`Nuclear Standoff Hangs on US Poll&#39;
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The North Korean nuclear standoff appears increasingly to hinge on the outcome of the US presidential election as Pyongyang continues to blast President George W. Bush and insist there is
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WASHINGTON: North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov 2 US presidential election, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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A historic nuclear energy deal  between India and the United States is hanging in the balance  due to political opposition in New Delhi, but could still be  saved if it reaches the U.S. Congress early next year, analysts  said.
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US forces drew nearer to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on Monday, the site of a standoff between the American military and militants loyal to Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that&#39;s lasted almost three weeks.
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A divided U.N. nuclear watchdog has postponed until Thursday a ruling on Iran's bid for aid for a project the West fears could yield bomb-grade plutonium, but is still likely to block such assistance, diplomats said.
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The United States will hold North Korea to its pledge to account for its nuclear programs, the State Department said on Wednesday as Pyongyang remained silent after failing to meet a year-end deadline to give a full accounting of its nuclear arms program.
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29 November 2004 -- The United States says it retains the option of reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council despite today&#39;s agreement by Tehran to freeze its uranium-enrichment activities.
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The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.
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Despite the Ukrainian Supreme Court&#39;s decision last week to order a re-run of the second round of the country&#39;s disputed presidential election, the standoff between the two sides continues.
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A top US envoy says diplomacy could still resolve the standoff over North Korea&#039;s missile tests as China and Russia stood firm against a push at the United Nations to impose sanctions.
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World News, SEOUL: North Korea brushed aside today Washington&#39;s suggestion that Pyongyang had much to gain from returning to talks on its nuclear programmes, saying the US approach was a &#39;&#39;crafty trick&#39;&#39; to win presidential election votes.
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by RN Security and Defence editor Hans de Vreij, 24 September 2004. Iran and the United Nations remain on collision course as Tehran sticks by its refusal to end its uranium enrichment programme.
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North Korean and US officials met this week to discuss the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula. It appears they came no closer to resuming multilateral
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Hopes of finding a solution to Northern Ireland&#39;s political deadlock stalled last night over the IRA&#39;s refusal to disarm its weapons transparently.
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The Bush administration&#39;s campaign to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs is running into resistance among some allies and disputes over
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A visit by the U.N. atomic watchdog to  Pyongyang set for next week is on hold, a North Korean official  said on Thursday, casting uncertainty over disarmament moves  even as the top U.S. nuclear envoy made a surprise trip to the  North.
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The US intelligence community is in the grip of an internal debate on whether new data on North Korea should be interpreted as a sign the country is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test, US administration officials said.