Sydney (AFP) Dec 5, 2011 - Australia's strategic ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Monday.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 5, 2011 - Australia has lifted its ban on exporting uranium to India, despite India not having signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Jaduguda, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2011 - Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
Sydney (AFP) Dec 4, 2011 - Australia's ruling Labor party voted Sunday to lift a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a passionate debate about nuclear weapons and reactor safety following Japan's quake crisis.
Windhoek (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - Namibia on Thursday granted the local unit of Australia's Extract Resources a mining licence to exploit the largest uranium deposit in the country, in what will be a $1.5-billion investment.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture called Wednesday for all 10 of the area's reactors to be scrapped as it attempts to recover from an ongoing nuclear crisis.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Nov 30, 2011 - Brazil's nuclear program, including its ambitious moves to develop a nuclear-powered submarine with French help, is stirring debate that puts focus on the Latin American country's long-term aims in the field.
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Nov 29, 2011 - Legislation has passed in South Australia paving the way for mining giant BHP Billiton's proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam project, which is expected to be the world's largest open-cut operation.
Berlin (AFP) Nov 29, 2011 - More than 100 police officers and over 300 demonstrators were injured in Germany during days of clashes over a shipment of radioactive waste from France, according to figures provided Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 28, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) will sell its entire stake in telecom operator KDDI worth about $2.4 billion to help pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the utility said Monday.
Singapore (UPI) Nov 28, 2011 - A number of Southeast Asian nations haven't ruled out nuclear power despite safety concerns after natural disasters in Japan led to a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.
Paris (UPI) Nov 28, 2011 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated his support for his country's nuclear energy industry despite a wave of protests and political opposition.
Dannenberg, Germany (AFP) Nov 28, 2011 - A rail convoy taking radioactive waste from a French reprocessing centre to storage in northern Germany, completed the rail stage of its journey Monday, after days of fierce protests.
Gorleben, Germany (AFP) Nov 28, 2011 - A shipment of radioactive waste arrived at its final destination in Germany Monday after a five-day odyssey from France marred by sometimes violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
Dannenberg, Germany (AFP) Nov 27, 2011 - German police battled thousands of anti-nuclear protestors Sunday, many chained to railroad tracks, who have caused delays as they try to block a train carrying radioactive waste.
Dannenberg, Germany (AFP) Nov 26, 2011 - Thousands of anti-nuclear protestors awaited the arrival Saturday of a train carrying radioactive nuclear waste from France to northern Germany, where it will be stored.
