Russia aims to build a £10bn constellation of five ski resorts in its mainly Muslim north Caucasus region, where an Islamist insurgency claimed the lives of almost 1,000 people last year.

• June 22, 2010

Exit polls show interim president and parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has won the most votes in Poland's presidential election but not enough to avoid a run-off in two weeks.

• June 21, 2010

Turkey’s fresh fruit, vegetable and citrus exports increased by 15 percent in value while deceasing 1 percent in amount in the first five months of the year in comparison to the figures of the last year, according to a report released by the general secretary of the Mediterranean Exporter Unions.

• June 21, 2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed doubts about the future of Europe's common currency and said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the survival of BP PLC.

• June 19, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's interim leader says the death toll in the worst ethnic violence in decades could be much higher than official figures.

• June 19, 2010

The IMF head backs Spain's efforts to revive its economy, as the eurozone crisis prompts markets to fret about its outlook.

• June 19, 2010

Russia wants “strong Indian presence” in the energy, pharmaceutical and IT sectors, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.

• June 19, 2010

In the run up to the 2008 presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev was asked what his first act would be if he got the top job. "I don't think there is anything specific or urgent to be done," he replied. "There are no such issues that are not already being addressed by the government. That's what makes the present situation so attractive."

• June 18, 2010