Kofi Annan says Iran can play "positive role" in Syria deliberations.

International Criminal Court sentences Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison.

European Central Bank spars with European Commission over bank bailouts.

On anniversary of 2004 International Court of Justice ruling, Israeli commission says settlements should be legal.

Cambodia says ASEAN foreign ministers made progress on South China Sea code of conduct.

Indonesia's president revels in country's transformation from IMF borrower to lender; plus, Christine Lagarde calls rise in global protectionism "alarming."

After World Bank pulls out of bridge project, Bangladesh pledges to go it alone.

A look at Uzbekistan, Russia, and multilateralism in the former Soviet Union.

Hugo Chavez prepares for Venezuela's entry into Mercosur.