Gorbachev has valuable advice for the US on the war in Afghanistan that Putin would rather he keep to himself

• October 28, 2010

The United States has welcomed as a "positive" step India's signing of an international convention governing liability in case of nuclear accidents.

• October 28, 2010

The start of the weeks-long process brings the controversial Bushehr plant another step closer to operation. Iran says the facility will generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity, but Western nations fear it is to be used to produce atomic weapons.

• October 27, 2010

The start of the weeks-long process brings the controversial Bushehr plant another step closer to operation. Iran says the facility will generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity, but Western nations fear it is to be used to produce atomic weapons.

• October 27, 2010

Nato officials explore joint initiatives ahead of landmark alliance summit, which is to include President Medvedev

• October 27, 2010

When I gave my first public speech as secretary-general of NATO just over a year ago, I focused on the NATO-Russia relationship because I believe that it is crucial for global, not just European, security.

• October 26, 2010

In Tbilisi, memories of the bitter conflict with Russia in August 2008 are fresh, but everywhere too are signs that forces of change are pushing Georgia in new directions. Jonathan Wheatley takes the measure of a fluid political moment.

• October 23, 2010

When I gave my first public speech as Secretary General of NATO just over a year ago, I focused on the NATO-Russia relationship, because I believe it is crucial for global, not just European, security.

• October 22, 2010