US President Barack Obama on Wednesday denied pressuring Australia to reverse a ban on selling uranium to India but said he would "watch with interest" how the issue played out.

• November 16, 2011

Since the December 1991 collapse of the USSR, one of the most exciting developments for the international energy community has been the rise of oil exports from the Caspian region.

• November 15, 2011

The UN atomic watchdog's damning new report on Iran's nuclear programme has set the stage for a diplomatic showdown at IAEA headquarters this week, pitting Russia and China against Western powers.

• November 15, 2011

Further sanctions against Iran are "for sure", but the EU should not rule out other options including military action, Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal said on Monday, ahead of a meeting with EU counterparts.

• November 14, 2011

Defending his efforts to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Barack Obama said Sunday that economic sanctions against Tehran have had "enormous bite," and that he will consult with other nations on additional steps to ensure that Iran does not acquire an atomic weapon.

• November 14, 2011

South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung Nam left Sunday for Vienna for talks on ways to revive stalled negotiations on North Korea's nuclear disarmament.

• November 13, 2011

The two presidents meet on sidelines of trade summit in Hawaii, discuss 'wide-ranging' topics including Syria, Afghanistan, and European missile defense.

• November 13, 2011

“Russia joined the WTO and now does not need goods from Kyrgyzstan,” the Dordoi Trade Union member Ismat Shamiyev stated at today’s conference “Employment in the KRG: problems and political choice”.

• November 11, 2011