ISSUE # 06
02/25/2013
Ukraine has until May to show substantial progress in meeting conditions mentioned by the EU in the December conclusions of the EU Council of Ministers, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency has quoted the European External Action Service as saying on 21 February. READ MORE

• February 27, 2013

Will sophisticated diplomacy and shrewd lobbying make the EU sign an Association Agreement, with Kyiv?

• February 26, 2013

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says Damascus is ready for dialogue with the opposition, including armed rebels who have been seeking to topple the regime for almost two years.

• February 26, 2013

A new round of talks between world powers and Iran over its controversial nuclear programme has opened in the Kazakh city of Almaty.

• February 26, 2013

Journalists were present at an official ceremony of a meeting of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

• February 25, 2013

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Bulgaria to protest against corruption and the country's rising cost of living.

• February 25, 2013

Israel's Defense Ministry says it has successfully tested the upgraded Arrow antimissile system for the first time during a joint exercise with U.S. forces.

• February 25, 2013

Iran says it has found major new uranium deposits and is planning to expand its nuclear power programme.

• February 23, 2013