Russian President Medvedev makes a surprise visit to Dagestan in wake of suicide attacks
After Russia's second series of suicide bombings this week, President Medvedev paid a visit to Dagestan, where new reports link bombings there to those in Moscow.
22,000 Lithuania’s residents sign petition against Belarusian nuclear power plant
Organizers of the electronic petition "No for Construction of Belarus Nuclear Power Plant near Vilnius" have submitted a sheet with almost 22,000 signatures of residents to the Government.
Iran top nuclear negotiator heads to Beijing
Iran's state media has reported that the country's top nuclear negotiator is heading to China to discuss possible U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.
Google vs. China: Cyber World War I
Last week we witnessed the first Cyber War, but it didn't go down quite as many of us expected. Instead of a group of anonymous hackers rying to take over thousands of infected PCs or trying to cut off access to critical infrastructure, we saw Google declare the first salvo in its war against Chinese censorship by moving its servers to Hong Kong.
Japan extends $260m soft loan to Pakistan
A nuclear Iran / How far will the world go?
Six world powers, including China, agreed Wednesday to begin drafting a UN Security Council resolution for new sanctions against Iran, in an effort to halt its nuclear program.
Russian grief turns to anger toward leader
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged Tuesday to drag "from the bottom of the sewers" those behind the deadly attack on the Moscow subway system, but some Russians began to challenge his government for failing to prevent the suicide bombings despite signs that Islamist rebels had been preparing to strike.
Implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region - Swedish Government Lays Out Its Position
Eight of the nine Baltic Sea countries are members of the EU and more than 100 million people live in the region.
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