-member board of governors of the

Western push on Syria may spark divisive IAEA debate

2011-06-01T06:00:09Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - Western states are pressing ahead with a drive to report Syria to the U.N. Security Council over suspected nuclear activity, despite misgivings among some other countries and a last-ditch bid by

Under pressure, Syria offers nuclear cooperation

2011-05-30T09:00:11Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria has promised to cooperate with a U.N. nuclear inquiry into a suspected reactor site bombed by Israel in 2007, an apparent last-minute bid by Reuters) - Western states are expected to push for Syria to be referred to the U.N. Security Council after U.N. inspectors gave independent support to U.S. allegations that

Syria site was "very likely" an atom reactor: IAEA

2011-05-24T09:00:14Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Syrian site bombed by Israel in 2007 was "very likely" to have been a nuclear reactor which should have been declared, the U.N. atomic agency said in a report, an assertion which may lead to Reuters) - U.N. inspectors may say in an upcoming report that a Syrian desert site bombed to rubble in 2007 was probably a covert nuclear reactor, opening the way for the U.N. Security Council to take up the case, diplomats s...

US seeks UN statement on N.Korea nuclear programme

2011-03-02T14:30:52Z

The United States is working to secure a UN Security Council statement condemning North Korea's newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme, a senior official said Wednesday.

Robert Einhorn, the State...

S. Korea wants UN to act on N. Korea uranium

2011-01-15T10:30:18Z

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Saturday that North Korea's new enriched uranium program should be dealt with by the United Nations Security Council, his spokeswoman said.

"The issue of North Korea's uranium enrichment program should be referred to the United Nations Se...

Iran talks tough ahead of nuclear talks

2010-12-02T11:30:51Z

Iran has adopted a tough and uncompromising stance ahead of new nuclear talks with world powers, whom the Islamic republic has blamed for deadly attacks on senior scientists in its atomic programme.

Tehran singled out the US and Israeli intelligence services, the CIA and Mossad, for being behind bomb a...

Security Council gets NKorea sanctions report

2010-11-10T18:00:56Z

Security Council finally gets experts report saying NKorea is exporting banned nuke technology

A report by U.N. experts saying North Korea is exporting banned nuclear and missile technology to Iran, Syria and

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2010-11-29T15:41:18Z

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2010-11-29T15:41:18Z

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2010-11-02T15:12:23Z

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Iran defends nuclear drive in letter to the UN

2010-07-01T03:15:55Z

Iran has written to the 15 members of the UN Security Council insisting that new sanctions slapped on the Islamic republic will not affect its nuclear programme, the state news agency said on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in the letters Iran "considers that the a...

UN approves new sanctions against Iran

2010-07-21T13:50:07Z

UN approves new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program

The U.N. Security Council has approved new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program that target the country's powerful Re...

Clinton: Iran sanctions will be toughest ever

2010-07-21T13:50:04Z

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called the proposed new U.N. sanctions against Iran's suspect nuclear program the toughest ever adopted, a day before the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on the measur...

Iran wants 'atomic criminal' US suspended from IAEA

2010-04-17T01:15:39Z

Iran slammed "atomic criminal" the United States on Saturday and called for its suspension from the UN nuclear body, urging changes at the UN Security Council and in the Non-proliferation Treaty.

Iranian supreme leader Iran said on Sunday it will host a nuclear disarmament conference this month to be attended by China, which has been resisting new sanctions against Tehran over its atomic ambitions.

"This is an international conference and Iran, which advocates nuclear disarmament, is calling on all nations to disarm," Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday there was "no other choice" but to impose fresh sanctions on Iran as its nuclear programme is suspect.

"The defiant attitude adopted by the Iranian government now leaves us no other choice: we have to seek new sanctions," Kouchner told the French Senate.

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US, EU call for new nuclear sanctions against Iran

2010-03-03T14:17:05Z

The United States and the European Union said Wednesday that there must be more sanctions against Iran's nuclear programme if diplomacy fails to shift Tehran.

