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GOP hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran...Tags: United Nations, Republican Party, Newt Gingrich, Iraq, Washington, DC
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Russia, Park Geun-hye, Gun Control, Tokyo (Japan), Japan
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FACTBOX-UN experts recommend new North Korea sanctions
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Reuters) - A confidential report by a U.N. panel of experts has recommended that 15 new North Korean entities and individuals be sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council. It will be up to the 15-member council whether or not it...Tags: United Nations, Energy, Science and Technology, Military Equipment, Energy and Resource Industries
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Iran defends post as chair of U.N. disarmament conference
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament would boycott any meeting...Tags: United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Pakistan
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U.S. to rigorously enforce gold ban on Iran -Treasury official
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States will rigorously enforce "without fear or fail" sanctions starting on July 1 that ban governments or private companies from selling gold to Iran, a top Treasury official said on Wednesday. David Cohen,...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Government, National Government
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Exclusive: Financial sanctions delay North Korea's nuclear arms work - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Congo, United Nations, Energy, Economic Sanctions
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Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference
Reuters* Disarmament conference deadlocked for over a decade * U.S. urges barring sanctioned states from U.N. posts * Iran says will prioritize nuclear disarmament as chair By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended...Tags: United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Pakistan
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Las Vegas' Atomic Liquors, where nuclear bombs lit the sky, reopens
On a nearly deserted downtown block, a small brick building fronted by a curvy neon sign heralds a bygone era here: That's when the big bombs went boom and awe-struck Las Vegas residents watched the mushroom clouds billow into the bright desert sky....
Tags: Clint Eastwood, Dwayne Johnson, Explosions, Bars and Clubs, The Smothers Brothers
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The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil
Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...Tags: Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), European Union, U.S. Congress, Iran
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Iran expects 'progress' in U.N. nuclear talks, West skeptical
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran expects progress will be made in talks this week with the United Nations' atomic agency, Tehran's nuclear envoy said on Monday, but Western diplomats held out little hope of an end to the deadlock. The International Atomic...Tags: Politics, Tehran (Iran), International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, European Union
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Iran says nuclear sites safe from earthquakes and cyber threat
Reuters* Fears over potential quake impact on nuclear sites * Environmental chief says highest standards observed * Says has mastered knowledge to thwart cyber attacks By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 10 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear and hydropower facilities are...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Petroleum Industry, Defense Equipment, Computer Crime, Iran
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Egypt pulls out of talks to protest Middle East nuclear arms
ReutersCAIRO, April 29 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Monday it was withdrawing from a second week of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) talks in Geneva in protest at what it called the failure to implement a 1995 resolution for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons....Tags: Egypt, Politics, Cairo (Egypt), Treaties, Iran
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