Azerbaijan may consider France's replacement in the OSCE Minsk Group by another state in case French parliament finally adopts a bill criminalizing denial of the so called "Armenian genocide", said a member of Trend Expert Council, a political scientist Fikret Sadykhov.

• December 23, 2011

Fast moving events in the Middle Eastern landscape in recent years have gravitated Saudi Arabia and Turkey, two regional heavyweights in this region, towards each other

• December 23, 2011

In situations as dire as that of North Korea, any change is a harbinger of hope. As much is true of the death of the reclusive nation's leader, Kim Jong Il, and the ascension of his youngest son, 20-something Kim Jong Un. Even though this has triggered immediate fears of instability throughout northeast Asia, the longer-term outlook is surely one of enhanced optimism, for the Korean people and the rest of the world.

• December 22, 2011

France's foreign ministry on Tuesday warned Turkey against economic reprisals over draft French legislation that would make it a crime to deny that Armenians had suffered a 'genocide' at the hands of Ottoman Turks during World War I.

• December 20, 2011

In a joint statement, Russia and India have expressed concern over the intensification of sanctions against Iran, emphasizing that unilateral sanctions "could be highly unconstructive."

• December 19, 2011

The Obama administration says it remains committed to stability on the Korean peninsula and is closely monitoring developments there following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and the apparent transfer of power to his son.

• December 19, 2011

Turkey's prime minister on Saturday sharply criticized France for a bill that would make it a crime to deny the World War I-era mass killing of Armenians was genocide.

• December 17, 2011

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon started a tête-à-tête meeting in Kyiv on Thursday, Yanukovych's press service reported.

• December 15, 2011