The United States stepped up international lobbying with US Secreta...

UN nuclear watchdog chief accuses Iran

2010-03-01T08:16:20Z

The new chief of the UN atomic watchdog, Yukiya Amano, accused Iran Monday of not cooperating sufficiently with an investigation into its contested nuclear activities.

In an opening address to an International Atomic Energy Agency...

U.N. urges Iraq to ratify atomic inspection protocol

2010-10-22T13:15:01Z

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council on Friday urged Iraq to ratify an agreement requiring it to accept intrusive inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, which dismantled a covert Iraqi atom bomb program in the 1990s.

AP Interview: new US policy is engaging world

2010-06-25T19:09:44Z

AP Interview: US envoy says Obama's promise of a new era of global engagement is working

From tough new sanctions against North Korea to a sweeping strategy aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says President Barack Obama's promise to work with other coun...

World leaders vow to seek nuclear-free world

2010-04-16T10:09:02Z

The UN Security Council vowed at an unprecedented summit hosted by US President Barack Obama to work to stop the spread of atomic weapons and rid the planet of all nuclear arms.

The 15-member body unanimously adopted a resolution committing UN member states to endeavor to co...

Obama pushes nuclear-arms free world at UN talks

2010-06-25T20:33:13Z

World powers Thursday adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at an unprecedented Security Council summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.

"Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold War, we now face proliferation of a scope and complexity that demands new strategies and new approaches," Obama told the 15-member body.

"Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it

UN Security Council endorses nuclear disarmament

2010-06-25T20:32:53Z

World powers on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at an unprecedented Security Council summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.

"Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold War, we now face proliferation of a scope and complexity that demands new strategies and new approaches," Obama told the 15-member body.

"Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it <...

UN Security Councill endorses nuclear disarmament

2010-06-25T20:33:09Z

World powers on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at an unprecedented Security Council summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.

"Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold War, we now face proliferation of a scope and complexity that demands new strategies and new approaches," Obama told the 15-member body.

"Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it <...

Obama: next year critical for nuclear disarmament

2010-04-16T10:09:42Z

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the next year will be critical for the global effort to control nuclear weapons.

Obama spoke minutes after the 15-member council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted re...

Brown to offer to cut nuke sub fleet: Downing Street

2010-06-12T10:49:31Z

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 AP NewsBreak: US circulates resolution to halt nuclear nonproliferation ahead of UN meeting

The United States circulated a draft U.N. resolution Friday calling for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons which it hopes will be adopted by world leaders at a m...

U.S. sees growing backing for N.Korea sanctions

2010-04-16T10:51:08Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea after its nuclear test in May are gaining growing support from countries and banks, a senior American official said on Thursday.

Ambassador Phil Goldberg, the U.S....

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2010-10-22T07:43:27Z

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US slaps sanctions on Iranian firm for aiding NKorea

2010-06-25T16:46:28Z

The United States ordered Tuesday sanctions on an Iranian-based firm for allegedly aiding nuclear-armed North Korea's missile program, and accused the two nations of joint arms proliferation.

The US Treasury identified the firm as North Korea's continued provocations are "deeply regrettable," top US diplomat Hillary Clinton said Saturday, vowing to do "all we can" to halt Pyongyang's nuclear proliferation.

"We intend to do all we can to prevent continued proliferation by the North Koreans," Clinton told reporters at

NKorea responds to tough new UN sanctions

2010-06-25T16:53:58Z

NKorea responds to tough new UN sanctions

The U.N. Security Council has imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea, punishing the country for its second nuclear test. Pyongyang responded to the resolution Satur...

UN chief hails NKorea sanctions amid US warning

2010-06-25T16:53:03Z

UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed fresh sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile programmes, but the United States warned the measures could prompt Pyongyang to retaliate.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - North Korea is unlikely to respond militarily to planned U.N. sanctions for its nuclear test, although the possibility should not be completely dismissed, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates<...

