Netanyahu says Islamic Republic "totally ignoring" demands on nuclear program; IAEA presses Iran to in Vienna meetings.

• August 25, 2012

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss changes in the trade regime between the two countries in connection with Russia’s joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).

• August 25, 2012

Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) A group from the Russian armed forces will take part in the military drills with the US and Canada to be held next Monday in North America, a military official said Saturday. The Watchful Eagle-2012 anti-terrorism exercise, slated for Aug 27-29, will take place in the US and Canada.

• August 25, 2012

Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation into a tunnel network running from its border into neighboring Slovakia, a member of the European Union.   There has been mounting international concern that organized crime groups from the former Soviet Union smuggle people, weapons, drugs, cigarettes and other goods into the European Union.

• August 24, 2012

Kyrgyzstan summoned its ambassador to Belarus for consultations on Friday after images of the wanted former Kyrgyz president’s brother made near a restaurant in Minsk appeared on the internet.

• August 24, 2012

Turkmenistan stands for a constructive dialogue in the area of the Caspian basin, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Turkmen government reported today.

• August 24, 2012

After two decades of negotiations, Russia will finally join the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. The lower trade barriers that come along with membership will open up new opportunities for foreign companies to do business in Russia.

• August 22, 2012

Turkey is negotiating with Japan, Canada, China and South Korea to build a second nuclear power plant, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz said, the newspaper Sabah reported.

• August 22, 2012