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Tehran, other sides "exploring various possibilities" to achieve nuclear agreement: Iranian FM

Iran are working together with world major countries, exploring various possibilities to move forward to a final deal, the Iranian foreign minister said here on Tuesday.

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UN nuclear watchdog makes no progress in verifying alleged Iran's nuclear bomb research

The UN nuclear agency failed to make progress over the investigation of alleged Iran's nuclear weapon plan in the meetings with Tehran this week, the agency said Thursday in a press release.

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Terrorism major concern at opening of UN General Debate

​The 69th annual General Debate of the UN General Assembly -- the one body in which all nations have a voice -- got underway Wednesday in the shadow of terrorism, a nearly universal topic.

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UN chief, Iranian president eye win-win solution to nuclear issue

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met here on Tuesday with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and they agreed to seek a win-win solution to Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.

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China expresses enthusiasm to promote cooperation with IAEA

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday sent a congratulatory message to the 58th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) underway in Vienna, expressing China's enthusiasm for promoting cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog in future.

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UN chief urges diplomatic accord on Iran's nuclear program

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday voiced his hope to see a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program at an early date.

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U.S., Iran to resume nuclear talks in Geneva

U.S. and Iranian officials are set to resume talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran's controversial nuclear program, the State Department said Wednesday.

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Italian, Iranian FMs hold talks on reaching nuclear agreement by November

​Italy's foreign minister Federica Mogherini hold talks with Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif on Wednesday.

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DPRK takes active diplomacy to break from isolation: S.Korean FM

​South Korea's top diplomat said Wednesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has recently taken active diplomatic moves to break from isolation and reduce economic difficulties.

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Iran voices optimism about final nuclear deal: negotiator

​Reaching a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear issue is likely before the Nov. 24 deadline, Press TV reported on Wednesday quoting Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araqchi.

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China Three Gorges Corporation to invest in nuclear

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the country's largest hydropower provider, will enter the nuclear power sector following an agreement with China National Nuclear Corporation, according to a company statement on Tuesday.

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India building its first home-made nuclear submarine: report

​India is building its first indigenous nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, at Visakhapatnam port in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, a media report said Thursday.

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Iranian nuclear talks has "real gaps" on key issues": Kerry

Stakeholders will continue working to bridge the remaining "real gaps" in Iranian nuclear talks while tangible progress has been made, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters here on Tuesday.

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Iran optimistic about final nuclear deal: president

Tehran is optimistic that its talks with six other world powers will yield a comprehensive deal on the country's controversial nuclear program, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

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TEPCO votes down motions to abandon nuclear power at shareholder meeting

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) vowed to its shareholders Thursday that it would push to restart its idled reactors under a new turnaround initiative, with the reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture, the world's largest nuclear complex, being viewed by the utility as indispensable to providing power in Japan and ensuring the company's survival.

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20-cm tsunami observed in Miyagi, Japan after strong quake

Tsunami measured at about 20 cm was observed at Ishinomaki city in Miyagi Prefecture at around 5:19 a. m. local time after a 6.8 magnitude quake jolted off Fukushima prefecture in the northeast Japan at around 4: 22 a.m. early Saturday, local media reported.

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Iran, world powers in final efforts to seek nuclear deal before deadline

Iran and six world powers on Wednesday started to make the final diplomacy efforts before the July 20 deadline to find the solution for Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna amid uncertainty and gaps.