A year after taking office with a vow to pursue close ties to Russia, the Ukrainian president is overseeing a broad crackdown on the pro-Western opposition that mirrors the kind of pressure tactics used by his allies in the Kremlin.

• February 10, 2011

Japan is closely monitoring stepped-up activity by Russia's military near disputed islands, Japan's chief spokesman said on Thursday after Moscow said it would deploy new weapons to the area.

• February 10, 2011

US commerce secretary Gary Locke on Monday said India needs to do much more to throw open its economy to US exports and investments

• February 9, 2011

Russia is considering pulling out of a project to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Bulgaria due to persistent delays, Russian daily Kommersant reported

• February 9, 2011

A line of 150 trucks waits to enter Kazakhstan. It takes so long to clear customs here that each rig usually only makes two round trips a month. And yet, contrary to appearances, documented discrepancies suggest the checkpoint is a smuggler’s paradise.

• February 9, 2011

Georgia is waiting for many-billion investments into its power economy: it wants to build 15 hydroelectric power stations and become the largest electrical energy exporter in the region, Business-Georgia reports.

• February 8, 2011

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousus Raza Gilani’s government recently managed to maintain a majority after hectic backroom bargaining with its coalition partners.

• February 7, 2011

A new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms-control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign-policy goal of President Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions.

• February 7, 2011