Putin Promises Oil and Ski Jobs to North Caucasus
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas.
Lithuania and Belarus signed a communication on cooperation in energy and transport sectors
Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky and Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius have signed a communication on economic cooperation, focusing on energy security issues mostly.
Bulgaria Aims to Kick Russian Energy Habit
Bulgaria plans to overcome its overwhelming dependence on Russian energy by building new gas pipeline links with neighboring Greece, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, a draft energy strategy showed on Monday.
India strike over petrol prices
Normal life is disrupted in parts of India as opposition parties begin a 12-hour strike over fuel price increases.
India's nuclear ambition runs up against China's
A 2008 civilian nuclear energy pact between the United States and India was meant to lift a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade despite New Delhi's longstanding weapons programme, a move seen as bolstering it as a counterweight to China.
2 Nuclear Power Plants Approved by Finland
The Finnish Parliament approved the construction of two nuclear power plants on Thursday, the latest victory for proponents of atomic energy in Europe.
Russia plans floating nuclear plant
Russia has taken a big step towards the controversial creation of the world's first floating nuclear power station, putting a barge that will house the plant into the water.
Total stops petrol sales to Iran
French company Total says it has stopped petrol deliveries to Iran, amid growing pressure over Iran's nuclear programme.
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