But for the rapid progress made by India and China, the pace of poverty reduction in developing countries would have been still slower after the global economic crisis, according to World Bank's lead economist.

• April 24, 2010

The European Union is set to resume talks on the sharing of citizens' financial information with counter-terrorism agencies in the United States. The plans had been put on hold due to privacy concerns.

• April 23, 2010

Hungarian consul general to Istanbul has invited Turkish investors to Hungary in the production fields that require high technology.

• April 23, 2010

Uzbek President Islam Karimov on April 20 urged the Russian media not to judge all of Central Asia on the basis of the situation in Kyrgyzstan and asked reporters to be balanced in their coverage of the Kyrgyz unrest, RIA Novosti informed.

• April 21, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's interim government, struggling to reimpose order following the uprising that brought it power, has warned looters and armed assailants that police will use deadly force against them

• April 21, 2010

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned Russia to guard its economic independence by cutting its budget deficit, cautioning that while its recession had ended, the crisis had not.

• April 21, 2010

Greece begins talks with the European Commission and International Monetary Fund over emergency bail-out aid.

• April 21, 2010

A few flights take off in northern Europe, but the UK warns a new volcanic ash cloud may be spreading from Iceland.

• April 21, 2010