The Chinese mainland agrees to discussing the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait at an appropriate time, said a mainland spokesman on Wednesday.

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.03.2010  |  Security  |  from peopledaily.com

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won support for Rosatom to build a dozen ultrasafe nuclear reactors in India, part of more than $10 billion in deals in energy, arms, telecoms and other cooperation signed during his visit Friday.

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from themoscowtimes.com

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from ITAR-TASS

President Barack Obama on Saturday had what the White House described as an "encouraging" phone conversation with Russian President Dmitrty Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on a treaty to significantly reduce nuclear arsenals.

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from cnsnews.com

A television station in Georgia triggered a panic when it broadcast a mock half-hour report about a Russian invasion of the country.

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from cnn.com

Royal Dutch Shell expects production to rise to 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2012.

• Date: 16.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

European finance ministers say they have agreed how they would help Greece in its financial crisis, but reveal few details.

• Date: 16.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk