US 'regrets' diplomat treatment as India seethes
The United States voiced regret to India on Wednesday over the treatment of a diplomat whose account of being stripped and cavity-searched triggered outrage.
19 December 2013
China’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the Great Chinese Dream
Among other things, China plans to invest about $500 billion abroad in the following 5 years. Altogether, 400 million Chinese people will be travelling to other parts of the world for the period.
Russian missile deployment raises alarm
Washington has joined Russia's neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.
Chemical watchdog approves Syria plan despite delays
The world's chemical watchdog on Tuesday agreed the final details of a plan to destroy Syria's arsenal, vowing to push ahead with the unprecedented project despite delays.
Row grows after US Marshals strip-search Indian diplomat
US officials admitted Tuesday that they strip-searched a female Indian diplomat after she was arrested in New York in a new twist to a growing row that has seen India hit back with reprisals such as removing security barriers around the US embassy.
West has 'lost sense of reality' over Ukraine: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said that Western countries appear to have lost "their sense of reality" over the pro-EU protests in Ukraine, which he called the work of provocateurs.
14 December 2013
Iran quits nuclear talks protesting US blacklist move
Iran has quit nuclear talks with world powers, accusing Washington on Friday of going against the spirit of a landmark agreement reached last month by expanding its sanctions blacklist.
14 December 2013
Assad win may be Syria's best option: ex-CIA chief
The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad's regime could the best outcome to hope for, a former CIA chief said Thursday.
14 December 2013
US to cut funding on Turkish Chinese-missile purchase
The US Congress is set to adopt a law next week forbidding Turkey from using American funds to acquire a $4 billion missile system from a Chinese company blacklisted by Washington.