The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's two-day visit to Pakistan seems to be a frustrated move to eliminate the years of mistrust and suspicion among the Pakistanis as she mentioned the matter of trust gap in her interaction with the media persons and members of the civil society in Islamabad.

• July 20, 2010

China has approved plans to build a nuclear power plant in the southwestern region of Guangxi, state media reported Monday, as Beijing makes good on a pledge to boost renewable energy sources.

• July 19, 2010

Pakistan on Monday defended its civilian nuclear cooperation with China to build two nuclear reactors and said the plants will be open to the inspection of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• July 19, 2010

When meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, the Estonian minister Urmas Paet stated that Kazakhstan is an important co-operation partner for Estonia in Central Asia, reported BC the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• July 19, 2010

During a Franco-German diplomatic visit, Kyrgyzstan's interim president has agreed to an international inquiry into ethnic unrest in the country last month. The OSCE has said it will send a team to watch over the peace.

• July 17, 2010

The foreign ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India open their first key talks in Islamabad since the 2008 Mumbai attacks derailed a peace process.

• July 16, 2010

Saudi Arabia's decision last week to sign a nuclear cooperation pact with France marks a major step forward for a pan-Arab drive toward nuclear power, even as the United States strives to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions.

• July 15, 2010

Russian companies are ready to supply fuel to energy-hungry Iran, despite unilateral US and EU sanctions targeting Tehran's oil and gas sectors, the Russian energy minister said on Wednesday.

• July 15, 2010