Baltic States committed to integrate with EU power grid
The implementation of a plan to integrate Baltic energy markets is a long-term objective, four governments declared after meeting with EU officials.
Hillary Clinton urges Iran to accept a nuclear deal
Hillary Clinton on Friday night renewed an offer of friendship to Iran but said the United States was "committed to defending its Gulf allies from regional threats".
Russia backing Pakistan to join SCO as full member
The Russian Ambassador to Pakistan said that his country had asked Pakistan to sign over Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Addressing a roundtable, Russian Ambassador Andrey Budnik said that Russia had been persuading Pakistan, India and Israel for signing the NPT to make the world free of nuclear weapons.
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.
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.
North Korea boasts about nuclear capabilities at new uranium enrichment plant
Nuclear-armed North Korea boasted today it has "many thousands of centrifuges'' running at a new uranium enrichment plant, which has raised fears the regime wants to make more fuel for atom bombs.
Lithuania has questions on Belarusian nuclear power plant construction
Lithuania "has questions" about the report on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the future nuclear power plants in Belarus
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