Who will take Turkey into the EU?
U.S. President Barack Obama recently partly blamed the European Union for supposedly driving Turkey away from the West by stalling the country's EU accession.
A Treasure Trove in the Baltic Sea
While environmentalists are sharply opposed to the construction of the new Baltic Sea pipeline, archaeologists are delighted. The massive Nord Stream project to bring natural gas from Russia to Germany has uncovered dozens of shipwrecks and other historic artifacts.
French premier seeks to ease Japan's euro concerns
France's prime minister sought to ease Japanese fears over instability in the 16-member eurozone on Friday, by urging business leaders in Tokyo not to turn away from the embattled euro single currency.
Kyrgyzstan agrees to international probe into violence
During a Franco-German diplomatic visit, Kyrgyzstan's interim president has agreed to an international inquiry into ethnic unrest in the country last month. The OSCE has said it will send a team to watch over the peace.
Dmitry Medvedev admits Russia has made no progress in fighting corruption
Dmitry Medvedev has admitted that his administration has made almost no progress in fighting corruption since he took office two years ago.
India, Pakistan open key talks in Islamabad
The foreign ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India open their first key talks in Islamabad since the 2008 Mumbai attacks derailed a peace process.
Parliament passes Turkish-Russian nuclear plant bill
A bill approving the May 12 agreement between Russia and Turkey on the establishment of a nuclear power plant was passed by Parliament on Thursday.
Turkish minister says more packages might follow after referendum
Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin said yesterday the Turkish government wanted to introduce new packages after the Constitutional amendment package gets approval in the referendum on Sept 12.
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