Russian security officials have linked Monday's two terrorist bombings in Moscow to the North Caucasus, and analysts in Russia are far from convinced the region has stabilized, as Moscow had claimed.

• 30 March 2010

Antoine Lambroschini At least 24 people were killed near Lubyanka metro station in Moscow Latest blog entries Talking Politics: D-day for journalism? Mark Watson: Don't make me pay to protect people from myself Talking Politics: Typhoon Cameron trumps

• 29 March 2010

Antoine Lambroschini At least 24 people were killed near Lubyanka metro station in Moscow Latest blog entries Talking Politics: D-day for journalism? Mark Watson: Don't make me pay to protect people from myself Talking Politics: Typhoon Cameron trumps

• 29 March 2010

Germany resistance to full Turkish membership of the EU is one thorny issue to be addressed as Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Ankara. Discussions are planned on a series of issues, including integration of immigrants.

• 29 March 2010

the difficult battle to get an International Monetary Fund rescue package back on track, worries over default and relations with Russia are the key investor worries in Ukraine. World| Russia Below is an overview of each risk: POLITICAL INSTABILITY The

• 29 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

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, seeking to revise a gas contract with Russia, called for the two sides to forget the legacy of Ukraine's previous government during talks Thursday with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Perhaps, we must forget what

• 26 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.

• 26 March 2010