U.S. Said to Turn Back North Korea Missile Shipment
The United States Navy intercepted a North Korean ship it suspected of carrying missile technology to Myanmar two weeks ago and, after a standoff at sea and several days of diplomatic pressure from Washington and Asia nations, forced the vessel to return home, according to several senior American officials.
Japanese nuclear crisis worse than previously conceded
SENIOR US officials have warned that the Fukushima nuclear emergency is far more serious than the Japanese government has acknowledged, as America moves to bolster Japan's faltering response and avoid a full-scale meltdown.
Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea
Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea.
Russia-EU summit conclude with no major breakthrough
The 27th Russia-EU summit wrapped up Friday in this western Russian city, with Russian and European Union leaders discussing the recent dispute over Russia's ban on EU vegetables, its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a long-awaited visa-free regime.
Bulgaria, Turkey Agree to Speed Up Gas Grid Connection
Bulgarian Energy Minister Traicho Traikov met on Thursday with his Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz in Kayseri, Turkey, where they took part in the signing of the Project Support Agreements (PSAs) between Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH and the responsible ministries of the pipeline's five transit countries.
Chinese President expects continued improvement of Sino-Kazakhstan relations to achieve new progress
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to achieve new progress in bilateral ties.
NATO threatens Russia with its missile defense system
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Defense Ministers in Brussels did not result in any mutual agreements. The representatives of the alliance rejected the Russian proposal to establish a common missile defense system (NMD) and refused to give Russia any written security guarantees.
Russian-EU summit starts in W. Russian city
The 27th Russia-EU summit officially kicked off Friday in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.
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