London | 23 days ago
US was high on military before Iraq invasion: Hans Blix
London, July 27 - The US administration was 'high on military' ahead of the Iraq war and the progress to it was 'almost unstoppable' by early 2003, former head of UN weapons inspectors Hans Blix said Tuesday.Blix spoke of his disquiet at the US national security strategy published in September 2002, which set out the White House's belief in its right to launch pre-emptive attacks, The Daily Telegr ... read more

Washington | 5 months ago
A.Q. Khan offered Saddam nuclear 'package' deal: Post
Washington, March 10 - An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan had offered Saddam Hussein a $150 million nuclear 'package' deal guaranteeing Iraq a weapons-assembly line capable of producing nuclear warheads in as little as three years, the Washington Post reported today.The offer made in 1990 to then Iraqi president as troops massed on his border near the start of the P ... read more

1 year ago
Congolese physician wins 2008 Olof Palme Prize
Stockholm, Jan 9 - Congolese physician Denis Mukwege has been named winner of the 2008 Olof Palme Prize for his 'work for peace and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo'. The prize, worth $75,000, was created in 1987 in memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was slain in 1986. Mukewege founded the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, capital of the South Kivu province, in 199 ... read more

1 year ago
Congolese physician wins 2008 Olof Palme Prize
Stockholm, Jan 9 - Congolese physician Denis Mukwege has been named winner of the 2008 Olof Palme Prize for his 'work for peace and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo'. The prize, worth $75,000, was created in 1987 in memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was slain in 1986. Mukewege founded the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, capital of the South Kivu province, in 199 ... read more

1 year ago
Who is David Albright? Nuclear expert who never was?
New Delhi, Sep 18 - Who is David Albright? And why has he again dug some dirt on India allegedly selling sensitive nuclear blueprints for as little as $10? The Washington Post has published a report titled ''06 Blueprint Leak Intensifies Concerns Over US-India Deal' based solely on an interview with Albright, who is described in the article as 'a former UN weapons inspector' - on the day the Sen ... read more

1 year ago
As Senate panel reviews n-deal, blueprint leaks by India alleged
Washington, Sep 18 - As a key senate panel prepared to review the India-US civil nuclear deal, an influential US daily published a report alleging that sensitive nuclear blueprints were leaked by an Indian government agency in 2006. Sensitive drawings depicting the inner workings of a centrifuge, used to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs, were made available to bidders for a government project fo ... read more

New York | 2 years ago
Poisonous gas found in UN weapons inspectors' archive
New York, Aug 31 - Former UN weapons inspectors in Iraq have discovered traces of chemical substances, including the poisonous gas phosgene, in their office in New York and have called on US authorities to investigate.'There is no immediate risk or dangers and the UNMOVIC staff is still working on the premise,' UN spokesperson Marie Okabe said Thursday. UNMOVIC is the UN monitoring agency. She sai ... read more

Tokyo | 3 years ago
Six nations start talks on North Korea energy aid
Tokyo, Aug 7 - Experts from six nations gathered near the border between North and South Korea Tuesday to discuss details for aid to Pyongyang in return for ending its nuclear programs, Japan's Kyodo agency reported.The two-day talks taking place at the truce village of Panmunjeom are expected to address details for shipping and storage of 950,000 tonnes of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North ... read more

Stockholm | 3 years ago
Kofi Annan, Sudanese activist share 2006 Palme Prize
Stockholm, Jan 30 - Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Sudanese human rights activist Mossaad Mohamed Ali were Tuesday named winners of the 2006 Palme Prize for 'energetic and dedicated work for human rights, peace and security'.The prize worth $75,000 was created 1987 in memory of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was slain 1986.Annan recently stepped down after 10 years as ... read more

Washington | 3 years ago
Saddam's execution removes political thorn for US
Washington, Dec 30 - Saddam Hussein's execution Saturday ends a long chapter of thorny ties with the US and the rest of the world that included the first Gulf War in 1991, and a decade of feuding over sanctions, no-fly zones and weapons of mass destruction leading to the US-led invasion in 2003.Through all those years, in the eyes of Washington, Saddam was the 'butcher of Baghdad', a brutal dictat ... read more