Belarus seeks answers over deadly metro bombing
Belarus on Tuesday sought to identify the perpetrators behind the bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 and wounded 150, the first major apparent act of terror in its post-Soviet history.
Libya: Gaddafi government accepts truce plan, says Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma says the Libyan government has accepted an African Union peace proposal to end the eight-week-old conflict.
IAEA'S latest update on Japan's nuclear crisis
External power has been restored at all sites affected by the 7th April earthquake. The 3 litres of water that were spilled at Onagawa NPP have been cleaned up.
World Russia Forum 2011: Is “Reset” Enough?
It is never boring at the World Russian Forum (WRF), a two-day conference of politicians, business people, and scholars from Russia and the U.S. who have been meeting annually since 1981 with the intent of improving U.S.-Russia relations.
Kyrgyzstan to join customs union
The Kyrgyz government on Monday approved a plan to join a post-Soviet customs union and common economic space.
IMF delegation positive on Latvian outlook
A high-proifile mission from the IMF has praised Latvia's return to growth and said they are happy with this year's budget.
US help for India's superbug fight
The world's best-known institute for handling bad bugs — Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — will help India strengthen its laboratory and manpower capacity to better detect pathogens like NDM-1 and virus outbreaks.
IMF wants ability to tap financial markets
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has proposed a plan to allow the multilateral lender to directly tap financial markets to be able to help member nations in crisis, according to a document published Thursday.
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