US accused of stalling weapons talks
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to stall negotiations on an international agreement to ban cluster bombs Â without even attending talks on the treaty.
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The United States accused North Korea  Tuesday of miscalculation by refusing to resume talks on its  nuclear programs before the U.S. presidential election while  China renewed a diplomatic drive to end the stalemate.
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The US is threatening to withhold military technology considered crucial to the health of the UK defence industry as the row over European moves to lift the arms embargo on Beijing intensifies.
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The United States has been  exaggerating China's nuclear clout in a process that could lock  the two into a Cold War-style arms race, two arms-control  advocacy groups said in a report Thursday.
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Russia said on Friday &quot;certain states&quot;  were hampering efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass  destruction and other armaments, pointing a finger at the  United States over space-based weapons.
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The United States says stalled international talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program could resume in China within the next week.
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Two rounds of talks on a Russian proposal for missile defense cooperation with the U.S. have failed to narrow differences that have strained relations, officials from both countries say.
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The United States said on Wednesday   that Iran's request for talks fell short of the U.N. Security   Council's demand for it to halt its nuclear program.
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The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its European missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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N. Korea Calls US Naval Exercises &#39;War Action&#39;; Powell Blames Nation for Delay in Nuclear Talks. A Chinese man repairs a damaged fence around the South Korean consulate in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct 25, 2004.
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Six-party talks on the fate of North Korea's nuclear weapons program resume in Beijing on Thursday with the U.S. envoy denying a report of a prior deal but holding out hopes Pyongyang will offer steps to disarm.
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A key meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency stalled Wednesday, reflecting disagreements between the United States and Europe over how firmly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program.
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Hopes for a September round of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the outcome of the US presidential race.
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Washington's top nuclear envoy said Wednesday stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program are likely to resume in early July, but Pyongyang must keep its promise to shut down a nuclear reactor.
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The United States is opposed to negotiations with hostage-takers who abducted three United Nations staffers in Afghanistan last month, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said.
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The chief U.S. nuclear envoy sought to   contact Pyongyang to help resume stalled six-country talks on   ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program but was rebuffed,   a South Korean official said on Wednesday.
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The debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.