NUKE WARS - RUSSO DAILY

'We mean it,' Israel's Barak tells Iran on nuclear arms

Mar 03, 2013 (AFP)

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Iran on Sunday that Israel would never allow Iranian leaders to develop a nuclear weapon, as he addressed a powerful ...

Iran, new Amano term in focus at IAEA meeting

Mar 02, 2013 (AFP)

Deadlocked talks with Iran will be in focus at a meeting of the UN nuclear agency's board from Monday, together with a possible new term for director general Yu...

S. Korea leader offers North 'flexible' engagement

Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)

South Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye offered a "more flexible" engagement with North Korea on Friday if Pyongyang chooses a path of trust-building rather t...

In Rodman, a controversial US opening to N. Korea

Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)

Reclusive North Korea in the past month refused to hear foreign entreaties not to test a nuclear bomb, but its leader found time to entertain the mercurial bask...

Rare optimism in Iran nuclear dispute

Feb 28, 2013 (AFP)

Iran and world powers have concluded a surprisingly cordial summit in Kazakhstan that appears to have given a gentle nudge to the decade-long nuclear stalemate,...

Iran praises milestone nuclear talks with big powers

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

Iran and world powers agreed Wednesday to hold new talks in March and April over the Islamic republic's disputed nuclear drive, after negotiations in Kazakhstan...

Korean kids lose out after Pyongyang's nuclear test

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

As the world rushed to condemn North Korea for its nuclear test, the shockwaves from international politics rippled into the daily lives of ethnic Korean childr...

US lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions bill

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

US lawmakers were introducing legislation Wednesday that would tighten sanctions on Iran, even as Tehran agreed to future talks with world powers over its conte...

World powers, Iran wrap up crunch nuclear talks

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

World powers and Iran on Wednesday wrapped up two days of talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over the Iranian nuclear programme, but the...

N. Korea says nuclear weapons can reach US

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

North Korea warned Wednesday that the US mainland was "well within" the range of its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang continued to ramp up the bellicose rhetoric a...

Iran, world powers respond to counter-offers

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

World powers and Iran were due Wednesday to respond to offers presented by both sides in a final day of talks aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran...

Iran on edge of recession as sanctions bite: US study

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

Tough sanctions on Iran are biting hard, slashing oil revenue and pushing the country close to recession as it seeks ways such as bartering to stay afloat, a US...

Kerry sees 'diplomatic path' on Iran nuclear issue

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday there was a "diplomatic path" to be forged with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme, as world powers and...

North Korean leader monitors 'actual war' drill

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw a live-fire artillery drill aimed at simulating an "actual war", state media said Tuesday, a day after South Korea swore...

Outside View: Alarm on Iran's nukes

Feb 26, 2013 (UPI)

With talks scheduled between Iran and the P5+1 nations -- China, England, France, Russia, the United State and Germany -- on Tehran's nuclear program, a world l...

World powers have 'good offer' for Iran nuclear talks

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

World powers will present Iran with an updated and "good" offer at talks this week on its nuclear programme, an EU official said Monday, although hopes for a br...

Outside View: Mocking Obama's Iran policy

Feb 25, 2013 (UPI)

In an Iranian mosque with hundreds of worshipers present and thousands more watching on television, he denigrated the United States and urged his listeners to c...

World powers, Iran set for Kazakh showdown

Feb 24, 2013 (AFP)

World powers meet negotiators from Iran in Kazakhstan on Monday in the hope of curbing Tehran's nuclear ambitions by advancing a "significant" new offer, despit...

N. Korea honours nuclear scientists

Feb 24, 2013 (AFP)

North Korea has awarded state medals and other honours to thousands of scientists and workers behind its recent nuclear test, state media said. State decoration...

Iran refuses to go beyond nuclear obligations

Feb 23, 2013 (AFP)

Iran said Saturday it will not go beyond its obligations or accept anything outside its rights under the non-proliferation treaty (NPT), ahead of talks with maj...