U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes
VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs. Then, on the evening before the third and final session of last week's meetings in the Iranian capital, the visiting U.N. nuclear watchdog ...
Carindale park'n'ride plan given reprieve
A park'n'ride facility near Carindale Shopping Centre may yet go ahead after Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk agreed to facilitate discussions on the project, a month after rejecting two petitions on the issue.
N.C. State, Duke win doubleheaders
Two of N.C. State's accomplished freshmen and well-decorated senior Jaime Pulgar helped the Wolfpack defeat Cornell 4-3 in men's tennis Sunday at the Isenhour Tennis Center.
Anger after Russia, China block U.N. action on Syria
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Western and Arab states voiced outrage Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, and Washington vowed harsher sanctions against Damascus. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the veto a "travesty." It came a day after activists say Syrian forces ...
Clinton calls U.N. Syria vote a "travesty"
SOFIA (Reuters) - Russia and China's veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria was a travesty, the United States said on Saturday, saying it would work with other nations to support democratic change in the Arab nation. The resolution vetoed by Russia and China would have urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power after a bloody 11-month uprising. It also would have ...
Strong words at U.N. after vetoes
U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against its citizens.
Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. The high-level diplomatic setback came after world leaders and Syrian opposition activists accused Assad's forces of a ...
Iran stonewalls U.N. nuclear watchdog on site: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's apparent reluctance to let U.N. inspectors visit a military site near Tehran underlines the uphill task they face in getting the Islamic state to address suspicions it may be seeking to develop nuclear weapons, Western diplomats say. They say the U.N. nuclear watchdog sought access to the Parchin complex during three days of talks in the Iranian capital, so far without ...
