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N Korea Seeking Direct Talks With US

N Korea Seeking Direct Talks With US

Former U.N. envoy Bill Richardson holds more rare meetings on Thursday with a delegation from North Korea, which he said is pushing for one-on-one talks with the United States.

Ahmadinejads Iran Oil Min Nominee To Get Support

Ahmadinejad's Iran Oil Min Nominee To Get Support

Iran's oil industry will support President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nomination for oil minister if approved by parliament, Iran's governor for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Thursday.

UK Arrests Nine In Carbon Trading Inquiry

UK Arrests Nine In Carbon Trading Inquiry

U.K. fraud investigators arrested nine people Wednesday over a suspected GBP38 million carbon credit trading scam, the Financial Times reports Thursday, citing the U.K.'s Revenue & Customs Department.

Turkmenistan To Transport 6B Cubic Meters Of Gas To Iran

Turkmenistan To Transport 6B Cubic Meters Of Gas To Iran

Iran and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to transport 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Dolatabad field in southeast Turkmenistan to Iran's Khangiran refinery, the oil ministry's official Shana news Web site reports.

Kuwait Says OPEC Should Maintain Output Levels

Kuwait Says OPEC Should Maintain Output Levels

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries should maintain output at its meeting next month because oil prices are satisfactory, the Kuwaiti oil minister said Wednesday.

Vattenfall May Start Public Bid To Buy Enea

Vattenfall May Start Public Bid To Buy Enea

Sweden's Vattenfall Group is still in the race to take a majority stake in Polish power group Enea SA(ENA.WA) and may call a public bid to buy its stock despite its decision not to make an offer to buy shares in the company from the Polish Treasury, Polish daily Parkiet reports Wednesday.

Iraq Hopes To Sign Rumaila Deal In September

Iraq Hopes To Sign Rumaila Deal In September

Iraq aims to sign a contract for the giant Rumaila oil field with BP PLC (PB.LN) and China National Petroleum Corp., or CNPC, in September a top Iraqi oil official told Dow Jones Wednesday.

Israel Says UN Covering Up Iran Nuclear Drive

Israel Says UN Covering Up Iran Nuclear Drive

Israel is accusing the U.N. nuclear weapons watchdog of holding back incriminating evidence of Iran's drive to obtain nuclear weapons, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Scientists Warn Water Crisis To Hit Asian Food - BBC

Scientists Warn Water Crisis To Hit Asian Food - BBC

International scientists have warned Asian countries that they face chronic food shortages and likely social unrest if they don't improve water management, the BBC reports on its Web site Tuesday.

DJ Iranian Official Denies Comments On Nuclear Talks

DJ Iranian Official Denies Comments On Nuclear Talks

A top Iranian nuclear official has denied saying Iran was ready to hold talks with the West on its atomic drive "without preconditions," state television reported Tuesday.

US Warns Of Possible Terrorist Attacks In Kuwait

US Warns Of Possible Terrorist Attacks In Kuwait

Americans in Kuwait were warned Tuesday of possible attacks after the authorities last week busted an Al-Qaeda-linked cell allegedly plotting to attack U.S. targets.

Taiwan,China To Cooperate In Wind Power Indus, Open New Mkts

Taiwan,China To Cooperate In Wind Power Indus, Open New Mkts

Taiwan and China's wind energy associations signed Tuesday a letter of intent to cooperate in the industry, a step that will allow Taiwanese firms to enter China, the fastest-growing wind power market, and other international markets.

PetroChina Inks A$50B LNG Deal With Exxon-Australia Min

PetroChina Inks A$50B LNG Deal With Exxon-Australia Min

PetroChina Co. (PTR), the listed unit of China National Petroleum Corp., Tuesday signed a liquefied natural gas import deal with ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) worth an estimated A$50 billion over the next 20 years, Australian Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said.