The issue of whistleblowers' protection came to focus when NHAI engineer Satyendra Dubey was killed after he wrote a letter to the office of then PM A B Vajpayee about corruption in highway construction.

• 29 March 2010

The analysis of the situation in the Caucasus and in Transcaucasia shows that the outlook for the geopolitical entirety is going to be shaped by the key Western countries' efforts aimed at debarring Russia from the Caspian oil and gas projects

• 29 March 2010

When researchers discovered a fossil finger in a Siberian cave, they found an ancestor - and perhaps a new human species. Johannes Krause told Deutsche Welle about his team's efforts to analyze the ancient DNA.

• 27 March 2010

An email was sent to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office just hours after the German-ordered bombing of two oil tankers in Afghanistan, informing Merkel's staff of 50 to 100 civilian casualties.

• 26 March 2010

Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Obama hold their first talks since a row over building in East Jerusalem.

• 24 March 2010

Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Obama hold their first talks since a row over building in East Jerusalem.

• 24 March 2010

On March 20, 1995 the Aum cult attacked passengers on the Tokyo subway. A liquid nerve agent was placed in five trains during rush hour. At least 12 people died; thousands were injured. The cult leader is on death row.

• 20 March 2010

By Sandra KalnieteWhile Russia has always played a significant role in Europe, relations took a new dimension after European Union expansion. Not only because the EU's border extended substantially eastward, but also because the 10 new member states have

• 18 March 2010