Russia and Belarus signed a contract Tuesday on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus, local media reported.

• October 12, 2011

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday that he expected a "just and acceptable" compromise to be worked out with Russia soon over the price of Russian gas.

• October 12, 2011

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko agreed on Tuesday that Russia should build the country's first, $9 billion nuclear power station.

• October 11, 2011

Azerbaijan may give consent for construction of a new nuclear reactor in Armenia, director of the Radiation Problems Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Adil Garibov told Trend on Monday.

• October 11, 2011

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin travels to China Tuesday for talks likely to focus on a gas deal mired in discord, a day after the two countries signed trade deals worth more than $7 billion.

• October 11, 2011

Putting the onus on India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday said the US has made clear the steps New Delhi needs to take to allow the two nations to move forward on implementation of bilateral civil nuclear deal.

• October 10, 2011

The board was created by the Latvian president to address issues and challenges arising from the integration of national minorities into Latvian society, and to facilitate a dialogue between representatives of different national cultures on the basis of the state language.

• October 10, 2011

Gilani said he will discuss the project with officials of the two countries during his upcoming visit to the SAARC summit in the Maldives next month.

• October 10, 2011