IAEA chief Yukiya Amano dies at 72
Vienna: Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has died at age 72. The former Japanese diplomat who led the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog since 2009 had participated in several Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conferences over the last several years. The lifelong diplomat began his first term as IAEA Director […]
IAEA prepares for possible return of nuclear inspectors to DPRK
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies during a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Feb. 29, 2012. Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the agreement of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its […]
Iran Condemns Western Countries
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during the International Conference of Youth and Islamic Awakening in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29, 2012. Ahmadinejad on Sunday blames western countries for “destabilizing the region” as a high-ranking IAEA delegation arrived here on the same day to discuss outstanding issues over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> […]