Nuclear safety tests in Japan appropriate: IAEA
February 1st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 1 (IANS) An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) group has found the safety tests it had overseen at Japan's idled nuclear reactors to be in line with international ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran optimistic about IAEA visit
January 30th, 2012 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, Jan 30 (IANS) Tehran is optimistic about the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s visit to the country and the country is ready to reply to any concerns raised ... Read more...
Posted in World |
IAEA team arrives in Iran
January 29th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS) A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Iran to discuss the country's controversial nuclear programme, Iranian media reported Sunday.Iran's envoy to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
US making powerful bomb to hit Iran: Report
January 28th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pentagon has stepped up efforts to make a bomb capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday."The 30,000-pound ... Read more...
Posted in World |
IAEA team to visit Iran as EU slaps oil imports ban
January 24th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) The UN's nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said it was sending a team to Iran between Jan 29 and 31 "to resolve all ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US condemns Iran’s decision to start uranium enrichment
January 11th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has condemned the Iranian government's decision to begin uranium enrichment operations at a facility in the country's north.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran has right to develop n-energy, says India
January 10th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Amid mounting global pressure to follow the US sanctions against Iran, India Tuesday defended Tehran's right to develop its civil nuclear energy programme but made it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent
January 10th, 2012 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow/Washington, Jan 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran has started enriching uranium to the 20-percent level, which can easily be turned into fissile ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran invites IAEA inspectors to visit n-sites
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 22 (IANS) Iran has invited inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit nuclear establishments in the country, an official said.Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's permanent representative to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Japanese government declares ‘cold shutdown’ at Fukushima nuclear plant
December 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- The Japanese government on Friday announced it has successfully stabilized the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in a state of 'cold shutdown', more than nine months after the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
No military component in Iran’s nuclear programme: Russia
December 10th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There is no military component in Iran's nuclear programme, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister has said.Western powers and Israel suspect Iran of seeking to build nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Syed Akbaruddin is new spokesperson of India’s Foreign Office (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Syed Akbaruddin, a senior diplomat who has served in key capitals, will be the next spokesperson of India's external affairs ministry.Akbaruddin will succeed Vishnu Prakash, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UAE, IAEA sign cooperation agreement
December 6th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 6 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it was announced here Tuesday.The document, called the Country Profile Framework ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Six British embassy staff taken hostage in Iran
November 29th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 29 (IANS) Six British embassy personnel in Iran were taken hostage Tuesday when student protesters broke into the British Council and the British embassy here.
A large number of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Israel reiterates call for sanctions on Iran
November 25th, 2011 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 25 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his call on the international community to step up sanctions against Iran over the potential threats its nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
France proposes new sanctions against Iran
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:43 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 22 (IANS) France has called on its western partners and the European Union to jointly impose new sanctions against Iran to force it to negotiate on its nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘IAEA resolution not to stop Iran’s nuclear programme’
November 20th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 20 (IANS) Iran will not stop its nuclear programme following the resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Xinhua reported Iranian officials as saying.On Friday, the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Iran criticises IAEA for leaking its scientists’ identity
November 19th, 2011 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Nov 19 (IANS) Iran has criticised the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over leaking information about Iranian nuclear scientists and jeopardising their lives.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s ... Read more...
Posted in World |
IAEA resolution sends unified message to Iran: US
November 19th, 2011 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) The resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sent a unified message to Iran on its controversial nuclear programme, the US government has ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
IAEA to send high-level team to Iran
November 18th, 2011 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Nov 18 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) will send its high-level team to Tehran to hold talks with the Iranian government over its controversial nuclear programme, Xinhua ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US expects strong IAEA message for Iran
November 18th, 2011 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) The US expects a "strong and unified" message to Iran from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the State Department Thursday, as the UN nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran should clarify outstanding nuclear issues : IAEA
November 18th, 2011 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS
Vienna (Austria), Nov 18 (IANS) Iran should clarify outstanding issues concerning some aspects of the country's nuclear programme suspected of involving nuclear weapon-related technologies, said Yukiya Amano, head of the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iranians to form human chain around nuclear site
November 14th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of Iranians will form a human chain around a nuclear site to protect what they say is their country's "peaceful nuclear programme", state media reported ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Britain doesn’t rule out military action on Iran
November 14th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Britain does not exclude military action against Iran in the long-term if negotiations fail to halt Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Iranian lawmakers call for review of cooperation with IAEA
November 14th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Iranian lawmakers said Sunday that after the recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the country's nuclear programme, the cooperation between the Islmaic Republic and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iranians not after weapons, favour culture: Ahmadinejad
November 13th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Iran is not after weapons as Iranians are men and women of "logic" and "culture", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday in an attack against western agencies ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iran should answer questions raised by IAEA: Clinton
November 12th, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) The US is expecting Iran to answer the "serious" questions raised by the recent IAEA report on Tehran's nuclear programme, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Low levels of radioactive particles detected in Europe, source unknown
November 11th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by BNO News
VIENNA (BNO NEWS) -- Low levels of radioactive iodine-131 have been detected over parts of Europe in recent days, officials confirmed on Friday, but the source remains unknown. There is not believed ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
UN chief stresses diplomacy to solve Iran N-standoff
November 11th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Thursday expressed deep concern over the possible military-dimension to Iran's nuclear programme, and called for a diplomatic solution to resolve ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Russia terms IAEA report on Iran ‘biased’
November 10th, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has lashed out at the IAEA's latest report on Iran, saying it undermines the international effort to defuse tension around the Islamic republic's nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
France calls for unprecedented sanctions against Iran
November 10th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 9 (IANS) France Wednesday called for "sanctions of unprecedented proportions" against Iran after the release of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the country's nuclear programme, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Iran working on atomic bomb: IAEA
November 9th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 9 (IANS) United Nations weapons inspectors have suggested that Iran "carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device" and that the project may ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Medvedev urges calm over Iran, warns of ‘catastrophe’
November 9th, 2011 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that increasing anti-Iranian rhetoric could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East.A new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Israeli minister denies plans to strike Iran
November 8th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 8 (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak Tuesday dismissed media reports that his government was gearing for a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites, saying a decision had ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
US using IAEA as a tool: Iran
November 7th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 7 (IANS) A senior member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami, said Monday that the United States is using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
Posted in World |
