The subject of the so-called sectoral missile defense has been taken off the agenda of Russian-NATO negotiations, a source in the Russian delegation said on Friday.
The United States and Romania have agreed on a site to install missile interceptors as part of a planned U.S. shield over Europe, The Associated Press reports.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. acknowledged for the first time possible damage to core pressure containers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant--the last line of defense in preventing radioactive materials from spewing out.
The four countries seeking permanent seats on the UN Security Council on Friday called for tangible results in the momentum of UN reform to improve the bodys effectiveness and credibility.
Heres a riddle that seems to have escaped the notice of United States policymakers as anxious to preserve "stability" in Egypt as they are on the Korean Peninsula.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday exchanged the instruments of ratification for the New START arms reduction treaty and the document came into effect.
Last year was the planets hottest year on record, NASA researchers said Wednesday, warning that temperatures will continue to rise if greenhouse gases are not curtailed.
The leaders of NATO member states have agreed to set up a missile system in Europe at their summit in Portugal, but are also seeking Russian cooperation
932 kilograms (more than 2,000 pounds) of high quality heroin and 156 kilograms (344 pounds) of opium was seized, or 200 million doses with an estimated value of $250 million.
Passengers disembark from Emirates Airlines Flight 201 after the plane was escorted by US fighter jets to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Friday afternoon. The United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority has rejected claims that a US-bound Emirates flight from Dubai contained "suspicious" parcels from Yeme
North Korea on Saturday threatened to confront planned US-South Korean military exercises with nuclear deterrence, according to the National Defence Commission - the highest decision- making body in the country.
India and the Untied States Friday signed a counter-terrorism deal that includes joint probes of bombings, cooperation in cyber and border security and measures to check financing of terrorist activities, officials said.