Iran slams U.N. nuclear chief, denies keeping secrets

Iran slams U.N. nuclear chief, denies keeping secrets


Iran slams U.N. nuclear chief, denies keeping secrets

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran sharply criticized the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday and rejected accusations Tehran is not cooperating enough with inspectors trying to verify whether it is seeking atomic weapons.


Foley Concedes Race for Connecticut Governor

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:39 PM PST

Thomas C. Foley, a Republican, conceded that he had fallen a hair short in his bid to defeat Dannel P. Malloy.


The Appraisal: For One Real Estate Investor, Vinyl Siding Never Lost Its Shine

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PST

A man who buys and sells in Brooklyn thinks vinyl siding offers a historical "time warp."


Power-sharing deal eludes Iraq

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:52 PM PST

Deadlock remains after first day of talks in Irbil between rival political parties aiming to form coalition government.


Afghan Probe Weighs on Vote Results

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:06 PM PST

Afghanistan's attorney general will investigate allegations that election officials were complicit in fraud in September's parliamentary poll, a probe a deputy attorney general said "could have a huge effect on the winner's list."


Protectionism Clouds Push on China

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

A push by major Western corporations to get China to promise to free up key rare-earth exports is likely to be weakened by evidence that China has itself been the target of a raft of recent protectionist trade measures, say diplomats and trade experts.


New Rules Imposed on Cargo Shipments

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:15 PM PST

The Obama administration took new steps to boost airline security in the wake of a recent thwarted terrorist plot, including new restrictions on shipments bound for the U.S.


Israel Advances Housing Plan

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

Israel has advanced plans for nearly 1,300 new housing units in predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the U.S.


Japan Urges Firms to Invest

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:59 PM PST

Japan's prime minister and finance minister urged companies to use the strong yen as an opportunity to snap up foreign firms and assets.


Betting the House on Brazil

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:25 PM PST

One reading of last week's midterm elections is that Americans want Washington to rein in spending. Most Brazilians appear to have no such qualms.


A Small-Business Barometer in Astoria

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:59 PM PST

Along a resilient stretch of 30th Avenue in Queens that has fallen victim to high rents and disappearing customers, newcomers are arriving, full of entrepreneurial spirit.


Obama Presses to Finish Trade Deal With South Korea

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST

New terms for Korean imports of autos and beef are sought to help its passage through Congress early next year.


South Korea Abandons Demand for Apology Over Ship’s Sinking

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:02 AM PST

The shift could pave the way for new talks on the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.


Myanmar Refugees Flood Thailand

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:47 AM PST

Clashes have pushed at least 10,000 refugees into Thailand, one day after Myanmar held its first election in 20 years.


Dutch launch scratch 'n' sniff anti-cannabis drive

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 12:31 PM PST

Around 30,000 Dutch households are being given marijuana-scented scratch cards in a bid to fight cannabis plantations


For Russian journalists, one beating too many

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:51 AM PST

MOSCOW - Maybe it was the viciousness of the beating, or that it was caught on the grainy videotape of a security camera in horrifying detail or that the victim worked for a mainstream newspaper. Thirty-two Russian journalists have been murdered since 1993 and more than 30 attacked this year, bu...


Myanmar Refugees Flood Thailand

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:47 AM PST

Clashes have pushed at least 10,000 refugees into Thailand, one day after Myanmar held its first election in 20 years.


Israel Plans East Jerusalem Housing

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST

The plan comes as the United States attempts to renew a freeze in settlement construction and get stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians back on track.


UCI demands Contador disciplinary

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:50 AM PST

World cycling body UCI asks the Spanish federation to begin disciplinary proceedings against Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.


Storm, cholera tolls rise, but Haiti vote still on

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:51 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death tolls in Haiti from Hurricane Tomas and a raging cholera epidemic have risen, but a top U.N. official said on Monday there were "no objective reasons" why elections should not be held later this month in the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean country.


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