After Japan, slow change seen for U.S. nuclear industry
The U.S. nuclear industry this week gets its first peek at a roadmap for new regulations that ultimately could cost it billions in the wake of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
US looking to build on counter-terrorism cooperation with India
The United States will look to enhance the scope of counter-terrorism cooperation with India during the second US-India Strategic Dialogue to be held in New Delhi in the third week of July.
U.S. Urges Belarus To Free Political Prisoners, Respect Rights
The United States has condemned the increasingly heavy-handed tactics employed by Belarus authorities against demonstrators and journalists during the weekly peaceful protests that began in early June
EDF and RWE raise fresh doubts over UK nuclear plans
Fresh doubts have emerged over the delivery of Britain's nuclear ambitions, after EDF said it would issue an "adjusted timetable" for construction and RWE admitted it was still deciding "how to move on with the project".
Despite concerns, Japan stretches life of nuclear plants
On March 26, the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor would have celebrated its 40th birthday, making it a senior citizen, where once, utilities estimated reactors' life spans to be 30 to 40 years.
Greenpeace Battles Slovakian Government over Nuclear Power Plant
A major battle between Slovakia’s environmentalists and the government is emerging as Greenpeace charges that the country’s recently completed nuclear power plant at Mochovce in Nitra has in fact violated the public’s rights.
Russia Meets With NATO in New Push for Libyan Peace
Russia stepped up its efforts to negotiate a resolution to the war in Libya, with officials here receiving the president of South Africa, who has offered his services as a mediator, and the secretary general of NATO.
Turkmen Gas Finally Gets Washington's Attention
Nowhere has this policy been more evident than in the Caspian basin and the energy riches of the new post-Soviet states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
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