New estimates put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at more than 100
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world's most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts
Kazakh council rejects plan to extend leader's rule
Kazakhstan's constitutional council on Monday rejected a referendum to extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's rule until 2020, meaning the leader of Central Asia's largest economy is likely to stand for election in 2012.
Turkish PM to visit Kyrgyzstan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a two-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan on February 1
Turkey envoy says Cairo will solve own issues
Turkey has played an increasingly visible role in Arab affairs in recent years, but the country's top diplomat in the United States suggested Friday that the violence in Egypt is an internal matter.
Russian experts presented Kaliningrad nuclear power plant project in Riga
Russian experts confirmed during a presentation of the Kaliningrad nuclear power plant project in Riga yesterday that the project will have no detrimental effect on the environment.
Iran nuclear plant to be "ready in April"
Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first of its kind in the country, is to join the national power grid in early April, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi said
Turkey eyes $400 mln fuel deal in Kyrgyzstan
The Turkish Petroleum International Company Ltd. (TPIC), an affiliate of the state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), is holding talks with Kyrgyz government officials to supply the jet fuel needed by American corps based in the country, the company’s president, Mithat Cansız, has said.
Russia says awaiting Iranian response on fuel swap
Global powers seeking to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons are still hoping for a response from Tehran to a fuel swap proposal seen as a step towards ending the persistent standoff, Russia said
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