Chinese scientists today carried out the country’s first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said.

Foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany plan to approve a package of incentives and penalties meant to reward Iran if it gives up uranium enrichment – and punish it if it doesn’t, diplomats said today.

AN INTERNATIONAL consortium chose France yesterday as the site for an experimental nuclear fusion reactor - a €10 billion project that developers hope will one day generate endless, cheap energy by reproducing the sun’s power source and wean the world off fossil fuels.

An international consortium chose France today as the site for an experimental nuclear fusion reactor – a project developers hope will one day generate endless, cheap energy by reproducing the sun’s power source and wean the world off fossil fuels.

The European Union today assured Japan that if it removes its 16-year-old ban on arms sales to China, it will ensure future sales of European weapons systems will not aggravate the security situation in East Asia.