Summer in the Middle East includes oil and gas masks
Intelligence sources in the Middle East have indicated that the summer in the region could turn out to be particularly hot in terms of political climate.
The Caucasus: a primer on the area already being blamed for the Moscow bombings
Many news stories have pointed out a possible connection to the mostly Islamic North Caucasus, a region Reuters describes as "plagued by insurgency, whose leaders have threatened to attack cities and energy pipelines elsewhere in Russia."
Obama to meet Turkish PM on Tuesday, White House says
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday, on the sidelines of his nuclear security summit in Washington, the White House said.
Nuclear summit to face challenge of reining in loose weapon materials
A year ago in Prague, President Barack Obama pushed a three-pronged plan to move toward a world without nuclear weapons -- and announced a Global Nuclear Security Summit in 2010 to help make that happen.
Kyrgyzstan 'will drown in blood' if ousted president targeted for death
Kyrgyzstan will "drown in blood" if any attempt is made to kill him, deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev vowed yesterday.
Armenian ministry of energy shrugs off ungrounded claims of Turkish parliament members
Armenian ministry of energy and natural resources shrugged off today ungrounded allegations by some members of the Turkish parliament questioning the safe operation of Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed in plane crash in Russia
Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been killed in a plane crash near Smolensk airport in Russia.
Medvedev launches Nord Stream build
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today launched the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline aimed at winning market share in Europe while bypassing Ukraine, where strained relations have caused supply disruptions in the past.
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