Energy cooperation and the demarcation of Russian-Norwegian maritime borders will be the key issues during talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Norway's top officials on April 26-27 in Oslo, the Russian presidential aide has said.

• April 27, 2010

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has recently told Iran that there will be "serious consequences" if Tehran keeps its stance on the nuclear issue. Lavrov's remarks were considered as the most serious warning Russia has issued to Iran so far.

• April 27, 2010

Germany's Chancellor pledges conditional support for a European aid package to Greece, as Athens's borrowing costs hit record levels.

• April 27, 2010

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of the Polish president killed in a plane crash, is to run for office to replace him.

• April 27, 2010

Kandaharis live in an ancient, vibrant city that vies with Kabul as Afghanistan’s cultural, political, and economic heart. But it is a fiercely contested city that has not known normal life for many years.

• April 26, 2010

The country is treading dangerously close to a full-blown property bubble, economists say, and the industrial outpost of Hefei represents China’s embrace of housing to fuel economic growth.

• April 26, 2010

Dmitry Rogozin and Ronald Asmus on why Andrew Bacevich's call to pull America out of NATO is unrealistic.

• April 26, 2010

In a report released to the public on March 15th, the United States Joint Operating Command released its outlook on future trends.

• April 26, 2010