It is August 2010, the month when the last United States combat troops are scheduled to leave Iraq. It is therefore time to take stock of the situation in Iraq, which has changed places with Afghanistan as the forgotten war.

• August 18, 2010

The first nuclear plant in Poland will likely be built on the Baltic Coast. In an initial analysis energy giant PGE, which is responsible for the €11 billion project, has indicated that Żarnowiec, Kopań and Lubiatowo-Kopalino, all located on the Baltic coast, are potential locations for the plant.

• August 17, 2010

The White House denied press reports that President Barack Obama warned Turkey it could lose its chance to obtain U.S.-made weapons over its position on Israel and Iran.

• August 17, 2010

After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday.

• August 16, 2010

Russians will start loading a nuclear reactor with fuel in the southern city of Bushehr on Aug 21, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

• August 16, 2010

After decades of tension, NATO and Russia are working together on a series of joint initiatives that range from supplying troops in Afghanistan to fighting airline hijackings.

• August 16, 2010

Marking the second anniversary of Russia’s “coercion-to-peace” operation in Georgia, the Russian Chief of the General Staff, Army-General Nikolai Makarov, told the media: “Arms deliveries to Georgia are in full swing. Georgia’s military potential is significantly higher today, compared to August 2008.”

• August 16, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants the EU to set up a rapid reaction force for natural disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires and floods. France has also pledged immediate aid to Pakistani flood victims.

• August 16, 2010