While its relations with Israel continue to plummet to new depths in the wake of the Gaza flotilla raid, Turkey is considering how to handle the US as Washington tries to balance its ties with Jerusalem and Ankara.

• June 3, 2010

The annual report of the Stockholm Peace Research Institute says that the world has never spent more on defense, in spite of the global financial crisis.

• June 3, 2010

To increase the ease of business in the Baltic Sea region and the three Baltic states, the bottlenecks in transport and energy need to be solved, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday morning.

• June 3, 2010

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns amid pressure from his party to step down ahead of elections due in July.

• June 2, 2010

A traditional Caspian Oil and Gas international exhibition opens here on Tuesday. It is held here for a17th time and will run until June 4, an official at the exhibition organizing committee announced.

• June 2, 2010

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said at a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today that the bloc is seriously concerned about the situation in Russia for human rights activists and journalists.

• June 2, 2010

Vilnius is hosting the Baltic Development Forum and the Baltic Sea States Summit. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is expected to meet on Wednesday with regional representatives, including the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Norway.

• June 2, 2010

Russia needs to modernize its economy and shun protectionism to gain access to Western investment, the European Union said Tuesday

• June 2, 2010