PYONGYANG, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea looked to be further isolating itself, with reports on Thursday it was restricting travelers from major benefactor China and ignoring calls to lift a threat to close its border with the South. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea indicated on Wednesday it would not let international nuclear inspectors remove nuclear samples from its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium, a move which could hamper international disarmament efforts. ... > full story
DAMASCUS, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem dismissed as politically motivated on Wednesday diplomatic disclosures that traces of uranium were found at a suspected nuclear complex in Syria. ... > full story
ABOARD THE MOSKVA MISSILE CRUISER, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) This Russian warship left the shipyard 25 years ago and it shows: the electronics consoles look like museum exhibits and its hull carries a thick crust of paint from years of running repairs. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) Israel renewed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip Tuesday, ending a week-long suspension of supplies that led to blackouts in the Hamas-controlled enclave where militants had launched cross-border rocket attacks. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) The U.N. nuclear watchdog criticized on Tuesday diplomatic disclosures that it had found uranium traces at a Syrian site under investigation, saying this was an effort to prejudge the agency's conclusions. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) Iran's head of parliament on Saturday criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying its development of a nuclear weapon would be "unacceptable" and repeated the Islamic state's call for fundamental policy change. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 4, 2008 (Reuters) Taliban insurgents have lifted a ban on mobile telephone companies operating their networks during daylight hours in the Afghan province of Ghazni, residents said Tuesday. ... > full story
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Iran lashes out at Obama's nuclear stance Nov. 8, 2008 (Australian Broadcasting Company) Iran has criticised the US President-elect Barack Obama for saying it is unacceptable for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons. . . The speaker of ...
IAEA expects more co-op with Obama's gov't Nov. 8, 2008 (People's Daily, China) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Friday expressed its belief that the newly elected U.S. government will have smoother cooperation ...
Germany's Merkel to cooperate with Obama Nov. 8, 2008 (People's Daily, China) Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has pledged to cooperate with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in facing and solving global challenges, a ...
Iran Urges Obama To Reverse Bush Policy Nov. 7, 2008 (RTTNews) Featured Broker Iran called on U.S. president-elect Barack Obama Thursday to review America's policy toward the Islamic nation and respect its, as ...