Pakistan elected to Board of Governors of IAEA

October 4th, 2009 TEHRAN - Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Sunday in Tehran that the IAEA will inspect the newly revealed Iranian nuclear site Oct 25. The date was also confirmed by Iran's atomic chief Ali-Akbar Salehi.

September 26th, 2009 TEHRAN - The head of Iran's Atomic Organization said Saturday that agreements have been made with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the new uranium-enrichment plant near Tehran. "Considering the suitable cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, there will be an inspection of the new plant in due time," Ali-Akbar Salehi told state television without giving a precise date.

September 14th, 2009 VIENNA - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was Monday formally approved as next head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), paving the way for his succession to Mohamed ElBaradei from December. At the IAEA General Conference, Vienna member states unanimously supported Amano, who in June had narrowly won the majority at the agency's governing board after a protracted election process.

September 9th, 2009 VIENNA - There was a "high probability" that Iran worked to develop nuclear weapons in the past, if intelligence information in that regard is genuine, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Wednesday in Vienna. ElBaradei was referring to documents received by his organisation that points to a number of suspicious Iranian studies, including the modification of the model of a missile to carry a nuclear warhead.

September 6th, 2009 UN nuclear agency to discuss Iran, SyriaVIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency meets Monday for talks that will likely center on the U.N. watchdog's deadlocked nuclear probes of Iran and Syria.

July 7th, 2009 Tom Hanks voted back onto Academy Awards boardLOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks is rejoining the board that oversees the Academy Awards. After a one-year hiatus, Hanks was elected Tuesday to a new three-year term on the board of governors representing the actors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

July 2nd, 2009 VIENNA - Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was chosen as the next leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Thursday, diplomats said. Japan's current ambassador to the UN in Vienna is set to become Director General when Mohamed ElBaradei retires after 12 years in office at the end of November.

June 18th, 2009 VIENNA - Developing countries Thursday effectively blocked plans by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for nuclear fuel banks that aim to keep countries from acquiring sensitive nuclear technology by offering them alternatives. The Vienna-based IAEA had asked member countries of its governing board to give the green light for fleshing out proposals to sway countries to buy nuclear fuel from abroad, by providing them with an insurance in case their supply is cut off for political reasons.

June 15th, 2009 VIENNA - Diplomats gathered in Vienna Monday for a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the stalemate with Iran over its nuclear programme - just days after Iran's hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. Iran has ignored recent UN Security Council resolutions intended to get the country to halt its controversial uranium enrichment programme.

June 9th, 2009 Diplomats: Japanese wins test vote for IAEA headVIENNA — Diplomats say Japan's candidate has won an informal test vote meant to thin out the field of candidates to become head of the U.N. nuclear agency.

June 1st, 2009 Official: IAEA to vote for new director July 9VIENNA — An official says the board of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency will vote for a new director general July 9.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following is the personal profile of Manmohan Singh, who will Friday be sworn in as prime minister for the second consecutive term: Born : Sep 26, 1932, in Gah, West Punjab (presently Pakistan) Married : Sep 14, 1958. Has three daughters - Upender, Daman and Amrit Education : M.A., D.Phil (Oxford), D.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI/VIENNA - India Monday inked an inspection agreement with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - a step that will enable India to access global civil nuclear equipment and fuel. India's Ambassador to Vienna Saurabh Kumar and IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei inked the India-specific safeguards agreement at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will sign a unique safeguards agreement with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) later Monday - a key step that will enable the resumption of global civil nuclear commerce with New Delhi. India's Ambassador to Vienna Saurabh Kumar and IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei will ink the India-specific safeguards agreement in Vienna later in the day.

January 28th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will seek clarification on the status of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) during the International Cricket Council's (ICC) executive board meeting in Perth Saturday. PCB chief Izaz Butt will inform the ICC board members of the intense pressure his board is facing to lift the ban on the ICL players from playing for Pakistan.