European talks with Chinese leaders over Iran have moved to the issue of how to target sanctions and away from whether sanctions should be applied at all, the European Union's foreign affairs chief said on Friday.

• April 30, 2010

Russia will revive its bid to join the World Trade Organization on its own rather than as part of a regional group, removing a major obstacle to membership for the largest country outside the bloc.

• April 29, 2010

Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko warned citizens Tuesday to be on guard against Kyrgyz-style turmoil, suggesting outside forces were bent on pushing him from power as a 2011 presidential election approaches.

• April 29, 2010

European stock and debt markets continue to be hit by worries over Greece's heavily indebted economy, as the euro also falls.

• April 28, 2010

Moscow and Oslo have struck a deal that equally divides the long-contested Barents Sea between them. The agreement ends decades of negotiation over the inhospitable area believed to be rich in oil and gas deposits.

• April 28, 2010

The UN estimates approximately 1.7 million North Koreans will be dependent upon food aid this year. The devaluation of the country's currency has even worsened the food supply for the people.

• April 28, 2010

Moscow and Oslo have reached an agreement on the demarcation of maritime borders after almost 40 years of talks.

• April 27, 2010

Chaos has erupted in the Ukrainian parliament during a debate over the extension of the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine.

• April 27, 2010