Despite U.S. concern over its nuclear program.

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N. Korea Revamps Rocket Launch Site

North Korea warns that it will bolster its nuclear programme and take unspecified counter-measures unless the US eases diplomatic pressure on it.

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N Korea gives new nuclear warning

Talks got under way Saturday in Turkey between Iran and six world powers, as international diplomats seek to persuade Tehran to rein in its nuclear program.

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Iran, 6 nations hold nuclear talks

The EU’s foreign policy chief says talks with Iran on its nuclear programme in Istanbul were “constructive and useful”, and more will be held next month.

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Ashton hails Iran nuclear talks

Diplomats in Istanbul for the first talks with Iran in more than a year suggested an agreement by Tehran to let inspectors visit all its nuclear sites could open the way to more negotiations.

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Iran Resumes Talks Over Its Nuclear Program

TEHRAN — In a new show of defiance against tightened sanctions, Iran on Wednesday threatened to cut oil exports to several European Union countries and unveiled advances in its nuclear fuel programs. In a day of fiery speeches, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also lashed out at the West, condemning the recent assassinations of Iranian scientists. Read full article > >

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Iran threatens to cut some oil exports to Europe, touts nuclear advances

Iran says an EU ban on imports of Iranian oil is “unfair” and “doomed to fail”, and will not force it to change course on its nuclear programme.

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Iran dismisses EU oil imports ban

British Foreign Secretary William Hague urged Iran on Monday to “come to its senses” by resuming negotiations that were suspended a year ago on its nuclear program.

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Iran Urged to Negotiate as Europe Agrees on New Sanctions

The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog said Tuesday it has “serious concerns” that Iran is secretly working toward building a nuclear bomb , citing documents pointing to extensive and possibly ongoing research by Iranian scientists on mastering the technology needed for atomic weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency cited “credible” intelligence–provided by 10 countries and extensively vetted over many months–that directly contradicts Iran’s claims that its nuclear intentions are entirely peaceful. Read full article > >

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U.N. report cites secret nuclear research by Iran

Germany says all of its nuclear power plants will be shut by 2022 in the wake of Fukushima crisis in Japan, reversing an earlier policy.

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German nuclear plants to be shut

Japan still believes it can end its nuclear crisis within months, while accepting damage from March’s quake and tsunami was worse than first thought.

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Japan sticks to nuclear deadline

Japan raises the severity measure of its nuclear crisis to the highest level, but says radiation leakage is a tenth of that from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

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Japan raises nuclear crisis level

With a nervous eye on Japan, Germany announced on Tuesday that it would be shutting down all of its nuclear reactors built before 1980 for an urgent safety review. It’s a quick turnaround for Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose government just yesterday…

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Germany Closes Seven Nuke Plants

Germany temporarily shuts down seven of its nuclear power plants while it reconsiders its nuclear strategy.

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German nuclear plants shut down

Tens of thousands of people protest in Germany against the government’s plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors.

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Protest over German nuclear power