Russia Wants to Build Nuclear Plants in Syria
Russia, which is helping Iran build nuclear plants, now wants to add Syria to its list of investments in atomic energy while the US enlists support for the idea of making Middle East free of nuclear weapons.
Turkey says Syria, Qatar back Iran plan
Syria and Qatar back Turkish efforts for a diplomatic solution to the row over Iran's nuclear program, Turkey's foreign minister said after leaders of the three countries met, a report said.
Maoists have massively mined Chhattisgarh forests: Police
A day after 8 CRPF troopers were killed in a landmine blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a top police official said the guerrillas have massively mined the state's forested areas and it was difficult to de-mine the vast stretches.
Energy's New 'Great Game'
Countries around the globe are racing to lock down energy supplies to ensure economic security. The geopolitical implications are huge
Time for a nuclear samba
Brazil has advanced a proposal to unblock the Iranian nuclear dossier that is in fact the common view among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), the emerging geopolitical counter-power to United States hegemony.
Kyrgyzstan investigating firms that sold fuel supplied to U.S. air base
Kyrgyzstan's interim government has begun a criminal investigation of local companies -- allegedly controlled by the son of ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev -- that were sources of fuel supplied to a key U.S. air base in the Central Asian country.
Arabs see opening for nuke-free Mideast
The world's five recognized nuclear-weapons powers on Wednesday reaffirmed the goal of a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, a long-dormant Arab idea that's come back to life at this month's nonproliferation treaty conference.
Turkey, Brazil in contact over nuke row
Turkeys Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu spoke late Tuesday with his Brazilian counterpart on the phone regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.
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