For the first time in the Turkmenistan's history, there will be a lawmaker in parliament who is not a member of the ruling party.

• Date: 14.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 15.06.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Information that the United States has given Russia about suspected use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces "does not look convincing", President Vladimir Putin's senior foreign policy adviser said on Friday.

• Date: 14.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.06.2013  |  Security  |  from reuters.com

The European Union lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday against China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel tubes, six months after Japan filed a similar case, the WTO said.

• Date: 13.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park in central Istanbul.

• Date: 13.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2013  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

At least 93,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict, according to latest United Nations figures.

• Date: 13.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2013  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

Former Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze says she will run for the country's presidency in October.

• Date: 12.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.06.2013  |  Markets  |  from rferl.org

South Korea voiced disappointment with Pyongyang after high-level bilateral talks were placed on hold and phone calls to a hotline went unanswered.

• Date: 12.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.06.2013  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

There is an uneasy calm in central Istanbul after a night of clashes which saw Turkish riot police disperse anti-government demonstrators.

• Date: 12.06.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.06.2013  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk