Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo has said that he does not understand why Russia is deploying its Iskander missile systems close to the NATO border in the Leningrad Military District.

• July 22, 2010

Extracts from Dmitry Medvedev's speech at the recent meeting with Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives in international organisations

• July 22, 2010

Lithuania's industrial output increased in June from the previous month.

• July 22, 2010

The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Anil Kakodkar has urged the country to give the go ahead for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

• July 22, 2010

The size of the oil spill resulting from the Macondo well blowout and the inability of BP to contain the spill within a reasonable time frame will result in significant changes in the regulatory framework within which the oil and gas industry operates in the US.

• July 21, 2010

Alfred von Schlieffen died almost 100 years ago, barely months before his eponymous plan took Europe to war in August 1914. His final words were claimed to be "keep the right strong," a reference to the German attack on France which was to sweep beyond Paris and envelop the French army, government and nation in a single strategic bound.

• July 21, 2010

It's too early, and there have been too many disappointments in the past, to call it a Kumbaya moment. But American relations with Russia are in the midst of an interesting warming trend.

• July 21, 2010

In this high Himalayan valley on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, the latest battle line between India and Pakistan has been drawn.

• July 21, 2010