Liechtenstein Ratifies Nuclear Test Ban
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Liechtenstein has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, bringing to 116 the number of nations that have endorsed the pact, the Vienna-based treaty organization said Wednesday.
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Iran confirmed on Tuesday it would allow U.N. inspectors to take further environmental samples of research equipment linked to previous finds of highly enriched -- or weapons-grade -- uranium.
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A declaration calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs was adopted Friday by 46 out of 49 nations attending a conference in Oslo
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VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog has found no signs of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called Parchin that several US officials said may be linked to secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.
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Germany, France and Britain formally submitted a draft resolution Tuesday to the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA), setting a deadline for Iran to respond to concern about its nuclear program.
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VIENNA, Austria  - Whether big or small, high in  the sky or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb,  someone in the Austrian capital will find out.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil has reached an accord  with the United Nations' atomic watchdog to allow inspections  of its uranium enrichment plant and protect its nuclear  technology, Brazil's ministry of science and technology said on  Wednesday.
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Norway hosts a 40-nation meeting this week to bolster support for a ban on cluster bombs which campaigners blame for killing and maiming thousands of civilians, many of them children.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday attacked Liechtenstein's traditional banking secrecy and demanded a US-style deal giving Berlin insight into German investments in the Alpine tax haven.
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VADUZ, Liechtenstein  - The people of  Liechtenstein ushered in a new era Sunday as the tiny Alpine  principality welcomed a new ruler and sought to shed its image  as a haven for money launderers.
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VIENNA: The UN atomic agency called Friday for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. It was expected to pass later Friday a resolution on fighting &quot;nuclear and radiological terrorism.
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The International Court of Justice is to rule on Thursday whether it will look into a complaint filed by Liechtenstein against Germany.
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GENEVA  - Two-thirds of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning, official results from a referendum showed.
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Iran has lifted its ban on visits to a nuclear facility by U.N. experts and now will allow them to inspect the site, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday.
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TEHRAN Iran was starting the suspension of its sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium on Monday, in accordance with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany, state television said.
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Swiss voters endorsed restrictive  legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the  cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some  other continental European countries.
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THE NEWS: Iran agreed Sunday not to test any centrifuges as part of a total suspension of nuclear activities that can yield uranium for atomic weapons.