Israel accuses IAEA chief of political bias in Syrian nuclear probe

VIENNA — Israel accused the head of the U.N. atomic agency of political bias in its probe of Syria Thursday, provoking a bitter response by the agency chief.

Syrian official plays down new find of uranium traces by UN nuclear agency

VIENNA — Syria’s nuclear chief is suggesting the U.N. nuclear agency’s discovery of new uranium traces in the country do not harden allegations that Damascus has a hidden nuclear program.