India defense minister arrives in Moscow today
Indian Defense Minister A. K. Antony arrives in Moscow Tuesday to attend a session of a Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, the Indian Defense Ministry said.
China holds its biggest trade fair
China kicked off the Canton Fair - the country`s biggest trade show - this week amid lingering concerns about a series of embarrassing product recalls that have raised questions about the "Made in China" label.
Ukraine: "orange" parties has come to coalition agreement
The leaders of the pro-presidential bloc Our Ukraine-People`s Self-Defense and the Yulia Tymoshenko bloc have initialed a coalition agreement.
Study examines AIDS patients in Africa
Only 60 percent of AIDS patients in Africa still take the drugs they need to stay alive two years after starting treatment, researchers reported, noting a grim reason many stopped: death.
China Communist Party moves to avert election upsets
China`s ruling Communists have quietly told delegates to this week`s five-yearly Congress to toe the Party line, apparently to avoid surprise upsets in elections due on Sunday, two sources with knowledge of the edict said.
Putin arrives in Iran for historic visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for a historic visit to hold talks on Iran`s nuclear program and attend a Caspian sea summit.
Putin and Merkel signed five important documents during the consultations
Five documents were signed as part of the 9th round of the Russian-German high-level consultations in Wiesbaden on Monday.
Poland threatens to block Russia`s WTO bid over meat dispute
Poland could block Russia`s entry to the global trade organization if Moscow fails to lift the 2005 embargo on imports of agricultural products, a deputy agriculture minister said on Monday.
Russian-German bilateral forum: main problems to be discussed
Iran`s nuclear plans and the future of Kosovo are to be aired at inter-governmental talks between Russia and Germany on the second day of a two-day summit in Germany.
Putin to visit Iran despite assassination warning
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran this week despite a warning by his secret service that an alleged plot to assassinate him has been in the works, the Kremlin press service said Monday.
Rice to meet with Palestinian president
In an effort to salvage a Middle East peace conference planned for next month, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hoped to find some common ground during a meeting Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Rice pledges support to Russian activists
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Russian human rights activists on Saturday she wanted to help them build institutions to protect people from the `arbitrary power of the state`.
Russia concerned over joint Japan-U.S. missile defense effort, Russian diplomat says
Report: Missile Defense Concerns Russia
US court sentenced Russian diplomat to imprisonment for money laundering
Former United Nations official Vladimir Kuznetsov has been sentenced in the U.S. to four years and three months in prison for money laundering. Kuznetsov was convicted of laundering $ 300,000 from firms seeking UN contracts.
Lavrov warns Rice against `unilateral` Iran strategy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked Friday what he called the United States` "unilateral" approach to the Iranian nuclear crisis, during talks here with US counterpart Condoleezza Rice.
US-Russia missile defense talks fail
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned President Bush`s top two Cabinet officials on Friday to back off U.S. missile defense plans for eastern Europe as high-level talks yielded little more than a pledge to meet again.
Russia to discuss its WTO bid with Georgia in Geneva next week
Russia will discuss its bid to join the World Trade Organization with Georgia on October 19 in Geneva, Russia`s top negotiator said Friday.
Russia threatens to leave missile treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Friday in talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to abandon a key nuclear missile treaty, while also telling Washington to freeze plans for a European anti-missile shield.
Turkey ready to face world criticism over Iraq
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Ankara was prepared to face up to international criticism if it launched an attack on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
Report: African conflicts cost billions
About $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly two dozen wars in recent decades, a new report states, a price some officials say could`ve helped solve the AIDS crisis and created stronger economies in the world`s poorest region.
Putin: Russia and Israel are `partners` in facing Iran
In a meeting with European Jewish Congress leaders on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the two countries most threatened by Iran are Israel and Russia, and the two are "complete partners in this matter".
Russian spy chief: British, U.S. spies plot vote protests
A Russian spy chief has accused the United States and Britain of using former Soviet states to meddle in Russian affairs and to fan protests before elections.
Lawsuit accuses Apple of unlawful iPhone monopoly
A civil lawsuit filed in California accuses Apple of creating an unlawful iPhone monopoly and vindictively releasing a software update that turns hacked devices into "iBricks."
Sakhalin II project met with approval of international consultants
Consultants give environmental approval to
Nobel Prize in physics goes for nanotech discovery
France`s Albert Fert and German Peter Gruenberg won the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for a discovery that lets billions of computer users store reams of data on computer hard drives.