Bulgaria's state-owned electricity utility NEK was preparing to file a claim against Atomstroyexport, the Russian contractor for the Belene nuclear plant, with the lawsuit to be brought in the court in Geneva, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said.

• August 4, 2011

India has a strong intention to build large and modern nuclear units and to cooperate with our country in this field.

• August 4, 2011

Almost exactly three years after the brief war between Russia and Georgia, Washington and Moscow are trading challenging statements over its unresolved legacy, in another sign that the "reset" of relations between the two cold war enemies is coming under pressure.

• August 2, 2011

An Iraqi delegation will visit the United States this month to discuss the purchase of 18 fighter jets, a Pentagon spokesman said

• August 2, 2011

Bulgaria expects that Russia will withdraw its 58 million euro claim against the country' state-owned power utility NEK at the beginning of next week, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told Bulgarian National Radio (BNR)

• August 1, 2011

In the Informal Meeting of Ministers for European Affairs on 28-29 July in Sopot, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilunas presented Lithuania's priorities in preparation of the new European Union's financial perspective, informed BC the Ministry.

• August 1, 2011

A pilot error was the ultimate cause of the airplane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others in Russia last year, but Russia's controllers and airport also played a role, a Polish committee investigating into the crash said Friday.

• July 30, 2011

A House Republican says the Obama administration plans talks with Saudi Arabia about potential civil nuclear power deals.

• July 30, 2011