In Asia, Obama pushing arms control with Russians
SINGAPORE - A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Nations:Myanmar Singapore Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Aung San Suu Kyi Barack Obama Vladimir Putin George W. Bush
2009-11-14
Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.
Nations:Russia France People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Ban Ki-moon Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-30
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - NASA successfully launched Wednesday the prototype for a new generation of space rocket, advancing its plans to return man to the Moon by 2020.
Nations:U.S. Russia People:Neil Armstrong Barack Obama
2009-10-28
Iran to deliver response on uranium deal Thursday
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran will deliver on Thursday its much-awaited response to a UN-brokered nuclear deal under which it would export low-enriched uranium for conversion into fuel for a medical research reactor, the Mehr news agency said.
Nations:Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
Iran wants big changes to nuclear deal with powers
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran wants major amendments within the framework of a U.N. nuclear fuel deal which it broadly accepts, state media said, a move that could unravel the plan and expose Tehran to the threat of harsher sanctions.
Nations:Russia Luxembourg Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-27
Iran hints it could ship some uranium abroad
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran hinted Monday it could agree to ship some low-enriched uranium abroad for processing as reactor fuel as the world awaited its reply on a U.N.-drafted nuclear plan aimed at easing tensions with the West.
Nations:Russia Iran Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
UN inspectors visit once-secret Iranian site
TEHRAN, Iran - U.N. inspectors entered a once-secret uranium enrichment facility with bunker-like construction and heavy military protection that raised Western suspicions about the extent and intent of Iran's nuclear program.
Nations:Iran Russia People:Ban Ki-moon Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-25
Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
Nations:Russia France People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Diplomats: Iran backs deal on enriched uranium
VIENNA - Iranian negotiators on Wednesday expressed support for a deal that - if accepted by their leaders - would delay Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, diplomats said.
Nations:Iran Russia France Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
Iraq approves oil deal with BP-led consortium
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government said Saturday it has approved a contract with a British-Chinese consortium to develop a prized oil field in southern Iraq, a significant achievement for a country that has struggled to attract foreign investors despite its vast natural resource wealth.
Nations:Iraq Russia Activities:Iraqi Oil Industry Source:(AP)
2009-10-17
China's super-rich bounce back from financial crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's super-rich have bounced back from the financial crisis with a vengeance, and China now has more known dollar billionaires than any other country bar the United States, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
Nations:China India Russia People:Warren Buffett Yao Ming Deng Xiaoping Activities:China Wealth Gap Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-13
Russian FM: Threats of Iran sanctions won't work
MOSCOW - Threatening Iran with more sanctions would be counterproductive, Russia's foreign minister declared Tuesday, resisting efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to win agreement for tougher measures if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is peaceful.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan North Korea People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-13
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