Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday told American officials that he wanted to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries. The meeting between Hu

• September 9, 2010

A new report from the International Crisis Group, ‘Turkey’s crisis over Israel and Iran,’ says the country’s Western partners ‘should be fairer’ in approaching Turkey. The report says the West should not use one-sided presentations of its policy on Iran or Israel to decide whether or not it is ‘Western’ and ‘European’

• September 9, 2010

Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel within the framework of her official visit to Latvia to discuss the cooperation between both countries in the area economy, in particular, the financial and economic situation, as well as current European Union issues, informs BC deputy head of communication department at the State Chancellery Laine Kučinska.

• September 9, 2010

Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a package of agreements, including a document on the joint development of the Imashevskoye gas condensate field.

• September 8, 2010

The wildlife advocacy group WWF is accusing Russia's largest oil company of causing endangered whales to flee their Pacific feeding grounds.

• September 8, 2010

China will work with other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to push forward the global trade talks, Vice President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday.

• September 8, 2010

The upcoming European Council will discuss ways to integrate Lithuania and Latvia into the EU's internal energy market, German Chancellor Angelina Merkel says

• September 8, 2010

Russia signed a new military accord with Israel on Monday that would see the Jewish state supply 36 more drones to assist Moscow fighting Islamist insurgents in the North Caucasus

• September 7, 2010