UN watchdog says ready to go back to Iraq if asked
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VIENNA, Oct 13  - The UN nuclear watchdog, blocked from returning to Iraq since the US-led war, is ready to send inspectors back after reports of the disappearance of high-tech equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a spokesman said
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Iraq's president urged the United Nations Tuesday to look into whether the country should go ahead with its scheduled Jan. 30 election despite violence threatening to scare voters away from the polls.
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The United Nations is hopeful elections in Iraq can be held on schedule in January 2005 despite escalating violence &#151; but the level of U.N. electoral assistance will depend on security, the top U.N. envoy to Iraq says.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations&#39; nuclear agency says it is concerned about the disappearance of equipment and materials from Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
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U.N. inspectors, barred from most of Iraq since last year's invasion, are ready to return to probe the disappearance of equipment that could be used in atomic weapons, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The United Nations special representative for Iraq yesterday painted a bleak picture of the situation on the ground and ruled out a large-scale return of UN personnel to Iraq, despite mounting US and Iraqi pressure for more UN help with elections that are slated for January.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that with the help of the United Nations, the technical preparations for Iraq&#39;s elections in January are on track, but continued violence would affect the process.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that U.N. plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.
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LONDON: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that a crackdown on insurgents in Iraqi hotspots like Fallujah must be calibrated to avoid losing a battle for the hearts and minds of Iraqis.
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The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has declined to give a firm commitment about increasing the number of UN personnel in Iraq ahead of next month&#39;s elections in the country.
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A new report is expected to conclude that Iraq had a clear intent to produce illicit weapons if U.N. sanctions were lifted.
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Also, US intel report shows &#39;dark prospects&#39; for Iraq, as Bush&#39;s postwar policy takes other hits. In an interview with the BBC Wednesday, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said the decision to launch
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U.N. nuclear inspectors are welcome to  return, an Iraqi minister said on Tuesday in response to  concerns of an "apparent systematic dismantlement" of Saddam  Hussein's once-vigorous nuclear program.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's appeal for international troops to protect U.N. monitors during Iraq's elections next year is unlikely to get a reply from Europe before the U.S. elections, analysts and diplomats said Friday.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan questioned on Wednesday whether Iraq could hold elections in January if violence persisted and said the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal because it violated the UN Charter.
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WASHINGTON Secretary of State Colin Powell gave understated praise Thursday for preparations the United Nations is making to support elections in Iraq, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the world body will beef up its support if need be.
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UN Secretary Kofi Annan says January elections in Iraq are still feasible but it is up to the Iraqis to decide whether the vote should go forward amid continuing violence.