New sanctions on Iran would not be a quick enough solution to the nuclear issue, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says.

• 16 February 2010

Nato and Afghan troops are succeeding in pushing militants from their strongholds in Helmand province, officials say.

• 15 February 2010

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is looking to the country's top court to overturn the results of the recent presidential elections. Rival Viktor Yanukovych is set to be inaugurated at the end of the month.

• 15 February 2010

Police in Dubai investigating the killing of a Hamas militant say the suspects are 11 people with European passports.

• 15 February 2010

Japan's economic figures show it grew more than expected late last year, for now remaining the world's second biggest economy.

• 15 February 2010

The US secretary of state is to press Saudi Arabia to help persuade China to support a tougher stand against Iran.

• 15 February 2010

Hillary Clinton says the US would welcome peaceful engagement with Iran but not "while they are building their bomb".

• 14 February 2010

Germany's recovery from recession faltered in the final quarter of 2009, preliminary figures show.

• 12 February 2010