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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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Ukraine, Russia hold top-level gas price talks
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich was to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday for talks which Kiev hopes will lead to Russia cutting the price of natural gas supplies.
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Russia country profile
Russia emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to reassert itself as a world power.
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Caucasus insurgency casts pall over Russian Olympics
Winter Olympics, to be staged in the mountain range where the militants have their strongholds. Soon after the Black Sea resort town of Sochi won in its bid to host the games, insurgents vowed in a statement to "attack any of the so-called 'Olympic
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