UN nuclear agency sends Syria to Security Council

The UN nuclear watchdog has recommended that Syria be brought before the UN Security Council for violating its safeguard agreements, citing Syria's undeclared construction of a nuclear reactor.

A majority of the voting members of the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors on Thursday supported the recommendation, which was drawn up by Washington and 12 of its allies. The IAEA action is separate from another effort by European nations to have the UN Security Council condemn the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad for its deadly crackdown on protesters. (AP)