Key nations agree on NKorea sanctions

2010-06-25T16:54:56Z

Key nations agree on tough new UN sanctions against NKorea

Western powers reached agreement with North Korea's key allies Wednesday on a proposal that would impose tough new sanctions on the reclusive communist nation's weapons exports and financial dealings, and allow inspections of suspect cargo in ports and on the high seas.

The draft U.N. res...

Seven powers reach deal on UN NKorea sanctions

2010-06-25T16:54:18Z

Major powers on Wednesday agreed on a package of expanded sanctions, including tougher cargo inspections and a tighter arms embargo, to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear test and missile firings.

Diplomats said the 15-member Security Council was virtually assured to adopt the text, worked out following two weeks of hard-nosed bargaining by envoys of seven nations, during a vote expected by week's end.

The compromis...

SKorea beefs up maritime defences against North

2010-06-25T16:57:38Z

South Korea's navy bolstered its defences near the tense sea border with North Korea, sending in a high-speed patrol boat armed with guided missiles and vowing to "punish" any attacking forces.

Compared with North Korean vessels, the South Korean ship "is armed with overwhelming fire power," a naval spokesman told reporters.

The South Korean navy will "punish immediatel...

NKorea vows response if UN imposes sanctions

2010-06-25T16:59:37Z

North Korea Friday threatened fresh steps to defend itself if world powers impose sanctions over its nuclear test, but the United States said it had enough troops in South Korea to protect its key ally.

Tensions have been running high since Kim Jong-Il's regime test...

After nuclear blast, NKorea fires missiles

2010-06-25T17:02:38Z

North Korea reportedly fired two short-range missiles on Tuesday, in a move set to heighten tensions after its latest nuclear weapons test drew global condemnation.

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to consider the options after Pyongyang's test of a nuclear device on Mon...

UN Security Council condemns NKorea's nuclear test

2010-06-25T17:03:10Z

The UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea for testing a nuclear bomb, with major powers vowing new punitive action against Pyongyang for violating the world body's resolutions.

"The members of the Security Council voiced their strong opposition and condemnation of the nuc...

UN Security Council meets over NKorea nuclear test

2010-06-25T17:03:22Z

The UN Security Council began an emergency meeting Monday to discuss responses to North Korea's defiant nuclear test amid alarm by both allies and enemies of the communist regime.

The consultations began around 4:30 pm (2030 GMT), half an hour behind schedule. They were preceded by a "P5 + 2" session between the five permanent veto-wiel...

NKorea announces 'successful' nuclear test, UN to meet

2010-06-25T17:03:26Z

North Korea on Monday tested a nuclear bomb many times more powerful than its first in 2006, angering enemies and allies alike and prompting UN Security Council members to call an emergency session.

The hardline communist state, which stunned the world with its first atomic bomb test in October 2006, made good on its threat to stage ano...

Obama calls for action after NKorea nuclear test

2010-06-25T17:03:35Z

US President Barack Obama said the international community must act after North Korea's "reckless" nuclear and missile tests on Monday.

"The United States and the international community must take action in response," he said ahead of a Memorial Day ceremony to ...

Obama calls NKorea nuke test threat to world peace

2010-06-25T17:03:44Z

US President Barack Obama branded North Korea's nuclear test a "threat to international peace and security" on Monday, urging global action against the isolated state.

"North Korea is directly and recklessly challenging the international community," Obama said in a statement.

"The danger posed by North Korea's threatening activities warrants action by the internationa...

World fury at North Korea nuclear test

2010-06-25T17:03:37Z

North Korea on Monday tested a nuclear bomb many times more powerful than its first in 2006, angering enemies and allies alike and prompting UN Security Council members to call an emergency session.

The hardline communist state, which stunned the world with its first atomic bomb test in October 2006, made good on its threat to stage ano...

N.Korea vows to conduct nuclear test

2010-06-25T17:09:07Z

North Korea threatened on Wednesday to conduct a second nuclear test and to test-launch ballistic missiles unless the United Nations Security Council apologises for condemning its recent rocket launch.

