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08/02/2013 - Mali - France - United States

France paid millions for Niger hostages who were not freed, ex-US ambassador claims

France paid a ransom of millions of euros to Al Qaida’s north African arm for four hostages held in Niger but they were not freed

Gillard, Singh discuss Australian uranium sales to India
17/10/2012 - World news explained

Gillard, Singh discuss Australian uranium sales to India

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  as part of a three-day state visit.

25/06/2012 - France - Central African Republic

Gunmen attack French uranium plant in Central African Republic - army

Gunmen have attacked a uranium plant operated by French nuclear power giant Areva at Bakouma in the southeast of the Central African Republic, army and French diplomatic sources revealed on ...

19/07/2011 - Iran

Iran upgrades centrifuges to improve uranium enrichment

Iran says it has begun installing new “better quality and speed” centrifuges to enrich uranium in defiance of international demands to halt its nuclear activities.

President Asif Ali Zardari criticised as the greatest obstacle to progress in Pakistan
29/11/2010 - Pakistan - US

US tried to remove uranium from Pakistan, WikiLeaks reveals

The United States has led top secret efforts to remove highly enriched uranium from Pakistan for years, worried it could be used to make an "illicit" nuclear device. 

22/11/2010 - North Korea

North Korean uranium enrichment spurs international outcry

North Korea's claims that it has a fully functioning uranium enrichment plant has caused outcry Monday from Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.

07/10/2010 - France

French press review 7 October 2010

French nuclear interests in Niger, strike warnings and rather a lot of nudity cover the front pages of France's daily newspapers on Thursday.

Abdel Hamid Abou Zaid, Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb fighter
23/09/2010 - Mali - France

Al-Qaeda warns France not to attempt hostage rescue, site says

An Al-Qaeda offshoot has warned France not to launch a military operation to rescue five French nationals, who were captured during a raid in northern Niger last week, a US-based monitoring site ...

21/09/2010 - Mali - France

Paris probes Al-Qaeda claim of kidnappings in Sahara

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for last week's abduction of seven people in Niger, as French military planes scour the Sahara in search of clues.

20/08/2010 - Iran

Iran to stop nuclear enrichment if fuel supply ensured, says Ahmadinejad

Iran is ready for immediate talks with world powers over a nuclear fuel swap deal, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview published in Japan on Friday.
 

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