Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has approved the use of his country's air force in Nato's Libya mission.

• Date: 25.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

The European Union needs Turkey more than Turkey needs to be part of the bloc, Turkey's chief negotiator for EU talks said Thursday in Istanbul.

• Date: 23.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Police in Northern Ireland have warned the public to be vigilant over the Easter weekend because of the "severe threat posed by terrorists".

• Date: 23.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2011  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

A high-ranking U.S. official will visit Turkey next week to discuss avenues for cooperation on freezing the assets of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as per U.N. sanctions, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

• Date: 23.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new customs duties on a number of basic commodity items, as decided at parliamentary session

• Date: 22.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami.

• Date: 22.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Armed US Predator drones are to carry out missions over Libya, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.

• Date: 22.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor.

• Date: 21.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk