Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says his country will continue on its course of "joining NATO as soon as possible

• June 26, 2013

When the presidents of China and South Korea meet in Beijing this week, they will likely use a rapport that blossomed eight years ago to find common ground on North Korea as well as seek ways to boost already vibrant economic ties.

• June 24, 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

• June 18, 2013

Emerging markets are suffering a sharp pullback by investors fearful of a shock from China just as confidence in the world economy, and the euro zone in particular, rises, according to a survey of fund managers.

• June 18, 2013

Iranians are voting to choose their next president. The outcome is likely to be determined by several factors including turnout, the degree of fairness of the vote, the level of state interference, and the choices made by undecided and swing voters.

• June 14, 2013

The European Union lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday against China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel tubes, six months after Japan filed a similar case, the WTO said.

• June 13, 2013

Former Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze says she will run for the country's presidency in October.

• June 12, 2013

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he will not show "any more tolerance" for protests.

• June 11, 2013