Locks turn in Nabucco door
World Bank's International Finance Corporation looks like being not far behind. As reported in Zaman, Turkey's energy and natural resources minister, Taner Yildiz, told the country's parliament that a transportation fee will be imposed although no
India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan
The two nations foreign secretaries met in New Delhi for their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, but just agreed to 'keep in touch' without mentioning if there would be another round of talks.
US and Russia 'near' nuclear deal
Russia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.
Fake invasion panics Georgia
Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report says Russian tanks have invaded and the country's president was dead.
Chinese PM rejects yuan criticism
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.
NATO Air Exercises over the Baltics States
BRUSSELS - NATO warplanes will fly training missions over the Baltic states this month in a show of solidarity with former Soviet republics concerned about Russia. The March 17 exercises will involve French, Polish and Lithuanian aircraft, a NATO
Will there be a war over the Arctic?
Denmark and Norway into a new gold rush - and global warming sceptics are distracting the US from security risks Expected melting of summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean means greatly expanded access to increasingly scarce fossil fuels. Image Credit: Gulf
Europe pursues Baltic transit debottlenecking
The Baltic Sea region's role on Europe's energy map will grow in the near future. The Baltic accounts for more than 15% of global cargo transportation.1 But it is
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