BREAKING NEWS ~ IAEA chief reports Iran defying UN on nuclear enrichment
Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency , said Friday that Iran has enriched uranium in defiance of a March UN Security Council demand that it immediately suspend its nuclear enrichment program [JURIST...
International brief ~ Uganda loses key spy records on Besigye in treason trial
Leading Thursday's international brief, Uganda's chief prosecutor Simon Byabakama Mugenyi told the High Court where opposition leader Kizza Besigye is being tried on treason charges that files detailing the intelligence gathering efforts against Besigye...
International brief ~ Thailand judges work to prevent election crisis at request of king
Leading Tuesday's international brief, members of Thailand's Supreme Court have agreed to a request by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej that they take an active role in resolving the country's ongoing election crisis . The...
International brief ~ Iran could face mandatory UN resolution on nuclear compliance
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Iran could be the target of a new UN Security Council resolution mandating compliance with an International Atomic Energy Agency order that Iran cease production of enriched uranium . US,...
Physicists letter to President Bush on the 'nuclear option' and the NPT
Text of a letter on the "nuclear option" to President George W. Bush from thirteen leading US physicists, including five Nobel Laureates, April 17, 2006 [urging that the US not consider using tactical nuclear weapons against Iran in violation of...
US physicists urge Bush to respect Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
A group of prominent physicists has urged President Bush not to use tactical nuclear weapons against Iran in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , after recent articles in the Washington Post ...
Shirin Ebadi , the Iranian human rights lawyer and activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize , said Friday that Iran would defend itself against any American attack, insisting at a...
China, Iran, US among countries with most executions in 2005: Amnesty report
According to figures compiled by Amnesty International , 2,148 people were executed around the world in 2005, with the most executions being performed in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. In its report released Thursday, Amnesty...
Iran nuclear program breaks no law, British MP insists as furor intensifies
Iran is permitted to develop a civil nuclear program and its resumption of uranium processing does not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a leading British lawmaker said Thursday. Labor Party MP Jeremy Corbyn ,...
Women in Iraq had better quality of life and received more respect for their rights under Saddam Hussein's regime than the current system, according to a survey conducted by the Baghdad-based Woman Freedom Organization . According to the...
