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Turkey hit by Azeri, Iran gas flow problems
Turkey's gas imports from Azerbaijan and Iran tumbled on Tuesday due to technical problems in both countries, Turkish officials said, slashing supply to the country of 75 million people as it faces growing pressure to meet high winter demand.
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Iran ties not in contradiction with US relationship
Amidst increasing pressure from the US to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, India on Tuesday said its ties with Tehran is neither inconsistent with non-proliferation objectives nor is in contradiction with its relationships with the West.
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Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown
Syrian forces hammered restive neighbourhoods in the city of Homs for hours with mortars and artillery before dawn Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing more than 200 people in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.
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Kazakhstan/Germany: Make Rights Key to Good Relations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel should raise urgent human rights concerns with the Kazakhstan government during talks with President Nursultan Nazarbaev on February 8, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. Nazarbaev is scheduled to meet the chancellor in Berlin to discuss bilateral cooperation and energy issues, and to sign a strategic energy and raw materials partnership agreement.
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Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan may stop gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan
Kazakh and Uzbek state gas companies Kaztransgaz and Uztransgaz may stop gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan if the country does not pay off the debt for gas supplies till Feb. 10, KyrTAG quoted Eugenie Orlenko, deputy director of Kyrgyzgaz Company, as saying on Friday.
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Turkey says Russian gas expected back to normal
Russian gas supplies to Turkey are expected to return to normal levels today after a drop of more than 30 percent due to problems in transit countries for cross-border pipeline, Turkish energy officials told Reuters on Friday.
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Bulgaria Lines New Envoys to Russia, Spain, Morocco, Syria, Pakistan
Five new ambassadors for Bulgaria's diplomatic service have been formally proposed by the Bulgarian cabinet to President Rosen Plevneliev for approval.
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Japanese Atomic Agency Exposes Nuclear Accident in Beijing
Japan’s Atomic Energy Agency says a nuclear reactor in suburban Beijing had an accident last October and has stopped operating since then. Chinese authorities did not report the accident.
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