ran's president issued a scathing personal attack on U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, calling him an "inexperienced amateur" who was quick to threaten to use nuclear weapons against U.S. enemies.

• April 8, 2010

In one month, the anniversary of the end of World War II will be marked. There are millions around the world who took part in the fighting in the middle of the last century.

• April 8, 2010

Persisting in his harsh criticism toward Israel, Turkey’s prime minister said on Wednesday that Israel is the main threat to peace in the Middle East, marking a new low in deteriorating relations between the two allies who once had close military and political.

• April 7, 2010

The head of Afghanistan's election commission and his deputy quit following Western pressure over electoral fraud.

• April 7, 2010

In a significant step in taking their bilateral relations to a new level, India and China today signed an agreement to establish a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries.

• April 7, 2010

Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian state that experienced the Tulip Revolution in 2005, is once again going through a bout of political instability, one with uncertain ramifications for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration.

• April 7, 2010

The Russian prime minister met Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Friday to discuss oil, defence and nuclear energy cooperation, although no new no arms agreements were signed

• April 7, 2010

Foreign investors could take advantage of opportunities in the Pakistani energy sector through domestic partnerships, the Pakistani president said.

• April 6, 2010