Opinion: Putin's visit to Katyn is itself an historic event
On Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk met to remember the massacre at Katyn 70 years ago. DW's Bartosz Dudek calls this a milestone for Russian-Polish relations.
Israel is 'main threat to Middle East peace,' Turkish PM says
Persisting in his harsh criticism toward Israel, Turkey’s prime minister said on Wednesday that Israel is the main threat to peace in the Middle East, marking a new low in deteriorating relations between the two allies who once had close military and political.
Time to change the status quo
Through all the ups and downs of the past few weeks, one thing is clear: The dynamics of the US-Israeli-Palestinian axis have shifted.
US and Russia to sign arms deal
The US and Russian presidents prepare to sign a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague.
Afghan election officials resign
The head of Afghanistan's election commission and his deputy quit following Western pressure over electoral fraud.
India, China sign agreement to establish hotline between PMs
In a significant step in taking their bilateral relations to a new level, India and China today signed an agreement to establish a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries.
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiyev confronts political crisis
Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian state that experienced the Tulip Revolution in 2005, is once again going through a bout of political instability, one with uncertain ramifications for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration.
Russia 'may sell $5 billion of weapons to Venezuela'
The Russian prime minister met Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Friday to discuss oil, defence and nuclear energy cooperation, although no new no arms agreements were signed
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