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Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran

President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted a ban on Russian firms from working on Iranian enrichment sites as he ...

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to visit North Korea: Yonhap

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to visit North Korea, the first head of the world body to set foot in the isolated state for ...

Dream of living in world free of nuclear weapons continues

"May one cry rise up from every land---say no to war and violence and yes to dialog and peace," Pope Francis said on ...

Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing

Japan on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed more than 74,000 lives ...

Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday as Japan marked 70 years since the atomic bombing that helped end World War II ...

N. Korea says no interest in Iran-style nuclear deal

North Korea said it had no interest whatsoever in following Iran down the path of nuclear dialogue, insisting it was ...

Iran, world powers clinch historic nuclear deal

Iran and six world major countries on Tuesday adopted an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue that will put Iran on ...

Putin says Russia to boost nuclear arsenal

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would boost its nuclear arsenal by more than 40 intercontinental missiles ...

Asia-Africa Countries Should Reform UN Security Council

Countries in the Asian and African regions should reform the UN Security Council, so that it is no longer controlled ...

Indonesia, Iran continue to expand cooperation

Indonesia and Iran are exploring ways to expand cooperation in numerous sectors including politics, culture, energy, ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace ...

Ukraine defence min. resigns

Ukrainian Defense Minister, Valery Geletey, stepped down with President Petro Poroshenko accepting his resignation ...

Buddhist Youth Meet in Hiroshima, Call for World Youth Summit for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

-    On Sept. 7, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI) held a Youth Conference for Peace ...

Buddhist Youth Step Up Momentum toward Nuclear Abolition, Spread Message of Peace

-    On August 2-3, 2014, youth representatives of the Soka Gakkai Buddhist association from Okinawa, ...

US Faith Groups Unite to Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Stressing Devastating Humanitarian Impact

AsiaNet 56598WASHINGTON DC and TOKYO, Apr. 25 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --On April 24, 2014, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai ...