Sunday, May 20, 2012

UN #nuclear chief headed to #Iran, inspection deal in works Sunday ahead of next week in #Baghdad



Susan Stone

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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites - a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war.

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U.N. nuclear chief headed to Iran, inspection deal in the works »
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency heads to Iran on Sunday for high-level meetings ahead of next week's gathering in Baghdad of world powers hoping to persuade Tehran to reopen its nuc...
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Head of UN observer mission in #Syria is pessimistic

Major General Robert Mood gives bleak assessment of task his team faces as violations of ceasefire continue.

In Aleppo, university students uploaded a video to YouTube apparently showing them taking cover in one of the #UN cars while Syrian soldiers beat others nearby.

There are 257 monitors in Syria, but the mission is looking increasingly powerless...
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Head of UN mission in Syria 'pessimistic' »
Major-General Robert Mood gives bleak assessment of task his team faces as violations of ceasefire continue.
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