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ElBaradei: Iran broke law by not declaring atom site

Iran broke a transparency law of the UN nuclear watchdog by failing to disclose much earlier a nuclear plant, Mohamed ElBaradei said.

Geneva talks on Iran may fizzle, more sanctions loom

World powers will bank on last week’s revelation of a second uranium enrichment plant in Iran for leverage in rare talks set for Thursday.

Iran tells nuclear watchdog of second enrichment plant

Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog that it has a second uranium enrichment plant under construction, diplomats said on Friday.

US says Iran nearing atomic bomb capacity

The US said on Wednesday Iran was nearing the ability to make atom bombs by stockpiling enriched uranium.

ElBaradei, Israel clash over Syria probe ”bias”

The nuclear watchdog chief on Thursday angrily rejected Israeli accusations of bias in a probe by his agency into allegations of a Syrian atomic site.

Vote deadlock throws open race to head IAEA

Governors of the UN nuclear watchdog failed to agree on a successor to Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday, opening the field to new candidates.

US promises strong diplomacy on ‘nuclear nations’

The United States on Monday promised strong diplomacy with Iran, Syria and North Korea to help the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

North Korea bars UN from nuclear complex

North Korea barred United Nations monitoring throughout its Yongbyon nuclear complex on Thursday.

UN agency says Iran is stalling nuclear inquiry

A UN inquiry into intelligence allegations of secret atom-bomb research in Iran has reached a standstill, an IAEA report said on Monday.

Nuclear suppliers meet on US-India trade deal

Forty-five nations met on Thursday to consider lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India, a move which will help launch a US-Indian nuclear deal.

Big powers say nuclear treaty at risk, cite Iran

The five major nuclear-armed powers said on Friday the Non-Proliferation Treaty was under threat and cited Iran’s uranium enrichment campaign in a rare joint call for action to…

UN: Iran slowing down uranium-enrichment work

Iran has slowed the installation of centrifuge machines that enrich uranium for its controversial nuclear programme, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency said…

N Korea agrees nuclear-arms shutdown steps

North Korea has agreed to wide-ranging United Nations measures to verify a shutdown of its atom-bomb programme, nuclear inspectors said on Tuesday, but doubts arose about when…

Iran mulls SA idea to save atom treaty talks

South Africa proposed a compromise on Friday to prevent a global meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from collapsing over Iranian objections to the agenda, and Tehran…

UN chief says nuclear treaty in crisis

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was suffering a crisis of confidence as member states met to debate how to…

Iran vows to pursue nuclear programme

Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear-fuel programme, ignoring a United Nations deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to…

EU study sounds Iran nuclear warning

International sanctions alone will not prevent Iran making enough high-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb, according to an internal European Union study leaked on Tuesday. The…

UN poised to freeze Iran atom aid

Most Western and developing nations in the United Nations nuclear watchdog tentatively agreed on Wednesday to shelve Iran’s request for aid to a nuclear project over fears it…

UN: Iran has failed to meet nuclear deadline

The United Nations nuclear agency declared Iran had failed to halt nuclear work by a Thursday deadline, and Tehran defied the threat of sanctions by vowing never to abandon a…

Captive girl says she had ‘sexual contact’

An Austrian girl held captive in a windowless cell for eight years before escaping said she had ”sexual contact” with her kidnapper, police said on Saturday. Federal police…