Israel is calling for a tough international response to a U.N. report Thursday that concluded Iran has not complied with demands to stop its uranium enrichment program. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel believes time is running out to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, refusing to rule out military action, says Washington will "do everything" it can to deprive Iran of nuclear weapons.

Representatives of six major powers will meet in London on February 26 to discuss further steps in the Iranian nuclear standoff. The announcement of the meeting follows confirmation from the UN nuclear agency that Iran ignored a Security Council deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear activities.

A new report says North Korea is probably able to mount a nuclear weapon on missiles it already has. The scope and intentions of North Korea's weapons programs are a matter of governmental ambiguity in South Korea, where senior officials are getting ready for a high-level meeting in Pyongyang next week.

Turkey is playing host to an international gathering that brings together nuclear and non-nuclear countries in an effort to prevent fissile material falling into the hands of terrorists.

The United States has been cautious in its reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's criticisms of its policies. At a conference in Munich on February 10, Putin accused the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush of what he called an "almost uncontained use of military force" that has led other countries to seek nuclear weapons.

An apparent last-minute softening of North Korea's position at the six-party nuclear talks has allowed the negotiations to continue into Tuesday. Earlier, delegates had said Monday was the deadline for North Korea to make a decision.

Six-country talks aimed at reaching a deal in which North Korea would quit its nuclear weapons program have entered their fifth day in China's capital, Beijing.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in Munich that the international community is united in its determination to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and warned the country not to use "tricks" to meet demands to stop its nuclear program.

The White House says it has no intention of going to war with Iran.
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council, Gordon Johndroe, dismissed statements from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said his country would target U.S. interests around the world if it came under attack over its disputed nuclear program.

The United States and its regional partners are trying to convince North Korea to uphold a two-year-old promise to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions have formally opened.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran will strike back at the United States if it is attacked.