Kyrgyzstan renews attempts to build coalition govt
Kyrgyzstan's new parliament launched a second attempt to build a coalition government on Saturday, seeking to avoid the need for repeat elections in the volatile Central Asian state.
Floods hit Balkans
Authorities declared a state of emergency in three Balkan nations on Thursday — Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro — after heavy rain caused some of the worst flooding in over 100 years.
Belarus agrees to give up stockpile of highly enriched uranium
In a surprise victory for President Obama's campaign to secure nuclear material worldwide, the government of Belarus announced Wednesday that it will give up its stock of highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapons.
Russia forms world's first nuclear fuel bank
Russia announced Wednesday that it had created the world's first international atomic fuel bank as part of a global effort to curb the spread of nuclear arms.
Russia, Bulgaria sign memorandum on Belene nuclear power plant
Russian corporation Rosatom and Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK signed here Tuesday a memorandum on the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP) trying to revive this project.
Asian markets tumble on China, eurozone worries
Asian stocks lost ground on Tuesday with Tokyo and Shanghai falling sharply as markets worried about Chinese economic tightening and the troubled eurozone.
China hopes to lead green race
China has made global headlines in recent months for overtaking the US as the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, while state media ran almost daily stories of chemical water pollution and contaminated food, writes the Mail and Guardian.
Yanukovych to hold meeting on Tax Code on Tuesday
Before leaving for Kazakhstan to participate in the OSCE summit, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet with economic teams of the government and the presidential administration, which are working on the Tax Code.
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