Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev are already considering their roles in the 2012 presidential election, Putin told French media Wednesday.

• Date: 11.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 11.06.2010  |  Markets  |  from reuters.com

Water problem in Central Asia is not a shortage of water, but the inability of the region to find a compromise, experts say

• Date: 11.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 11.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev met here Thursday and declared they were ready to further advance bilateral relations and cooperation.

• Date: 11.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 11.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

Port traffic for May has grown just 2.5% on a sequential basis, signaling a weak pick up in export-import activity. According to Indian Ports Association (IPA), the overall port traffic for May stood at 4.78 million tonne against 4.66 million tonne in April 2010.

• Date: 10.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 10.06.2010  |  Markets  |  from financialexpress.com

Iran faces its toughest sanctions for failing to comply with UN demands over its nuclear enrichment, the US says.

• Date: 09.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 09.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

The environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has put offshore drilling operations in the Caspian Sea under fresh scrutiny.

• Date: 09.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 09.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan is due to name his cabinet and be formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.

• Date: 08.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 08.06.2010  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

kraine’s new president is not a Russian stooge. But his country is in deep economic trouble

• Date: 07.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 07.06.2010  |  Markets  |  from economist.com