Time to change the status quo
Through all the ups and downs of the past few weeks, one thing is clear: The dynamics of the US-Israeli-Palestinian axis have shifted.
US and Russia to sign arms deal
The US and Russian presidents prepare to sign a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague.
Construction begins on Nord Stream fuel pipeline
The European Union gets much of its natural gas from Russia. This week, workers began building the first part of a 1,220-kilometer pipeline stretching under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany.
Afghan election officials resign
The head of Afghanistan's election commission and his deputy quit following Western pressure over electoral fraud.
Turkish auto industry looking at Russian opportunities
Turkey’s two main automobile associations met Tuesday with Russian auto companies, agreeing to increase cooperation.
India, China sign agreement to establish hotline between PMs
In a significant step in taking their bilateral relations to a new level, India and China today signed an agreement to establish a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries.
Kyrgyz protests spread to capital
Riot police fire tear gas and stun grenades to disperse opposition protesters in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, reports say.
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiyev confronts political crisis
Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian state that experienced the Tulip Revolution in 2005, is once again going through a bout of political instability, one with uncertain ramifications for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration.
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