Topic: United States

North Korea said Wednesday it is making rapid progress in enriching uranium and building a new reactor -- projects which experts say could give it a second way to make nuclear weapons."The construction of experimental LWR (light-water reactor) and the low-enriched uranium ...

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 ...

Analysis: For Iran, the sanctions price may be worth paying

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran regards its nuclear program as a source of power and prestige and tougher sanctions look unlikely to alter Tehran's cost-benefit analysis much despite the economic pain they cause.Deep mistrust of Western intentions and security concerns in a volatile ...

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 ...

Netanyahu calls for tougher sanctions on Iran

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Wednesday for stronger sanctions on Iran than those imposed this week by the United States, Britain and Canada to try to curb its nuclear ambitions."Iran is developing nuclear weapons. If anyone had ...

EU agrees deal on new sanctions on Iran

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed in principle on Tuesday to sanction some 200 Iranian people, companies and organizations, adding to measures imposed by the United States, Britain and Canada due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons.Iran ...

Iran blasts new Western sanctions

An angry 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, ...

US restates N.Korea nuclear demands

The United States will consider holding further talks with North Korea but Pyongyang must halt its uranium enrichment programme before full disarmament negotiations resume, a senior US official said Tuesday."They have not yet made all of the commitments they need to, including ...

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

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 Tehran's nuclear program.The British move however will not target trade ...

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

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 Tehran's nuclear program.The British move however will not target trade ...