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Macedonia ready to start EU accession talks
Macedonia could start its EU accession talks within the period of the Spanish EU presidency says Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
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In reversal, Ukraine agrees to extend Russia's naval base lease
MOSCOW -- Ukraine's new president signed a deal Wednesday that allows Russia's Black Sea Fleet to stay in the country another 25 years, moving to ease a long-standing and giving Moscow its second foreign policy victory in the former Soviet Union this
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Central Asia not just Kyrgyzstan, Uzbek president tells media
Uzbek President Islam Karimov on April 20 urged the Russian media not to judge all of Central Asia on the basis of the situation in Kyrgyzstan and asked reporters to be balanced in their coverage of the Kyrgyz unrest, RIA Novosti informed.
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Kyrgyz police 'will use deadly force' if necessary
Kyrgyzstan's interim government, struggling to reimpose order following the uprising that brought it power, has warned looters and armed assailants that police will use deadly force against them
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Guard economic independence, Putin warns crisis-hit Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned Russia to guard its economic independence by cutting its budget deficit, cautioning that while its recession had ended, the crisis had not.
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Greece starts talks on aid deal
Greece begins talks with the European Commission and International Monetary Fund over emergency bail-out aid.
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Europe starts to resume flights
A few flights take off in northern Europe, but the UK warns a new volcanic ash cloud may be spreading from Iceland.
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Soft Power and No Plan for Iran
Anyone who remembers the Vietnam War might be having hot flashes of déjà vu today. We are again engaged in a grand campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of an implacable foe in a place where we do not understand the language, the religion, the culture, or the opportunity costs
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