The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will launch 16 reactors at an outlay of Rs.2.3 trillion (USD 40 billion) during the 12th Plan period (2012-17), a top official of the atomic power operator said. The 16 reactors are in…
The point whether the equipment supplier is liable for damages or not if something goes wrong in a nuclear power plant and results in a disaster has been a subject of intense debate in India. Would it be the power plant…
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has appealed for calm as tension continued to mount over a controversial national reconciliation plan. Anti-government protesters brought the country’s parliament to a standstill on Friday, surrounding the complex and forcing the speaker to postpone a debate…
The head of the Arab League has asked the UN Security Council to boost the size of a UN mission in Syria and give it expanded powers to protect people following a surge in violence there, according to a letter leaked to…
An Egyptian court has sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year. Also given a life term on Saturday was Mubarak’s former interior…