Amid the talk in Washington and London of military intervention in Libya, Tim Coles considers how the Anglo-American portrayal of Mu’ammar Gaddafi changed from bogeyman to friend when it became apparent that he would grant oil contracts to various Western companies.

• March 5, 2011

Belarus has not yet answered questions regarding the nuclear power plant's environmental impact, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

• March 3, 2011

Ukraine, the former Soviet Union state in Eastern Europe, is keen to share its expertise in nuclear power plant technology with Malaysia as part of efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment linkages.

• March 1, 2011

Russia on Monday explained why fuel is being removed from a nuclear reactor in Iran, delaying plans to start up the giant plant this month.

• March 1, 2011

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping to modernise Kazakhstan’s energy generation network with a senior secured loan of 3.1 billion Kazakh tenge (equivalent to €15 million) to AES Sogrinsk CHP power plant.

• March 1, 2011

Lithuania is in talks with Japan about cooperation on nuclear energy after Korea Electric Power Corp. withdrew a bid to build an atomic facility in 2010.

• February 28, 2011

Bangladesh has signed here a "primary deal" with Russia for installing a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant, which would be its first.

• February 25, 2011

Britain remained committed to talks with Iran on its nuclear program, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a tour of the Middle East

• February 24, 2011