3 January: The Russian Embassy in the Moldovan Capital Chisinau has promised a full investigation after a young Moldovan was killed by Russian Peacekeeping Forces at an incident at a road block on New Years Day. The incident sparked street protests yester
3 January: Turkey had its largest export earnings ever with nearly $135 billion in 2011, Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Monday. This constituted a 20% increase over the figures of 2010. (Todays Zaman)
2 January: Iran successfully test-fired long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf this morning, a day after testing a medium-range missile,according to an Iranian military official. "We have test fired a long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader [ca
2 January: Ireland’s 2012 Chair of the OSCE will seek to address protracted conflicts, promote Internet freedom and strengthen co-operation between the 56 OSCE participating States, said the new Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gil
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