North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator is heading to New York next week, following a deal between the nations to suspend uranium enrichment in return for food aid, it emerged today.

North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear activities and a moratorium on nuclear, and long-range missile tests in a breakthrough in negotiations with the secretive communist nation.

North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and a moratorium on nuclear, and long-range missile tests, the US says.

In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full co-operation with United Nations attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear weapons, according to a secret document.

Iran today warned that UN sanctions could “destroy” its willingness to co-operate with an investigation of past nuclear activities.