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NUCLEAR
US strips North Korea from terror blacklist
Following an agreement on nuclear verification measures, Washington removed North Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism. The move follows frantic negotiations between US officials and fellow members of the six-party group.
NUCLEAR
US, India sign historic nuclear deal
The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy US civilian nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.
MIDEAST
Israel won't wait for bomb before striking Iran, says French FM
In an interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz during his two-day Mideast tour, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned that Israel would not wait for Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon before striking its arch-enemy.
NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
US approves Indian nuclear deal
The US Senate has given final congressional approval to an agreement to end the three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with India, sending the legislation to President George W. Bush for signing into law.
NORTH KOREA
US envoy in bid to salvage nuclear disarmament deal
US negotiator Christopher Hill arrived in North Korea on Wednesday amid reports he will offer the secretive communist state a face-saving compromise to try to save a nuclear disarmament deal.
IRAN
UN Security Council stops short of sanctions on Tehran
In a new resolution approved on Saturday the UN Security Council urged Iran to meet IAEA requirements to halt any uranium enrichment programmes. But the Council rejected Washington's pressure for a new round of sanctions.
NORTH KOREA
Washington urges Pyongyang to reconsider IAEA expulsions
The Bush administration has voiced its bewilderment at North Korea's decision to expel IAEA inspectors - but insists it will not give up hope of a diplomatic legacy.
NORTH KOREA
UN monitors expelled from Yongbyon nuclear complex
North Korean authorities have lifted the seals placed by IAEA inspectors on the Yongbyon reprocessing plant and told monitors to leave the nuclear site. Pyongyang had warned on Friday that it would restart the partly dismantled facility.
IRAN - NUCLEAR
Iran to continue nuclear work, as Russia scuppers sanctions meet
A meeting of world powers on further sanctions against Iran has been cancelled due to opposition from Russia, said US and Russian officials Tuesday, even as Iran's Ahmadinejad said they would continue nuclear enrichment in a UN speech.
UK - ENERGY
EDF to make improved bid for British Energy
After a failed attempt in July, French energy giant EDF is set to offer 15.6 billion euros for British Energy, according to the Wall Street Journal. A deal would pave the way for construction of a new generation of nuclear plants in the UK.
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