The Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders as sectarian tensions in Iraq, conflict in Syria and military stand-off in the Straits of Hormuz cast shadow on the start of 2012.
Copenhagen was eager to "be a bridge between the 17 and the 27'' to ensure that the gap does not widen between eurozone and non-euro states.
Diplomats in New York say that this will be a difficult year for the world body and that the tension between members of the Council is reminiscent of the cold war
2011 has been a year of political turmoil, economic upheavel and change in many parts of the world. Is it the calm before the storm in the South Caucasus?