Kyrgyzstan
Russia rebukes "undiplomatic" U.S. envoy
MOSCOW - Russia sharply criticized the U.S. ambassador for the third time in his five-month tenure after he said that Moscow offered Kyrgyzstan a bribe in a bid to evict U.S. forces from an air base and had sought backroom "quid pro quo" deals on key issues.
EU members among most open trading nations: study
GENEVA - European Union member countries and their close partners in north and central Europe make up 12 of the 20 nations that are most open to international trade, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
EU members among most open trading nations: study
GENEVA - European Union member countries and their close partners in north and central Europe make up 12 of the 20 nations that are most open to international trade, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit as China slams new sanctions
BEIJING - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit China in June for a security summit and discuss his country's disputed nuclear programme with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday, criticizing new sanctions aimed at Iran.
Defense chief sounds out Kyrgyzstan on key base
BISHKEK - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sounded out the government of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday over the future of an important air base that the Central Asian country's president wants the U.S. military to vacate when its lease expires in 2014, U.S. officials said.
Death penalty possible in Afghan massacre: Panetta
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday that the death penalty could be sought over the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan, which U.S. officials said they believe was the work of a rogue American soldier.
Death penalty possible in Afghan massacre: Panetta
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday that the death penalty could be sought over the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan, which U.S. officials said they believe was the work of a rogue American soldier.
Putin says U.S. stoked Russian protests
MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections. | Video
Factbox: Relations between Afghanistan and China
- Below are some key facts about the relationship between Afghanistan and China.
Russia raps OSCE election "double standards"
DUSHANBE - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe of using double standards and attempting to influence the internal affairs of some ex-Soviet nations.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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