Russia"s new ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, arrived in Kiev on Monday to take his office delayed by last year"s spat between the two presidents, but may face a diplomatic scandal over his credentials.
Iran unveiled three new satellites plus a satellite booster rocket in National Space Day ceremonies attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday.
Turkey signaled on Saturday that it may use countermeasures against the U.S. if a controversial bill condemning as genocide the World War I killings of Armenians by Turks was passed.