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Red Bull blackmail suspect held in AustriaAustrian police have detained a man suspected of blackmailing beverage and sports marketing giant Red Bull by threatening to contaminate its drinks, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Kurier, without citing its sources, said the ma More… |
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IAEA chief wins new term, Iran ‘hopes for change’Yukiya Amano, who led the UN nuclear watchdog to take a tougher approach to Iran, secured a second four-year term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday. The veteran Japanese diplomat was approved by consen More… |
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UN nuclear chief presses Iran on base accessThe UN nuclear watchdog chief sought on Monday to crank up pressure on Iran to finally address suspicions that it has researched how to build an atomic bomb, calling for immediate inspector access to a key military site. Signallin More… |
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UN sees no progress on Iran concernsThe UN nuclear agency made no progress in a year-long push to find out if Iran worked on developing an atomic bomb, its chief said on Thursday, calling for urgent efforts to end Tehran's standoff with the West. Yukiya Amano sa More… |
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Libya's NOC targets 1.72m bpd output in Q1Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) aims to boost oil output to 1.72 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of March next year, its chairman said on Wednesday, but warned of the risk that strikes could interrupt production. More… |
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IEA head says oil market sufficiently suppliedThe global oil market is sufficiently supplied and there is no reason to release extra reserves now, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. "There is no reason for action at this moment," Mar More… |
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Iran pushes ahead in building nuclear reactorIran appears to be making headway in building a research reactor that could yield potential nuclear weapon material, adding to Western concerns about Tehran's atomic aims, experts and diplomats say. The West's worries abou More… |
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UN agency says Iran must cooperate, talks soonThe UN nuclear agency insisted on Tuesday that Iran must address concerns about suspected bomb research, saying it was ready for talks and avoiding any mention of Tehran's allegation that "terrorists" may have infiltrated the Vienn More… |
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Arab Spring ‘opens new avenues for oil firms’The change in landscape initiated by the Arab Spring has provided several opportunities and challenges for international oil companies (IOCs) that operate in North Africa, said a senior industry expert. Dr David Latin, senior vice presi More… |
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Big radiation risk ‘unlikely’ if Iran hitAny Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities are unlikely to cause a Fukushima-scale disaster unless a Russian-built reactor is destroyed, experts say. They could, however, release toxic chemicals - rather than high levels More… |
