Nuclear North Korea unacceptable
The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday during a visit to South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
Iran tests new missiles
Iran has tested three new types of missiles, the deputy commander of the Ground Forces of Iran Kiyumers Haidari said, Iranian news agency FARS reported on Saturday.
United States puts Japan on notice in currency report
The Obama administration on Friday put Japan on notice that it was watching its economic policies to ensure they were not aimed at devaluing the yen to gain a competitive advantage.
U.S. General Calls For Cooperation With Russia
The U.S. general tapped to serve as NATO's next supreme allied commander has told the U.S. Congress that the alliance must find ways to cooperate with Russia despite rocky relations between the two countries.
North Korea nuclear missile capability
The only declassified sentence in a Defense Intelligence report raised concern that North Korea might have the ability to miniaturize its nuclear weapons. Other defense agencies disagree.
Ukraine urged to speed up reform programme
A senior EU official says Ukraine still has to take "decisive" action on its internal reform programme.
Ukraine by 2014 to bring gas laws in line with European requirements
Ukraine plans by 2014 to liberalize gas laws in line with the requirements of European laws, Deputy Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Makukha said at the Polish-Ukrainian gas conference in Warsaw on Thursday, April 11.
Protected by Russia, Abkhazia Cautiously Engages Georgia
In the aftermath of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, Russia recognized Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, as a fully independent country. Then, Moscow funneled half a billion dollars into Russian air, naval and border defense bases in Abkhazia, an entity almost the size of Kosovo.
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