"Unless the UN Security Council offers an apology immediately, we will be forced to take additional self-defence measures to protect the...

NKorea threatens to conduct nuclear test

2010-04-16T12:55:53Z

North Korea threatened Wednesday to conduct a second nuclear test and to test-launch a ballistic missile unless the United Nations apologises for condemning its recent rocket launch.

"Unless the UN Security Council offers an apology immediately, we will be forced to take additi...

UN panel agrees to blacklist 3 North Korean firms

2010-06-25T17:19:44Z

UN Security Council panel agrees on targeting 3 North Korean companies over rocket launch

Three major North Korean companies were targeted for new U.N. sanctions Friday in response to the communist nation's April 5 rocket launch.

The decision by the U.N. Security Council's sanctions committee for UN inspectors Wednesday removed seals at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility a day after Pyongyang vowed to restart its nuclear weapons programme in response to UN censure of its rocket launch.

The inspectors have also switched off surveillance equipment at the site and...

NKorea to restart nuke programme

2010-06-25T17:40:50Z

An unrepentant North Korea Wednesday hailed its rocket launch as a historic victory, a day after vowing to restart its nuclear weapons programme in response to UN censure of the exercise.

The communist North has ordered UN atomic inspectors to leave the Yongbyon complex, which produced weapons-grade plutonium until it was ...

US condemns North Korea over talks exit

2010-06-25T17:40:57Z

The United States on Tuesday condemned North Korea's announcement that it will pull out of six-party nuclear talks and restart its atomic weapons program as a "serious step in the wrong direction."

The isolated communist nation earlier raised the stakes in the showdown over its nuclear drive in protest at a UN Security Council failed to reach agreement on how to respond to North Korea's long-range rocket launch seen by most Western nations as a clear violation of UN resolutions.

"Members of the Security Council agreed to continue consult...

UN unable to agree response to NKorean rocket

2010-06-25T17:44:10Z

The Security Council adjourned after three hours of closed-door talks on North Korea's long-range rocket launch with no agreement on how to respond to what Western members called a clear violation of UN resolutions.

"Members of the Security Council agreed to continue consultations on an appropriate action by the council in accordance with its responsibilities given the...

UN unable to agree firm response to NKorea launch

2010-06-25T17:44:16Z

The Security Council Sunday adjourned three hours of closed-door talks on North Korea's long-range rocket launch with no agreement on how to respond to what Western members called a clear violation of UN resolutions.

"Members of the Security Council agreed to continue consultations on an appropriate action by the council in accordance with its responsibilities given th...

Obama seeks nuclear-free world

2010-04-16T15:45:14Z

US President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to lead the quest for a world without nuclear weapons, denouncing "fatalism" over proliferation and calling for North Korea to be punished for its rocket launch.

"As the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act," Oba...

Obama, Medvedev Say Nuke-Free World Is Goal

2010-10-23T22:24:01Z

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Text of US-Russia statement on nuclear arms

2010-06-12T11:21:40Z

Text of US-Russia statement on nuclear arms, other global issues

Text of a joint statement by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama, as released by the White House on Wednesday:

Reaffirming that the era when our countries viewed each other as enemies is long ...

Security Council weighs revised draft on Iran with no new sanctions

2010-06-12T11:14:17Z

The UN Security Council on Saturday weighed a revised draft resolution containing no new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance and merely reaffirming existing ones.

At the request of Indonesia, the text, agreed by foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council --

Russia rejects new measures against Iran

2010-04-16T13:20:06Z

Russia said Saturday it had rejected US proposals for new UN Security Council measures against Iran over its suspect nuclear programme amid deteriorating ties between Moscow and Washington.

