The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Tuesday called for a shift from nuclear power to renewable energy as it commemorated the 66th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II.

• August 10, 2011

After pulling out from the race for Australian coal miner Bandanna Energy, India’s largest thermal power producer NTPC Limited is seeking to acquire coal assets in South Africa.

• August 10, 2011

Turkmenistan will begin exporting natural gas from its Caspian Sea wells, Turkmenistan.ru reported August 7. Yagshigeldy Kakayev, director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources, announced the pending export at a cabinet meeting.

• August 9, 2011

Atomic Energy Commission, had just returned from a visit to India and Pakistan and described two fledgling nations on the verge of another war over Kashmir.

• August 8, 2011

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi expressed satisfaction over conditions of Bushehr nuclear power plant, ISNA reported.

• August 8, 2011

Ambassador of Germany to Kyrgyzstan Gudrun Sraga presented copies of credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, reported the Foreign Ministry's press service.

• August 8, 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

The meeting between deputy Energy Minister of Iran Mohammad Behzad and Minister of Energy and National Resources of Armenia Armen Movsisyan took place in Tehran, during which the parties underscored importance of enhancing cooperation in the field of energy.

• August 2, 2011