US officers left blast door open at nuclear missile posts

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 20:37

US Air Force officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles have been punished twice this year for leaving open a blast door at their command posts, officials said.

Italian PM raises spy claims at Kerry talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 20:28

Prime Minister Enrico Letta discussed claims of US snooping on Italian communications with US Secretary of State John Kerry during talks in Rome, a government spokeswoman said.

Iran nuclear talks were `quite promising`: Russia

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 08:13

International talks this week on Iran`s nuclear program were "quite promising" and Tehran`s new proposals could produce progress toward ending the standoff between global powers and the Islamic state, Russia said.

Don`t expect overnight breakthrough in talks with Iran: US

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:13

The US cautioned against expecting an overnight breakthrough from international talks in Geneva on Iran`s nuclear programme.

Iran, world powers hold ‘most detailed’ nuclear talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 08:44

Iran on Wednesday concluded two days’ of talks on its controversial nuclear programme with six world powers, and indicated its willingness to take backward steps that could help resolve the dispute.

Pak nuclear weapons safe and secure: Minister

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 09:06

Dar, who is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said that the new Pakistan Government is committed to eliminate extremism.

US renews nuclear overtures to Iran

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 09:05

A top US official today stepped up overtures to Iran to prove that it wants a nuclear proliferation deal with the West.

Prithvi-II missile test-fired for second time in two days

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 13:03

For the second time in two days, India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha.

South Korea stages largest military parade for a decade

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:03

South Korea staged its largest military display for a decade today, as President Park Geun-Hye warned of the "very grave" threat posed by North Korea`s nuclear weapons programme.

`North Korea scientists mastering art of making nuclear arms`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:41

North Korean scientists have learned to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, according to evidence gathered by two American experts.

Study proposes US, China zones in collapsed North Korea

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 08:13

The United States should consider negotiating a separation line with China in a collapsed North Korea, a study said.

Iran-West thaw on the cards? Rouhani says will never seek N-weapons

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11:52

Reflecting his willingness to soften the diplomatic ties with the West, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani struck a conciliatory tone when he said in an interview that his country would never build nuclear weapons.