Russia will resume talks to join the World Trade Organisation next month, a year after suspending them to create a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan.

• May 27, 2010

Air India workers call off a two-day strike that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded after a court request.

• May 27, 2010

India's state-run airline Air India cancels 76 flights on the second day of strike action by its employees.

• May 26, 2010

Georgia's main airline has resumed commercial flights to Russia for the first time since a war between the two countries nearly two years ago.

• May 26, 2010

The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in budget support for Kazakhstan to help the government implement its economic program.

• May 26, 2010

In Poland, rescue workers and citizens are scrambling to slow the rising tide of flood waters that have already killed 15 people. In Germany, authorities in Brandenburg are preparing for flooding along the Oder River.

• May 25, 2010

The Euro crisis is far from over despite – or perhaps because of – the decision by the European Central Bank to set up a 750 billion euro emergency fund to protect the eurozone countries from going bankrupt. The economic outlook is grim, which is likely to have some profound political consequences, not least on the EU’s enlargement policy.

• May 24, 2010

There are signs of hope regarding recent developments in the Balkans. Various new trends point to a more optimistic scenario for the future of the region.

• May 24, 2010