Russia and Pakistan have agreed to give top priority to their joint fight against terrorism and drug trafficking and to expand economic ties between the two countries.

• May 13, 2011

Russia is attempting to suppress a United Nations report that says Iran has been breaking a U.N. arms embargo by shipping weapons to Syria, Western diplomats said Thursday.

• May 13, 2011

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan would abandon plans to build more nuclear reactors, saying his country needed to "start from scratch" in creating a new energy policy

• May 11, 2011

President Dmitry Medvedev marked the anniversary on Monday of victory over Nazi Germany with a promise to arm Russian troops with the latest weapons and push reform of a military plagued by low morale and poor equipment.

• May 10, 2011

Eight militants and one member of the security forces were killed in clashes in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan Sunday, where Russia is fighting a growing Islamist insurgency, authorities said.

• May 9, 2011

Japan remains committed to nuclear power despite the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Prime Minister Naoto Kan indicated Sunday, as workers moved closer to repairing the crippled plant by opening the doors of a damaged reactor building.

• May 9, 2011

China and two Central Asian neighbours conducted counter-terrorism drills in the north-west Chinese border region of Xinjiang, where Muslim separatists have staged attacks to undermine Beijing rule, state media said.

• May 7, 2011

The Libyan conflict is part of Washington's long-term strategy. In the last 10 years, the United States has been playing against the European Union. This is in part because, after the introduction of the euro, the EU claimed its status as a major financial center.

• May 6, 2011