The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Sunday that he had no evidence Iran is working actively to build nuclear weapons and expressed concern that escalating rhetoric from the United States could bring disaster. ...more

October 29, 2007

Iran's top nuclear negotiator resigned Saturday in a move seen as a victory for the hard-line president that could push the country into a more defiant position in its standoff with the West. ...more

October 21, 2007

Vladimir Putin issued a veiled warning Tuesday against any attack on Iran as he began the first visit by a Kremlin leader to Tehran in six decades, a mission reflecting Russian-Iranian efforts to curb U.S. influence. ...more

October 17, 2007

Two of President Bush's most senior Cabinet members pitched an unusual new missile defense partnership Friday to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but they received a firm public rebuke as the Kremlin made clear it remains deeply skeptical of the administration's foreign policy goals. ...more

October 13, 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a dangerous leader in a violent part of the world. ...more

October 9, 2007

South Korea's president expressed confidence North Korea will abandon its nuclear weapons after a summit with Kim Jong Il, where the two countries pledged Thursday to pursue a peace treaty and end their decadeslong standoff across the world's last Cold War frontier. ...more

October 5, 2007

North Korea has agreed to disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year, a move that the Bush administration hailed as a diplomatic victory that could serve as a model for how to deal with Iran, which has defied U.S. efforts to rein in its nuclear ambitions. ...more

October 4, 2007

Leaders of the two Koreas opened formal talks today at the first summit between the divided countries in seven years, after a chilly reception for the South Korean president from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. ...more

October 3, 2007