India to seek US help for entry into NSG
Pushing for the maximum during US President Barack Obama’s visit next month, India is looking to corner a firm commitment from the US to help facilitate India’s entry into the elite Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).
Global General China, Russia continue to enjoy advanced ties
China and Russia enjoy a strong partnership that precludes any need or desire for competition, a senior Moscow official said at the conclusion of a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday.
Russia Accepts Invitation to Attend NATO Summit Meeting
President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia announced Tuesday that he would attend next month’s summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Lisbon and left the door open to the possibility of Moscow cooperating with the alliance on a European missile defense shield.
The Global Financial “Crisis Hits Home” in Europe and Central Asia
The global financial crisis is having a devastating impact on families in emerging Europe and Central Asia, with the risk of the region giving back a fifth of the poverty reduction gains of the past decade, according to a new World Bank report.
Company cheats in winning tenders in Bulgaria's nuclear power plant
A building company was fined for using a false certificate to win public tenders in Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant, local Commission For Protection Of Competition (CPC) said on Monday.
Russian Arctic's 'nuclear dump' gets a facelift
An electronic sign along a busy street posts the outside temperature, the wind strength -- and the radioactivity level.
Russia seeks foreign policy voice in Europe
Russia sought to use a summit starting Monday to cement a greater role in Europe's security and foreign policy _ a shift that France and Germany embrace but that's tougher to sell to the rest of the long-divided continent.
Iran ready to include nuclear dispute in talks
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy Monday said that Iran would be willing to address the dispute over its nuclear programme in forthcoming talks, even though the Iranian leader has so far declined to discuss it with world powers.
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