World Russia Forum 2011: Is “Reset” Enough?
It is never boring at the World Russian Forum (WRF), a two-day conference of politicians, business people, and scholars from Russia and the U.S. who have been meeting annually since 1981 with the intent of improving U.S.-Russia relations.
Kyrgyzstan to join customs union
The Kyrgyz government on Monday approved a plan to join a post-Soviet customs union and common economic space.
IMF delegation positive on Latvian outlook
A high-proifile mission from the IMF has praised Latvia's return to growth and said they are happy with this year's budget.
US help for India's superbug fight
The world's best-known institute for handling bad bugs — Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — will help India strengthen its laboratory and manpower capacity to better detect pathogens like NDM-1 and virus outbreaks.
IMF wants ability to tap financial markets
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has proposed a plan to allow the multilateral lender to directly tap financial markets to be able to help member nations in crisis, according to a document published Thursday.
Hungary leader invites Kyrgyz president
President of Hungary Pal Schmitt offered Kyrgyz counterpart Roza Otunbayeva to pay official visit to Hungary, as reported press-service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Iranian Interior Minister to visit Turkmenistan
A representative delegation headed by Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar will visit Turkmenistan in the coming days, Deputy Iranian Interior Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mehdi Muhammadifar said, as reported by the Iranian news agency İRNA.
Turkey's top EU official urges French politicians to secure return of occupied Azerbaijani territories
Turkey's chief European Union negotiator has urged French lawmakers to take action to ward off discussion of a so-called 'Armenian genocide' bill over the events of 1915 on the French Senate floor
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