U.S. raises Belarus, Russia cancels Iran UN meeting
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Talks on Iran's nuclear  ambitions were abruptly called off on Tuesday because of  Russian anger at the United States for raising a hunger strike  by a jailed opposition politician in Belarus.
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Russia's foreign minister urged the United States on Saturday to freeze plans for missile defense installations in eastern Europe during negotiations and warned that the proposal &#151; intended to serve as a buffer against Iran &#151; could backfire.
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Russia hailed changes to a European draft resolution urging UN sanctions to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment but objected to a proposed travel ban on officials linked to Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.
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Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia's president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the U.S. to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Tehran.
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The Belarussian Foreign Ministry has expressed displeasure with the fact that U.S. secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice mentioned Belarus among the countries she labeled as "outposts of tyranny" while ...
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The United Nations on Monday scrapped a meeting of nations that might contribute troops to help stabilize south Lebanon, a decision that reflected the deep divisions among key nations on how to end the three-week war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his authoritarian ally Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko closed ranks in Minsk on Friday against US plans for an anti-missile shield in central Europe.
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The United States, the European Union  and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear  watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium  enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
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PARIS, March 8 -- The United Nations atomic monitoring agency on Thursday curtailed nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran, part of a continuing international effort to pressure the country to halt its uranium enrichment program.
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Russia urges Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme in order to avoid UN sanctions.
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Two U.S. citizens have been deported from Belarus for promoting their Mormon beliefs.
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MOSCOW - Russia said yesterday that it would oppose tougher sanctions on Iran for the time being and accused the United States and the European Union of undermining efforts to resolve diplomatically the crisis over Tehran's nuclear program.
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on Saturday calling on Iran to suspend all activities related to uranium enrichment. The United States,. Russia and the European Union reinforced the message on Monday by urging Tehran to comply.
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The United States and Europeans discarded a U.N. resolution on the future status of Kosovo on Friday, because of Russian opposition, prompting Pristina to propose declaring independence from Serbia on November 28.
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Talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions were abruptly called off on Tuesday because of Russian anger at the United States for raising a hunger strike by a jailed opposition politician in Belarus.
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LONDON, Sep 29 (IranMania) - Russia is against bringing up Iran&#39;s nuclear program at the UN Security Council and thinks the issue should be handled by the body&#39;s nuclear watchdog, a top official said Wednesday, Agence France Press  reported.
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Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.