Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals
More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions.
Morocco launches solar mega-project at Ouarzazate
Morocco on Friday officially launched the construction of a 160-megawatt solar power plant near the desert city of Ouarzazate, the first in a series of vast solar projects planned in the country.
Japan, France firms win Turkey nuclear contract: report
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva have won a multi-billion dollar contract to build a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea.
Kazakhstan biologists find replacement for chemical fertilizers
Kazakhstan scientists are developing biological products based on soil microorganisms stimulating growth of plants.
Kazakhstan government made no decision on nuclear plant location
Kazakhstan government has not made the final decision on construction of the nuclear power station.
Kazakhstan looks to construct glass plant
Kyzylorda oblast administration, Samruk-Kazyna Invest and Qinhuangdao Yaohua Glass Machine Manufacture Co., Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a glass plant.
GM Holden cuts 500 jobs in Australia
Car manufacturer GM Holden announced Monday 500 jobs will be axed from plants in Australia, blaming the strength of the local dollar for squeezing sales.
Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again:TEPCO
One of the systems keeping spent atomic fuel cool at the Fukushima nuclear plant temporarily failed on Friday, the second outage in a matter of weeks, underlining the precarious fix at the plant.
Japan, France firms to build Turkey nuclear plant: report
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva are expected to win a $22 billion contract to build a nuclear power plant in Turkey.
Turkish Cobra plant under construction near Astana
A plant for assembly of Cobra armored vehicles is under construction near Astana.
Iran confirms plans for 3,000 modern centrifuges
Iran's atomic chief said on Sunday that Tehran planned to install 3,000 new generation centrifuges at one of its nuclear plants.
Iran exploring second route to nuclear bomb: report
Satellite images show that Iran's Arak heavy-water plan is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb.
Iran installing new nuclear equipment: IAEA
World powers condemned Iran just days before talks on its controversial nuclear programme, after an IAEA report said it had begun installing advanced equipment at one of its main nuclear plants.
Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail
A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sunday because of insufficient turnout.
World's biggest nuke plant may shut: Japan report
The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear watchdog aimed at safeguarding against earthquakes.
Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant
Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July.
Algeria says 37 foreigners killed in gas plant siege
Thirty-seven foreigners of eight nationalities were killed by Islamist militants in a well-planned attack on a remote gas plant, some of them executed with a bullet to the head.
Akhmetov recommended Semey leather factory to produce Uggs
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov expressed interest in Kazakhstan's leather-producing plant in Semey.
Algeria: bodies of 25 hostages found after bloodbath
Algerian troops reportedly found the bodies of 25 hostages and captured five kidnappers at a remote gas plant after a bloodbath of captives that France called an "act of war" by Islamist militants.
Confusion over fate of foreigners held in Algeria
An American hostage was confirmed dead Friday amid uncertainty over the fate of other foreigners held at an Algerian gas plant, with their captors demanding a prisoner swap and an end to French military action in Mali.