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No progress seen in forcing Iran to come clean on nuclear arms
Western powers' strong new sanctions on Iran have failed to push Tehran's leaders toward compromise on their disputed nuclear program, a senior European diplomat said on Tuesday.
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Japan recalls Moscow envoy amid Kuril Islands row
Tokyo is to temporarily recall its ambassador to Moscow amid renewed tensions over a territorial dispute.
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Russian president angers Japan with visit to disputed islands
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Kuril Islands on Monday on the first visit by a Russian leader to territory at the heart of a decades-long dispute with Japan.
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North Korea gets lowest grade on 'nuclear arms report card'
North Korea got a failing grade, with Iran and Syria not far behind, in the first nuclear arms control report card released Wednesday by the independent U.S.-based Arms Control Association (ACA).
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India signs nuclear convention
The United States has welcomed as a "positive" step India's signing of an international convention governing liability in case of nuclear accidents.
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Russia's Afghan agenda
Gorbachev has valuable advice for the US on the war in Afghanistan that Putin would rather he keep to himself
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Russian military could be drawn back into Afghanistan
Nato officials explore joint initiatives ahead of landmark alliance summit, which is to include President Medvedev
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Iran begins fueling nuclear reactor
The start of the weeks-long process brings the controversial Bushehr plant another step closer to operation. Iran says the facility will generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity, but Western nations fear it is to be used to produce atomic weapons.
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