Pakistan blocks YouTube
Pakistan blocks YouTube, a day after barring access to Facebook in a row over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
New Iran sanctions being tabled
Sanctions against Iran which include cargo ship inspections are being tabled at the UN Security Council.
FOCUS: Russian navy stays anchored in Ukraine
Ukraine's decision to extend the lease for the Russian fleet in the Crimea has been extremely controversial. However, in the port city of Sevastopol, locals are enthusiastic - the Russian naval base is the primary source of income for most of the region.
Turkish, Iranian, Brazilian ministers agree on nuclear fuel plan, AA reports
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil agreed on a formula for a swap of low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel that could ease diplomatic tensions over Irans nuclear program, the Anatolia news agency reported.
NATO in Afghanistan: World War in One Country
Since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took control of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2003 the amount of troops serving under that command has grown from 5,000 to over 100,000.
Tokyo wary of China's growing military power
China's "growing military muscle" has "raised the urgency for the US and Japan to resolve its standoff over where to station US troops in Japan," Japan's foreign minister said in The Wall Street Journal on May 14.
Climate of Scrutiny
How will India measure, report and verify its climate change actions when it is not yet sure of what actions it needs to take or the economic consequences of such moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Multinational military drill to be held in eastern Romania
More than 300 Romanian, U.S., Ukrainian and Macedonian troops will participate from May 17-June 24 in 'the Black Sea Rotational Force 2010' drill organized in eastern Romania, according to a news release on Thurday from the Romanian Navy General Staff.
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