Kazakhstan will finish the talks with the European Union and the United States on accessing issues to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the end of this year, Kazakh Economic Development and Trade Minister Zhanar Aitzhanov said Thursday, Xinhua reported.

• November 12, 2010

A U.S. official said on Wednesday Russia was warming to the idea of cooperation with NATO on a European missile defence system ahead of a summit next week expected to seal warmer relations between the Cold War rivals.

• November 11, 2010

A U.S. official said on Wednesday Russia was warming to the idea of cooperation with NATO on a European missile defence system ahead of a summit next week expected to seal warmer relations between the Cold War rivals.

• November 11, 2010

Foreign energy companies with operations in Bulgaria are weighing up options to restructure their businesses or reconsider investment plans in an attempt to address the sector's stalled growth in Europe amid lowering electricity prices and slump in demand.

• November 11, 2010

Finland has cleared the country's power grid operator, Fingrid [FGRDO.UL], to build a 320 million euro ($441 million) cable under the Baltic Sea linking it with Estonia, the government said

• November 11, 2010

Iran has proposed a resumption of its long-stalled nuclear negotiations with major world powers in Istanbul on November 23 or December 5, a European diplomatic source said.

• November 10, 2010

Croatia will not take part in the construction of Bulgaria's Belene nuclear power plant, while Serbia is reportedly asking for a larger stake in the project.

• November 10, 2010

Tajikistan has emerged after a bloody civil war following independence, to become a functioning democracy that is a model for the region.

• November 10, 2010