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Iran assails West, Israel at talks on nuclear treaty

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran sharply criticized the United States, Britain and France on Monday for "continuous nuclear cooperation" with Israel , saying support for the
05 20 2009 11:15AM (...more)

France offers Pakistan nuclear energy help

PARIS (AFP) – France and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in the nuclear field, officials said Friday, with Islamabad claiming an important breakthrough in its bid to be seen as a responsible
05 21 2009 3:43PM (...more)

UN atomic agency approves text on nuclear-weapons-free Mideast

VIENNA (AFP) - The UN atomic agency passed a non-binding resolution Thursday calling for a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East , with Israel and the United States voting against and EU members abstaining.
09 21 2007 3:18AM (...more)

Areva to sign Indian nuclear deal this week: French minister

MUMBAI (AFP) – French nuclear power engineering company Areva is to sign a deal this week with a number of Indian energy plants, France 's 02 4 2009 4:05AM (...more)

US touts 'excellent record' on complying with disarmament obligations

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Top US disarmament officials briefed a UN General Assembly panel here Monday on Washington's efforts to sharply reduce its nuclear stockpile in line with its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
10 16 2007 9:16AM (...more)

Iran Nuclear Diplomacy: Can U.S. Accept a New Outcome?

President Barack Obama on Oct. 1 gave Iran two weeks to open its hitherto secret nuclear facility at Qum to inspection. Iran eventually agreed to allow officials from the International
10 9 2009 12:22PM (...more)

UN chief urges more efforts to curb nuclear proliferation

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for stepped-up efforts toward curbing the spread of nuclear weapons as he marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
07 2 2008 6:35PM (...more)

U.S., China urged to stop hindering atom test ban pact

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States and China should showleadership and ratify the decade-old Comprehensive Nuclear TestBan Treaty so it can take effect, the president of a CTBTreview conference said on Tuesday.
09 18 2007 11:19PM (...more)

US wants to sign nuclear deal with UAE soon

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President George W. Bush's administration plans to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with the United Arab Emirates , the first such agreement with a 12 13 2008 5:34AM (...more)

Oil price strikes new record high above 122 dollars

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices hit a record high 122 dollars here on Tuesday as the market was driven by concerns over violence in key producer Nigeria and a struggling US currency, analysts said.
05 7 2008 3:42PM (...more)