If postwar Iraq's first major elections are the barometer of its ability to maintain security on its own, the government appears to be failing the test.

• April 22, 2013

Russia's government institutions and a significant number of private companies have not suffered any damage from the crisis in Cyprus, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

• April 18, 2013

India and Tajikistan Monday discussed the situation in Afghanistan where international forces are set for a drawdown next year, and agreed that the global community should strengthen Afghanistan's capacity to maintain peace, stability and prosperity of its people.

• April 15, 2013

The influential British business newspaper The Financial Times reports that amid the rush from rival banking nations to attract Russian cash stuck on the stricken island of Cyprus, one name stood out: Latvia. Cypriot lawyers with Russian customers say Latvian banks contacted them within hours of the announcement of a bailout for the Mediterranean island, writes LETA.

• April 15, 2013

Ukraine could bring in more international majors to explore its hydrocarbon fields on production-sharing terms and become a net gas exporter by 2025, Energy and Coal Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.

• April 15, 2013

The Obama administration on Friday put Japan on notice that it was watching its economic policies to ensure they were not aimed at devaluing the yen to gain a competitive advantage.

• April 13, 2013

A senior EU official says Ukraine still has to take "decisive" action on its internal reform programme.

• April 12, 2013

Civil aviation authorities of Turkey and Russia signed a civil aviation agreement Monday to enhance cooperation in airspace use, code sharing and increasing the number of flights between the two countries.

• April 9, 2013