China says space plans peaceful
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary worried analysts in the United States.
Nations:U.S. India China Activities:China-U.S. Military Relations Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-05
Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.
Nations:Russia France People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Ban Ki-moon Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-30
FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-27
Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops
WASHINGTON - Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their plane flew past its Minneapolis landing by 150 miles - a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
Nations:Russia France People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Lawyer denies Polanski ready to go to America
PARIS (Reuters) - A lawyer for Roman Polanski denied on Wednesday that the film director, now in Swiss custody, may opt to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex charge, to avoid lengthy extradition procedures.
Nations:France Switzerland People:Roman Polanski Activities:Roman Polanski Rape Case Holocaust Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Diplomats: Iran backs deal on enriched uranium
VIENNA - Iranian negotiators on Wednesday expressed support for a deal that - if accepted by their leaders - would delay Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, diplomats said.
Nations:Iran Russia France Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
Earnings-driven rally pushes Dow index above 10,000
NEW YORK (AFP) - A powerful rally lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 10,000 in over a year Wednesday, amid growing optimism about a recovery in profits and the overall economy.
Nations:France Activities:U.S. Markets
2009-10-14
Art experts find possible new da Vinci
TORONTO - Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci - in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas.
Nations:U.K. Vatican France Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
SALT LAKE CITY - Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.
Nations:U.S. France Activities:2002 Smart Kidnap Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
Obama factor looms large as lobbying for 2016 Olympics heats up
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
Nations:U.S. Denmark Spain Japan Brazil France People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Tony Blair Activities:2016 Summer Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-29
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