Read more UN Security Council stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29352/un-security-council.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:40:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72160/iran-nuke-talks-sluggish-but-moving-forward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNegotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear program have been sluggish, the chief United Nations representative at the Vienna talks says this evening. “I believe we are making progress. It is maybe slower than I expected. But we are moving forward,” Mohamed ElBaradei says. The permanent members of the UN...http://www.newser.com/story/72160/iran-nuke-talks-sluggish-but-moving-forward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 18:23:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70574/iran-allows-swiss-envoys-visit-with-detained-hikers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran has changed its policy on three detained US hikers, allowing Swiss diplomats—who represent American interests in Iran—to visit them. Officials have been denied access to the three Americans since they were detained in July after crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. Tehran’s reversal may be...http://www.newser.com/story/70574/iran-allows-swiss-envoys-visit-with-detained-hikers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 16:10:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70216/obama-led-security-council-oks-nuke-resolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe UN Security Council today adopted a US-drafted resolution that outlines much of President Obama’s plan to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The president’s attendance at the meeting of heads of state—just the fifth in UN history—underscores the centrality of the issue for his administration. Though the...http://www.newser.com/story/70216/obama-led-security-council-oks-nuke-resolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 11:48:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70171/gadhafi-rant-not-all-nonsense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHis swine flu conspiracy theories and who-shot-JFK musings may have got the headlines, but Moammar Gadhafi actually made a few good points during his 96-minute monologue at the UN General Assembly, blogs Gideon Rachman. The Libyan colonel is totally right that the Security Council is outdated and doesn't represent the...http://www.newser.com/story/70171/gadhafi-rant-not-all-nonsense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 8:36:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70114/gadhafi-security-council-is-terror-council.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his first appearance at the UN, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi blasted the Security Council and called for the end of the five permanent members' veto power. He also wants to expand the group with additional member states to make it more representative. "It should not be called the Security...http://www.newser.com/story/70114/gadhafi-security-council-is-terror-council.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 11:14:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70079/brown-eyes-nuke-bank-will-cut-sub-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown takes the stage at the United Nations today with an eye toward nuclear disarmament, reports the BBC, and he'll begin by offering to cut Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines from four to three. While the British PM maintains full nuclear disarmament isn't an option, in an op-ed...http://www.newser.com/story/70079/brown-eyes-nuke-bank-will-cut-sub-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 7:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69165/russia-puts-kibosh-on-iranian-nuclear-sanctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia wouldn’t support another round of tough UN sanctions against Iran, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday, throwing a major wrench into Barack Obama’s Middle East strategy. It’s also a sign that Obama’s plan to “reset” relations with Moscow is on the rocks. “We’re pretty disappointed with the Russian position...http://www.newser.com/story/69165/russia-puts-kibosh-on-iranian-nuclear-sanctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 7:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68394/iran-reopens-nuke-negotiations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran will present an "updated nuclear package" at talks with five UN Security Council nations and Germany today, according to state-run Iranian television. The Islamic Republic's chief nuclear negotiator promised to "cooperate in order to alleviate mutual preoccupations"—days after Angela Merkel threatened stiffer sanctions if Iran did not return...http://www.newser.com/story/68394/iran-reopens-nuke-negotiations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 5:41:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will instruct the Navy to attempt to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying arms or nuclear technology—but it will stop short of boarding them by force. The new effort to track North Korean ships is a component of America's "vigorous enforcement" of a UN Security...http://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 6:15:21 CDT