Russia will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week despite U.S. demands to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear energy until the country proves that it's not pursuing a weapons capacity.

• August 23, 2010

HSBC, Societe Generale and Rothschild have been shortlisted in the tender for a financial consultant of Bulgaria's planned Belene nuclear power plant, the country's energy holding announced.

• August 21, 2010

India and Japan will hold the fourth strategic dialogue today when Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada arrives in New Delhi, during which the two sides will discuss a wide gamut of issues, including civil nuclear cooperation and ways to enhance bilateral trade ties.

• August 21, 2010

Experts uncovered a productive layer with a depth of 3,600-3,606 meters while drilling Well No. 26 on the South Kamishlija Field in Turkmenistan's Balkan region.

• August 21, 2010

Iran is set to cross a new nuclear threshold, but it's one the Obama administration isn't worried about.

• August 21, 2010

Finland's government on Thursday concluded its budget talks after only one day of discussing the finance ministry's budget proposal.

• August 20, 2010

Pakistan should engage in a 'detailed dialogue' with Iran on nuclear power and not only the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline to counter its 'arch-enemy' India, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper said Friday.

• August 20, 2010

Downplaying recent adverse remarks by Japanese officials about civil nuclear cooperation with India, India Friday said it would shortly hold another round of negotiations with Japan here and underlined that it was hopeful of 'a win-win' atomic accord soon.

• August 20, 2010