Clinton Moves to Ease Tensions on Kyrgyz Base
Hoping to defuse the latest round of tensions over a strategically important American air base, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that the United States would steer part of a lucrative Pentagon jet fuel contract to a newly created Kyrgyz state-owned corporation.
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.
Blunt and Blustery, Putin Responds to State Department Cables on Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin responded Wednesday to criticism of Russia revealed in United States diplomatic cables published by the Web site WikiLeaks, warning Washington not to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.
Clinton in Kyrgyzstan to meet with leaders, troops
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan to meet with government leaders and greet U.S. troops.
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.
N. Korea boasts advances in its nuclear program
Secretive North Korea boasted advances in its nuclear program on Tuesday, making sure it held the world’s attention, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges, as pressure built on China to rein in its ally.
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.
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