Since October 2008, prolific Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi has been out of the German national side. That was his own fault, but Deutsche Welle’s Jefferson Chase says he deserves another shot.

• 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

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

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

European finance ministers say they have agreed how they would help Greece in its financial crisis, but reveal few details.

• 16 March 2010

At the end of December 1999, as the world prepared to usher in a new Millennium, in Europe and other parts of the planet, there was widespread concern that the so called “Millennium Bug” would strike, causing unforeseen disruption and havoc. Ten years on, in December of last year, for many in Europe, the Millennium Bug was just a shade in the memory as a far more ominous concern was pressing home – the prospect of another gas crisis. Although the fact that the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute of January 2009 – and its knock-on effect of leaving much of Europe without natural gas in the peak of winter – did not repeat itself during the record cold European temperatures of January this year, the very fact that European attention has become so focused on this theme demonstrates how geopolitical developments in the European hinterlands have come to impact the day-to-day livelihood of all Europeans

• 16 March 2010

• 16 March 2010