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09-12-2003, 11:25 AM
IRAN NUCLEAR DEADLINE
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has approved a resolution that sets an October 31 deadline for Iran to prove it has no secret nuclear weapons programme.
If Iran does not comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency resolution Tehran could be reported to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
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Iranian nuclear facility
Iran said it would have a "deep review" of its cooperation with the watchdog following the resolution
A report to the IAEA's governing board said traces of highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium were found at an Iranian nuclear facility.
It also mentioned tests by Iran which experts say make little sense unless the country was pursuing nuclear weapons.
IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei toured Iran's nuclear facilities in February, including the incomplete plant in Natanz, about 300 miles south of Tehran, where he was said to be dismayed by the advanced stage of a project using hundreds of centrifuges to enrich uranium.
Tehran insists its nuclear programmes are for generating electricity and says its equipment was "contaminated" with enriched uranium by a previous owner.
The country has warned that too many demands on it could hurt chances of increased cooperation with the IAEA.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1103578,00.html
Last Updated: 16:06 UK, Friday September 12, 2003
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The United Nations has lifted sanctions against Libya, imposed after the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
The move paves the way for a multi-million pound compensation package for the families of those killed.
Thirteen members voted in favour of lifting the sanctions, while the United States and France abstained...
Full article can be found here (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12772611,00.html).
Both articles from Sky News (www.sky.com/skynews).
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has approved a resolution that sets an October 31 deadline for Iran to prove it has no secret nuclear weapons programme.
If Iran does not comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency resolution Tehran could be reported to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1113918.jpg
Iranian nuclear facility
Iran said it would have a "deep review" of its cooperation with the watchdog following the resolution
A report to the IAEA's governing board said traces of highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium were found at an Iranian nuclear facility.
It also mentioned tests by Iran which experts say make little sense unless the country was pursuing nuclear weapons.
IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei toured Iran's nuclear facilities in February, including the incomplete plant in Natanz, about 300 miles south of Tehran, where he was said to be dismayed by the advanced stage of a project using hundreds of centrifuges to enrich uranium.
Tehran insists its nuclear programmes are for generating electricity and says its equipment was "contaminated" with enriched uranium by a previous owner.
The country has warned that too many demands on it could hurt chances of increased cooperation with the IAEA.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1103578,00.html
Last Updated: 16:06 UK, Friday September 12, 2003
Another UN related story...
UN LIFTS LIBYA SANCTIONS
The United Nations has lifted sanctions against Libya, imposed after the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
The move paves the way for a multi-million pound compensation package for the families of those killed.
Thirteen members voted in favour of lifting the sanctions, while the United States and France abstained...
Full article can be found here (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12772611,00.html).
Both articles from Sky News (www.sky.com/skynews).