Iran is set to cross a new nuclear threshold, but it's one the Obama administration isn't worried about.

• August 21, 2010

The internal political events during the past week focused on the forthcoming visit of Russian President and informal summit of CIS leaders. The oncoming visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia suggests positive development of Armenian-Russian cooperation, stated Eduard Sharmazanov, secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia.

• August 21, 2010

Ambassador Noah Gal Gendler was approached by Novinite.com over the recent visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres to Bulgaria, during which Peres declared that direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations could be expected shortly, and described Bulgaria as “the most suitable” place to hold such talks.

• August 20, 2010

Finland's government on Thursday concluded its budget talks after only one day of discussing the finance ministry's budget proposal.

• August 20, 2010

Around three thousand anti-government protestors rallied in the southern Kyrgyzstan city of Osh on Friday, attacking a government minister and demanding the resignation of the country's president.

• August 20, 2010

Russia extended its lease on Friday on a military base in the former Soviet republic of Armenia until 2044, strengthening its presence in the South Caucasus energy transit region.

• August 20, 2010

Pakistan should engage in a 'detailed dialogue' with Iran on nuclear power and not only the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline to counter its 'arch-enemy' India, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper said Friday.

• August 20, 2010

Downplaying recent adverse remarks by Japanese officials about civil nuclear cooperation with India, India Friday said it would shortly hold another round of negotiations with Japan here and underlined that it was hopeful of 'a win-win' atomic accord soon.

• August 20, 2010