It's no secret that Eastern European crime syndicates operate throughout the West. Deutsche Welle asked one of Germany's leading mafia experts, Juergen Roth, how big the problem is and what, if anything, can be done.

• 17 March 2010

PYONGYANG, March 17 (Itar-Tass) - Stronger relations with Russia in the political, economic and cultural sectors remain North Korea?s unchanged policy, North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kun Sun Un said in an interview with Itar-Tass after his

• 17 March 2010

Turkey, whose foreign policy efforts have been gaining ground in recent years, could help mediate between Morocco and Algeria over Western Sahara.

• 16 March 2010

A one-day conference called 'Privatizations in the Energy Sector Arena' will be held in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday ahead of planned privatizations.

• 16 March 2010

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party has suffered disappointing results in regional elections, amid allegations of vote manipulation. But it still won a majority of the votes in some regions.

• 16 March 2010

Royal Dutch Shell expects production to rise to 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2012.

• 16 March 2010

Describing the India-US civil nuclear deal as "a major definitive milestone in Indo-US relationship", Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said the implementation of the landmark accord is "proceeding smoothly and satisfactorily".

• 16 March 2010

Noting that recent attacks on Indians in Afghanistan were aimed at forcing India out of that country, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao today ruled out scaling down New Delhi's operations in the war-torn nation.

• 16 March 2010