Russia's lower house of parliament will not be able to give its full approval to a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty until at least next month, a senior lawmaker said Friday.

• December 24, 2010

Japan and Turkey inked a directive on bilateral nuclear cooperation, taking both countries a step closer towards the fruition of a 20 billion U.S. dollar tie-up for Japanese firms to build a nuclear facility in Turkey, a Japanese industry ministry official said Friday.

• December 24, 2010

The China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) disclosed Wednesday that the second phase of the China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline has begun construction in Kazakhstan.

• December 23, 2010

The bilateral Turkmen-Turkish talks on economic cooperation may be held within the summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) scheduled for these days in Istanbul (Turkey), an official Turkmen source said.

• December 23, 2010

The vote handed US President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other nations.

• December 23, 2010

Bulgaria is looking at opportunities to export electricity to Lebanon, according to the Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism, Traicho Traikov.

• December 23, 2010

Belarus lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a free trade zone with Russia and Kazakhstan, a move which will help avoid energy supplies cuts to Europe.

• December 22, 2010

Nations in East Asia should cease confrontation and abandon intentions to enhance their own security at the expense of that of their neighbors, said Russia's top envoy to China on Tuesday in Beijing.

• December 22, 2010