Russia still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme, a deputy foreign minister said Monday, as the West steps up pressure for new sanctions against

• Date: 06.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 06.04.2010  |  Security  |  from Yahoo! news

An increase in incidents where Russian warplanes have infiltrated the sovereign airspace of EU and NATO countries is causing concern among European defense chiefs. Experts believe the Russian bear is flexing its muscles.

• Date: 05.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 05.04.2010  |  Security  |  from Deutsche Welle

Aviation could prove a fresh field for diplomatic conflict between Georgia and Russia after an announcement by the de facto government of breakaway Abkhazia that it plans to reopen an Abkhaz airport with Moscow’s assistance. Georgian officials tell EurasiaNet.org that they expect the European Union to help Tbilisi block such assistance -- an expectation that the EU has not confirmed.

• Date: 02.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from eurasianet.org

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is expected to visit Baku, the Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists Thursday.

• Date: 02.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

BEIJING - China's president will attend a nuclear security summit in Washington this month, signalling a fresh start between the superpowers amid a chill in relations over Beijing's unhappiness with U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a

• Date: 02.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2010  |  Security  |  from dnaindia.com

<font size="3"><font face="Arial">These nations now find themselves competing against Soviet nuclear power science.</font></font>

• Date: 02.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from russiaprofile.org

After Russia's second series of suicide bombings this week, President Medvedev paid a visit to Dagestan, where new reports link bombings there to those in Moscow.

• Date: 02.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2010  |  Security  |  from Deutsche Welle

Iran's state media has reported that the country's top nuclear negotiator is heading to China to discuss possible U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.

• Date: 01.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from People Daily