L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Africa takes center stage at the Group of Eight summit on Friday, with wealthy nations eager to reassure critics they will honor past aid pledges and approve a new $15 billion agriculture program. ... > full story
SEOUL, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets on Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Israel must have "tremendously powerful" weapons to deter a nuclear attack or destroy an enemy that dares to launch an atomic strike, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted on Thursday as saying. ... > full story
TEHRAN, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran will not back down "even one step" over its nuclear work, a senior adviser to the country's top authority said in remarks published on Thursday, making clear Tehran's continued defiance in a row with the West. ... > full story
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — Group of Eight major powers will give Iran until September to accept negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or else face tougher sanctions, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama left Moscow on Wednesday aboard Air Force One after two days of talks with Russian leaders. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, July 6, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches as a violation of council resolutions and a threat to regional and international security. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Israel has a sovereign right to decide what is in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions whether the United States agrees or not, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, July 3, 2009 (Reuters) — A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions. ... > full story
VIENNA, July 3, 2009 (Reuters) — The incoming head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms. ... > full story
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'Weapons-laden' N Korea ship expected home July 5, 2009 (Australian Broadcasting Company) — South Korean media says a North Korean ship suspected of carrying banned weapons is expected to return to its home port today.. . The Kang Nam 1 ...
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is new IAEA chief July 5, 2009 (Times of India) — Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was elected new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a closely contested ...
Japanese to head up nuclear watchdog July 3, 2009 (The Australian) — Japan, the only nation to suffer an atomic bombing, has welcomed the appointment of one of its own to lead the world's top nuclear watchdog.. . The ...
Missile tests 'isolate N Korea' July 3, 2009 (SkyNews, New Zealand) — North Korea must stop testing missiles, with the country's provocative actions only serving to isolate it further, Defence Minister John Faulkner ...
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