Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in China this week, making good his promise to visit the “all weather ally” every three months. During his previous trips, his hosts have sent him off to the provinces to see for himself the booming growth there, but this trip may turn out be a lot more productive.

• July 8, 2010

As the United States is expected to have removed all combat troops by the end of August speculation about the political and economic stability of a future Iraq begins in earnest

• July 8, 2010

President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday sought out China’s business leaders for help in developing his country’s ailing energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as a strong area of growth but making no public mention of a deal with China that has alarmed the US and others.

• July 8, 2010

Day.Az interview with Head of Centre for International Policy Analysis at Russia-based Institute of Globalization and Social Movements, Russian political expert Mikhail Neizhmakov.

• July 8, 2010

Bulgaria and Russia have made important breakthroughs in the negotiations for the construction of the South Stream gas transit pipeline on Bulgarian soil, the Economy Ministry announced in a special statement.

• July 8, 2010

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas

• July 8, 2010

Peering out of his aircraft window at the energy-rich lands of Central Asia 35,000 feet (10,000 metres) below, President Abdullah Gul wondered how opponents of Turkey's bid for EU membership could fail to see the big picture.

• July 8, 2010

India and Iran will hold two days of talks on expanding bilateral economic cooperation, beginning here Thursday.

• July 8, 2010