Iran has announced it will expand its nuclear programme, in a move that fuels tension with the West. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

India test-launched a ballistic missile “Dhanush,” which has the capability of carrying nuclear warheads with a range of 350 kilometers (220 miles) from aNavy ship off the coast of Orissa in the Bay of Bengal.

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke in Berlin today about his recent bilateral meeting with Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sayi that “all conversations are more effective and cheaper than using pressure and war.”

Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) say they are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted on Friday.

U.S. President Obama delivered a stern message on Thursday to North Korea and Iran that they risk further sanctions and isolation if they do not rein in their nuclear ambitions. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

According to a media report, despite lingering tensions between Tehran and Buenos Aires over the attack on the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association AMIA, there would still be a chance of the two nations reviving their nuclear ties.

An audacious Taliban attack on Pakistan’s army headquarters shows there is a growing terrorist threat to the nuclear-armed U.S. ally, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.

North Korea has warned of nuclear retaliation against any US and South Korean nuclear threats, in fresh criticism of an upcoming military drill between the allies, state media said Sunday.

“There is no place to go for North Korea, they have no friends left that will protect them from the international community’s efforts to move toward denuclearization”, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Defense chief Robert M. Gates’ remarks about shoring up Hawaii’s defense may be aimed at deterring a test launch and signals that the U.S. is willing to act to prevent a successful test.

President Obama met today at the White House with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, with a new program of U.N. sanctions and threats from the North Korean government serving as the backdrop. Obama declaring during remarks to reporters that North Korea’s bid to become a nuclear power is not inevitable and will not be accepted by his administration.

The 15-0 vote on U.N. Resolution 1874 imposes an embargo on the shipment of arms from the communist regime and broadens a ban on the import of weapons.

All three launches were reported to be short-range missiles which can hit targets up to 80 miles away.