At a meeting Friday with diplomats from the

Russian envoy sees potential for nuclear dialogue with Iran UPDATE

2010-10-21T09:38:13Z

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EU-Iranian talks break up; no compromise

2010-09-10T14:32:15Z

EU-Iranian Talks Break Up Without Compromise on Uranium Enrichment Freeze

An 18-month attempt to persuade Iran to mothball uranium enrichment collapsed Friday after a senior European Union envoy failed to dent Tehran's resolve to expand the technology, despite the threat of new Iran Says It's Time to Close Nuclear Fight, but US and Allies Say Tehran Could Face Sanctions

A senior Iranian envoy called Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to close the file on his country's nuclear activities, saying Iran is close to dispelling fears about its intentions that have ...

Iran-EU nuclear talks postponed

2010-09-10T12:32:01Z

Officials: Iran-EU Talks Over Nuclear Program Postponed After Tehran's Delegate Cancels

Iran's deputy nuclear negotiator on Tuesday abruptly canceled a meeting with his EU counterpart, saying he was ill, European officials said.

Javad Vaidi of Iran announced the cancellation on the eve of planned talks between him an...

US to continue seeking sanctions on Iran

2010-09-10T11:21:27Z

White House Says It Will Push for New Iran Sanctions, Despite U.N. Report

The White House said Thursday that it would still push for a third round of sanctions against Iran despite a U.N. nuclear watchdog's report that said Tehran was being generally truthful ab...

AP News Alert

2010-09-10T11:20:05Z

VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog suggests Iran has told the truth about key aspects of its past nuclear activities while confirming that Tehran continues to defy the

Britain: New sanctions on Iran possible

2010-09-10T08:23:51Z

Permanent UN Security Council Members Agree to Move Toward New Iran Sanctions

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council agreed Friday to move toward a third set of sanctions against Iran if the country does not answer key questions on its nuclear program, the Senior US Official Warns Iran It Faces Heightened Sanctions Unless It Ends Nuclear Defiance

A senior U.S. official challenged Iran's hard-line president Thursday over his claim that Iranians are immune from further U.N. sanctions, saying such action is in the works unless Despite Western Criticism, Head of IAEA Holds Course on Iranian Nuclear Negotiations

Criticized by the U.S. but backed by other world powers, chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei is walking a fine line in trying to cajole Iran into revealing past nuclear secrets.

Since wresting a promi...

Nations' statement on Iran

2010-09-10T00:13:56Z

Statement by Nations Agreeing to Delay a U.N. Resolution That Toughens Sanctions Against Iran

A joint statement from the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, Ahmadinejad Proclaims `the Nuclear Issue of Iran Is Now Closed,' Rejecting U.N. Demands

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that Iran's disputed nuclear program is closed as a political issue and said Tehran will ignore a U.N. inspectors will return next week to a reactor being built in central Iran and declared off-limits since April, officials said Tuesday _ a concession by Tehran seen as a key step in clearing up questions about its suspect nuclear program.

The team will visit the heavy-water reactor under construction outside the central industrial city ...

IAEA inspectors to Iran next week

2010-09-09T10:32:30Z

In Concession From Tehran, U.N. Inspectors to Return to Iranian Reactor

U.N. inspectors will return next week to a reactor being built in central Iran and declared off-limits since April, officials said Tuesday _ a concession by Tehran seen as a key step in clearing up questions about its suspect nuclear program.

The...

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...

CORRECTION South Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-19T19:31:47Z

CORRECT DATE - South Korean Marines patrol along the coast on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. A U.S. governor visiting North Korea called for it to show maximum restraint to planned Sou...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-19T18:30:52Z

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2010-12-19T09:01:18Z

South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a frequent unofficial envoy to North Korea, has called for the North to show maximum restraint to planned South Korean military dril...

UN Koreas Clash

2010-12-18T17:31:33Z

Vitaly Churkin, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media Saturday Dec. 18, 2010 at the Russian Mission in New York during a news conference regarding the U.N. Security Council scheduling of an emergency meeting at

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2010-12-15T11:31:10Z

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before a session of the United Nations Security Council, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo)

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