Afghan President to attend OSCE summit held in Kazakhstan December
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed his plan of attending a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which will be held in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan from Dec. 1 to 2, a spokesman from Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday.
Midterms 2010: Barack Obama calls on Senate to approve Russian nuclear deal
Barack Obama has called on the Senate to approve a landmark nuclear weapons deal with Russia before a newly elected crop of Republicans take office in January.
Russia flexes muscles over island spat with Japan
Dmitry Medvedev's visit to a disputed Pacific island, despite strong objections from Japan, seemed intended both to stamp Russia's authority in Asia and to strengthen the Russian president at home.
Russian troops to continue Afghan drug raids
Russia will take part in more drug raids in Afghanistan despite strong protests from the Afghan government, the Nato secretary-general has said.
No progress seen in forcing Iran to come clean on nuclear arms
Western powers' strong new sanctions on Iran have failed to push Tehran's leaders toward compromise on their disputed nuclear program, a senior European diplomat said on Tuesday.
Japan recalls Moscow envoy amid Kuril Islands row
Tokyo is to temporarily recall its ambassador to Moscow amid renewed tensions over a territorial dispute.
Russian president angers Japan with visit to disputed islands
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Kuril Islands on Monday on the first visit by a Russian leader to territory at the heart of a decades-long dispute with Japan.
North Korea gets lowest grade on 'nuclear arms report card'
North Korea got a failing grade, with Iran and Syria not far behind, in the first nuclear arms control report card released Wednesday by the independent U.S.-based Arms Control Association (ACA).
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