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TOKYO, Saturday (Reuters) An Italian fertility specialist has claimed success in using human cloning technology to bring about a pregnancy, the first such case in the world if successful, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

Based on an Itar-Tass news agency report out of Abu Dhabi, the reports said Severino Antinori made the announcement on Friday in the United Arab Emirates, noting that the pregnant woman was now in her eighth week.

Antinori did not reveal the identity of the woman nor the details of the process by which she became pregnant, but said 5,000 couples took part in the project, according to the reports.

The Italian physician last year announced his intention to become the first scientist to clone a human being, but the idea has met outrage around the world, despite the promised benefits of some avenues of research.

Antinori's move prompted the United Nations to set up a panel last year aimed at drafting an international treaty to ban the cloning of human beings.

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