White House officials said a series of meetings between President Barack Obama and other Pacific Rim leaders produced some progress on issues from human rights to Iranian nuclear ambitions. In the first meeting of the Association of …
Read Original Story: White House Signals Progress on Myanmar, Iran – Wall Street Journal

By VOA News US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by the end of the year. The two presidents met in Singapore Sunday after the close of the …
Read Original Story: Obama, Medvedev Discuss New START Treaty – Voice of America

MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia’s priority now is to ensure the resumption of economic growth that should be sustainable and based on a more balanced structure. Russia would continue its efforts to modernize its …
Read Original Story: Russia makes economic recovery a priority – Xinhua

AP SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday that the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year’s end. Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev met on the sidelines of a summit of the …
Read Original Story: Obama Says Pact Nearly Ready – The Moscow Times

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, US officials say. The US administration hopes that …
Read Original Story: US-Russia arms control talks progressing – The Associated Press

By Alex Anishyuk President Dmitry Medvedev addressed the world community Saturday with a call for cooperation and coordination in handling the pullout from economic stimulus measures, but he took a wait-and-see approach on specifics. …
Read Original Story: Medvedev Offers APEC Few Specifics – The Moscow Times

MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was presented with Russia’s highest civilian award, the Order of Friendship, last night. He was conferred the award at the Istana by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is here on his first official visit. …
Read Original Story: MM Lee receives top Russian award – AsiaOne

Both President Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev want Iran to relinquish potential nuclear explosive material in return for fuel. A White House official says the two leaders discussed possible sanctions if Iran refuses to comply. …
Read Original Story: US, Russia call for Iran to accept nuclear deal – Los Angeles Times

The leaders of the US and Russia have warned Iran that time is running out for talks over its nuclear programme. President Barack Obama said Iran had failed "so far at least" to respond positively to a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for …
Read Original Story: Time 'running out' on Iran talks – BBC News

(chattahbox) — Russia and the US are still hopeful of signing a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-1), but likely not before it expires December 5, but perhaps before the end of the year. President Barack Obama and Russian…
Read Original Story: US, Russia expect START deal by the end of year – ChattahBox