"China firmly opposes any form of nuclear proliferation," and "it has fulfilled its international non-proliferation obligations in a highly responsible and constructive manner, and has taken active part in international non-proliferation efforts," Li Baodong, head of the Chinese delegation to the conference to review the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said here Tuesday.

• May 5, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seized center stage at the opening of a monthlong debate at the United Nations on how to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. But behind the scenes, UN Security Council powers were discussing ways to punish Iran for defying their demands that it curb nuclear activities that could be used to make bombs.

• May 5, 2010

As part of its efforts to manufacture indigenous surface warships, Turkey is attaching top priority to bolstering the capability of private shipyards.

• May 5, 2010

Russia's Ambassador to NATO says chances of Ukraine and Georgia getting NATO membership in the near future are grim.

• May 5, 2010

Iran will never accept swapping its low-enriched uranium (LEU) with nuclear fuel abroad, a senior adviser to the country’s top authority said on Friday, making clear Tehran’s continued defiance in a row with global powers.

• May 1, 2010

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has ruled out a military strike against Iran, saying it would have catastrophic consequences for the whole region, from the Caucasus to the Middle East, and has called for increased dialogue to resolve disagreements over Iran’s nuclear program.

• May 1, 2010

Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko warned citizens Tuesday to be on guard against Kyrgyz-style turmoil, suggesting outside forces were bent on pushing him from power as a 2011 presidential election approaches.

• April 29, 2010

Russia publishes once-secret files about the 1940 Katyn massacre of Poles, amid a warming in Polish-Russian relations.

• April 28, 2010