Russia's parliamentary election was tilted in favour of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party and marred by violations, but voters still took advantage of having a choice, European monitors said on Monday.

• Date: 05.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from telegraph.co.uk

Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that the solemn greeting ceremony of Abiyev was held in Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry, the anthems of both countries were sounded.

• Date: 05.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Belarus will reach $1 billion next year, Belarus’ Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolay Patskevich said. He said  positive dynamics has been recently observed in the economic, commercial relations between the two countries.

• Date: 03.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from today.az

A federal trade panel voted Friday to investigate whether Chinese companies are harming the U.S. solar panel industry by dumping low-price products on global markets.

• Date: 03.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from economictimes.indiatimes.com

Lithuanian and Latvian cooperation initiatives are often shadowed by larger-scale regional projects, therefore both countries will seek for greater integration and closer relations, said Lithuanian and Latvian prime ministers during their meeting today.

• Date: 03.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from baltic-course.com

Given the incendiary moniker ''the China killer'' by the more sensationalist press, India's newest nuclear-capable missile will be its most powerful yet - and an unmistakable signal to its neighbours.

• Date: 02.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from smh.com.au

Russians vote Sunday for a new parliament that critics call the "Approval Ministry" for rubber-stamping bills advocated by the Kremlin. Voting will take place among growing discontent with Russia’s strongman of the last decade, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

• Date: 02.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from voanews.com

China is challenging Russia as Turkmenistan’s main buyer of natural gas. Ashgabat’s shift could put the Kremlin in a precarious position.

• Date: 02.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thestreet.com