Kazakhstan tightens safety control over oil operations in Caspian Sea
Kazakhstan has tightened control over safety of oil operations in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, Emergency Minister Vladimir Bozhko said
Iran offers new dates for nuclear talks
Iran has proposed a resumption of its long-stalled nuclear negotiations with major world powers in Istanbul on November 23 or December 5, a European diplomatic source said.
Iran pushes for nuclear talks in Turkey
Iran agreed to talks with the United States and other world powers on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, provided negotiations take place in neighboring Turkey
Russia expects Tehran to resume talks with Iran Six soon
Russia expects Tehran to resume talks with the Iran Six over Iran's controversial nuclear program soon, Russia's envoy to the United Nations
Afghan President to attend OSCE summit held in Kazakhstan December
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed his plan of attending a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which will be held in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan from Dec. 1 to 2, a spokesman from Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday.
Russia flexes muscles over island spat with Japan
Dmitry Medvedev's visit to a disputed Pacific island, despite strong objections from Japan, seemed intended both to stamp Russia's authority in Asia and to strengthen the Russian president at home.
Russian troops to continue Afghan drug raids
Russia will take part in more drug raids in Afghanistan despite strong protests from the Afghan government, the Nato secretary-general has said.
No progress seen in forcing Iran to come clean on nuclear arms
Western powers' strong new sanctions on Iran have failed to push Tehran's leaders toward compromise on their disputed nuclear program, a senior European diplomat said on Tuesday.
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