Sevak Sarukhanyan: Armenia has no alternative to development of nuclear energy
Armenia is going to construct a new unit of the NPP with 1000MW capacity with participation of Russia, which will supply equipment for the nuclear island making 20% of the project entire cost. The new unit’s construction is planned to be launched in 2012 and completed in five years.
Private military firms likely to stay in Iraq, Afghanistan despite criticism
President Hamid Karzai says he wants them out of Afghanistan, while US President Barack Obama is planning to use them in Iraq to supplant withdrawn US combat troops. So how open to abuse are private military companies?
Nabucco Plans Georgian, Iraqi Gas Feeder Pipelines; Avoids Iran
Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH plans to supply the natural-gas transmission route to Europe with links to Turkey’s borders with Georgia and Iraq and has decided against a link to the country’s border with Iran.
China to Invest Billions in Electric and Hybrid Cars
The Chinese government, determined to become a world leader in green technology, says it plans to invest billions of dollars over the next few years to develop electric and hybrid vehicles.
Split views about Iran’s nuclear reactor
Iran has crossed a new nuclear threshold, but it’s one the Obama administration isn’t worried about.
Turkmen field gives commercial gas flow
Experts uncovered a productive layer with a depth of 3,600-3,606 meters while drilling Well No. 26 on the South Kamishlija Field in Turkmenistan's Balkan region.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan names Abu Usman as new leader
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan has announced its new leader, just one day after confirming the death of Tahir Yuldashev, the al Qaeda-linked terror group's co-founder and longtime emir.
The shadow over Iraq
It is August 2010, the month when the last United States combat troops are scheduled to leave Iraq. It is therefore time to take stock of the situation in Iraq, which has changed places with Afghanistan as the forgotten war.
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