EU negotiators offer Iran nuclear fuel, support for civilian program
European delegates offered Iran's government long-term support for efforts to develop a sustainable nuclear energy program Friday. The offer would include the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear fuel from Europe but it requires assurances from Iran that it will...
Blair unveils new anti-terrorism measures, bans two Islamist groups
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday announced a new set of measures to combat terrorism , saying anyone who "has anything to do with , anywhere, will automatically be refused asylum in our country." Blair...
The US has strongly criticized a new UN draft of proposed UN reforms, complaining that the document is too long, poorly put together, and not responsive to American concerns. While the draft is far from being voted on, the...
The UN General Assembly's Sicth (Legal) Committee restarted work on a treaty against international terrorism Friday, motivated by a rash of recent attacks in Egypt and Great Britain. Moroccan Ambassador Mohamed Bennouna said that the committee "has...
The US Department of Justice said Friday that it has charged Dutch citizen Wasem al Delaema with attempting to kill US soldiers in Iraq during October 2003. Iraqi-born al Delaema is a member of...
The United States and five Asia-Pacific countries Thursday formally announced an agreement to fight global warming, but critics attacked the voluntary deal for its lack of emissions targets and claimed it undermined existing treaties. The...
The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and...
In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) a spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry stated Friday that the Korean War Armistice Agreement ending the war in 1953 must be replaced by a peace...
International brief ~ UN peacekeepers found guilty of sexual abuse in Burundi
Leading Tuesday's international brief, UN spokesman Penangnini Toure has announced that two UN peacekeepers serving in the UN Mission to Burundi peacekeeping force were found guilty of breaking the UN's new, strict code governing sexual conduct of...
Guatemala ordered to apologize for 1982 violence during civil war
Guatemala formally apologized on Monday for a government-ordered massacre that occurred during the country's civil war on July 18, 1982, taking the lives of 226. Vice President Eduardo Stein made the acknowledgement in a small town north...
