Syria and Qatar back Turkish efforts for a diplomatic solution to the row over Iran's nuclear program, Turkey's foreign minister said after leaders of the three countries met, a report said.

• May 11, 2010

Greece’s largest bank is relying on Turkey to pull it through an economic crisis at home.

• May 11, 2010

Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing, US media say.

• May 11, 2010

President Barack Obama revives a civilian nuclear energy pact with Moscow shelved after the Russia-Georgia war of 2008.

• May 11, 2010

A day after 8 CRPF troopers were killed in a landmine blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a top police official said the guerrillas have massively mined the state's forested areas and it was difficult to de-mine the vast stretches.

• May 9, 2010

Weak prospects for opening even one new chapter in Turkey's EU accession talks are souring the festive atmosphere surrounding Europe Day.

• May 9, 2010

President Obama is "very concerned" about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors and wants to resolve the dispute with Russia over adoptions, he said in an interview released Saturday by the White House.

• May 9, 2010

Victory Day in World War II. Arguably, it is not a parade of NATO troops but rather of Russia's erstwhile allies in the coalition against Adolf Hitler. Nor are parades necessarily the stuff of real politics or the harbingers of military alliances. Yet,

• May 9, 2010