Security forces in Belarus have detained over 600 people, including seven opposition candidates, after smashing a mass rally protesting fraud in the landslide re-election of president Alexander Lukashenko.

• Date: 21.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2010  |  Markets  |  from abc.net.au

The United States is nearing a decision on whether to take action at the World Trade Organzation against China's rare earth minerals export restraints or other practices by Beijing to help its clean energy sector.

• Date: 21.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from indiatoday.in

Receiving a small group of US analysts in Minsk (EDM, December 15), President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, appealed to the United States to develop a multi-track policy toward Belarus, instead of a single-dimensional policy [implying democracy-promotion divorced from everything else].

• Date: 21.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

A number of agreements would be signed.These agreements would in areas of space, economic and defence sectors," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters in New Delhi.

• Date: 20.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from pr-inside.com

Russia, a leading oil and gas exporter, has used more than 50% of its known oil reserves and might need to attract enormous investment to modernise its oil infrastructure.

• Date: 20.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russia has asked South Korea to stop a scheduled joint military exercise with the United States, hours after North Korea warned it will strike back if the South proceeds with the drill.

• Date: 18.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from timesofearth.com

The world's first nuclear fuel bank of low enriched uranium (LEU) was officially launched in Russia on Friday, which aspiring nations could use for nuclear reactors instead of making it themselves.

• Date: 18.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Russia has been putting the squeeze on Belarus, trying to get a foothold in the Belarusan economy, and presidential elections there this Sunday could prove to be a significant moment in that quest.

• Date: 18.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com