The foreign ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India open their first key talks in Islamabad since the 2008 Mumbai attacks derailed a peace process.

• July 16, 2010

A bill approving the May 12 agreement between Russia and Turkey on the establishment of a nuclear power plant was passed by Parliament on Thursday.

• July 16, 2010

Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin said yesterday the Turkish government wanted to introduce new packages after the Constitutional amendment package gets approval in the referendum on Sept 12.

• July 16, 2010

The Republic of Georgia is perhaps not the most obvious location for a lavish Trump Tower development, but that's just where representatives of billionaire mogul Donald Trump have spent the past few days scouting hotel sites.

• July 16, 2010

Russia and Germany pledged to strengthen economic ties on Thursday as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Europe's largest economy Moscow's "key partner" for the future.

• July 16, 2010

Saudi Arabia's decision last week to sign a nuclear cooperation pact with France marks a major step forward for a pan-Arab drive toward nuclear power, even as the United States strives to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions.

• July 15, 2010

Russian companies are ready to supply fuel to energy-hungry Iran, despite unilateral US and EU sanctions targeting Tehran's oil and gas sectors, the Russian energy minister said on Wednesday.

• July 15, 2010

Turkey has extradited a German citizen, suspected of Islamist terrorism, to his homeland for trial. He is believed to be linked to the Sauerland cell convicted for a failed terrorist plot in March.

• July 15, 2010