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Erdogan Angry At 'Arab Spring' Comparison; Demonstrator Killed
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has angrily rejected comparisons between street protests in Turkey and the Arab Spring uprisings amid continued clashes between police and demonstrators. ...

Syria Tops Russia-EU Summit Agenda
Russia and the European Union are beginning two days of talks overshadowed by disputes over the EU's strong backing of the Syrian opposition and Moscow's continued support for President Bashar al-Assad. ...

IAEA: No Guarantees That Iranian Nuclear Program Peaceful
Iran has not provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with sufficient information to substantiate its claim that its nuclear program is peaceful, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday. An Iranian official in Moscow later called the allegation "unfounded." ...

Afghan Government Probes Taliban Visit To Iran
The government of Afghanistan says it has reached out to neighboring Iran as the Taliban confirmed it had held talks with Iranian officials.

World's first binding treaty on conventional arms trade opens for signature at UN
The first international treaty regulating the global arms trade opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters this morning, culminating a decades-long push to halt illegal shipments of weapons such as missiles, combat aircraft and attack helicopters. ...

Former Taiwan president attempts suicide
Former President Chen Shui-bian tried to hang himself Sunday night, apparently disillusioned over snags in his bid to rejoin his former party and the Legislature's move to absolve politicians of abuses of taxpayer funds, the Ministry of Justice said. ...