News Source: Voice of America
| 8 months ago
After two inconclusive votes, the International Atomic Energy Agency has been unable to agree on a replacement for outgoing agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei. The Vienna-based nuclear watchdog has opened up the post to fresh candidates. Japanese...
News Source: Khaleej Times
| 8 months ago
Amano had been perceived to be the preferred candidate of the west and Minty the favourite of developing nations. Feroukhi said it was not yet clear whether the board would hold another extraordinary meeting on the matter before its regular June...
News Source: Epoch Times
| 8 months ago
U.N. nuclear watchdog governors failed to agree on a successor to Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday after five rounds of voting, opening the field to new candidates who might bridge rich-poor divisions. The International Atomic Energy...
News Source: Press TV
| 8 months ago
Government sources. . . seem to prefer the Japanese candidate, Yukiya Amano, rather than South African candidate Abdul Samad Minty," Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday. Thursday, as none of the contenders managed to win the...
News Source: Jerusalem Post
| 8 months ago
The next voting round will occur on Friday, due to Thursday's inconclusive results. The race is important because ElBaradei's successor will influence how the world meets the nuclear challenges posed by extremists like Iran and Syria who are thought...