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North Korea says work on uranium enrichment moves briskly

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it was moving briskly ahead with the construction of an experimental light-water reactor and uranium enrichment, and that it was willing to prove the peaceful nature of its program through the U.N. nuclear agency.North ...

EU preparing more sanctions on Iran: Van Rompuy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union is preparing new restrictive measures against Iran and shares U.S. concerns about Tehran's nuclear program, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday.Van Rompuy did not offer details of the planned sanctions in remarks to ...

U.S., Russia, China united on Iran: White House

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that Iran is facing an unprecedented degree of isolation, with major world powers united in their opposition to Tehran getting a nuclear weapon."Russia, China and the United States I can tell ...

IAEA seeks Iran mission to address nuclear concerns

VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday he had proposed sending a special mission to Iran to address concerns about possible military dimensions to the country's atomic work.International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said he ...

North Korea military parade shows leader's succession on course

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il flanked by his son reviewed a military parade of goose-stepping North Korean soldiers in Pongyang's central square on Friday, underlining a planned third generation of dynastic rule is on track.Kim and his son Kim ...

Concern rising about Iran military nuclear work: IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear watchdog is "increasingly concerned" about possible work in Iran to develop a nuclear payload for a missile, it said in a report obtained by Reuters on Friday.In addition to addressing the issue of alleged military ...

North and South Korea nuclear envoys meet at Asian meeting

SEOUL (Reuters) - The top nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met Friday on the sidelines of an Asian meeting in Bali, Yonhap news agency said, in the first such contact in more 2- years. The meeting comes in the wake ...

Iran says installing new nuclear enrichment machines

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is installing new uranium enrichment machines aimed at speeding up progress in its nuclear program, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a development that may add to Western concern about Tehran's aims.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast appeared to ...

Clinton to end Asia trip with Shenzhen, China visit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will end a lengthy trip to Asia by meeting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen, China on July 25, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.The department offered little detail on the substance ...

Gates concerned by House cuts in nuclear funds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he was very concerned about plans in the House of Representatives to cut $1 billion from funding to upgrade nuclear weapons infrastructure.Gates told a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee that funding ...
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