Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• 12 March 2010

Putin will sign more than a dozen pacts amounting to 10 billion dollars, including an accord to resolve the troubled sale of a refitted Soviet-era aircraft carrier, the Admiral Gorshkov.

• 12 March 2010

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has formed a new coalition government after rival Yulia Tymoshenko was ousted in no-confidence vote. Former Finance Minister Mykola Azarov is the new Prime Minister.

• 11 March 2010

Azerbaijan has more than doubled its natural-gas exports to Russia, shipping up to 3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northern neighbor.

• 11 March 2010

legislature, Yang told a press conference that the Sino-Russia strategic partnership of coordination is a model of international relations, especially of relations between big powers. China-Russia relationship is mature, stable, healthy and full of vigor

• 11 March 2010

VILNIUS - Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has sent a letter to the Lithuanian government demanding $140 million in payouts for a unprofitable power plant. The gas company bought the po...

• 11 March 2010

Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.

• 10 March 2010

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Vice President Joe Biden condemned Israeli plans for new settlements as a hurdle for the peace process. It comes as Israel and the Palestinians had just agreed to proximity talks.

• 10 March 2010