N Korea signals start of disarmament
Published: 25 June, 2007, 20:31
North Korea says it is ready to start implementing a nuclear disarmament agreement made in February. The statement comes after the release of $US 25 MLN of frozen funds held at Macau's Banco Delta Asia Bank, in a transfer through a Russian bank.
A group of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors is scheduled to travel to Pyongyang on Tuesday to help lay the groundwork for shutting down a plutonium-generating reactor.
25.06.2007, 20:29
NATO seeks closer Russian tiesNATO's Secretary General is seeking to shore up an often-strained relationship with Russia during a two day visit to the country. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's visit coincides with the fifth anniversary of the Russia-NATO Council. |
25.06.2007, 20:32
UN bloodshed in LebanonSix UN peacekeepers, among them three Columbians and two Spaniards, have been killed in a blast directed at UN troops in southern Lebanon. Two more were injured. Following the events, Hezbollah denounced the attack and called it a “suspicious act&rd |
