"I think it's part of the big economic change, where not only are we seeing a shift from the west to the east, but we're also seeing that countries that produce vital commodities - food and energy and things like that - are doing very well and they're gradually climbing up the economic league table," he said.
Mr Lavrov called for a solution based on an Arab League initiative from last November, but gave no indication that Russia backed the league's more recent call for Mr Assad to step down
Buildings are in desperate need of a paint job or a new coat of plaster, cars are older than the men driving them, poor families crowd into grand old homes that once housed the city's aristocracy
But other nations including China, India and South Korea were left exposed. They have until the end of June to show that they're cooperating - or face being cut off from the US financial system. So what would that mean for them?
From Big Ben, to the Colosseum and the Eiffel tower, the museum has 450kg of chocolate artefacts, paintings and even replicas of stadiums that will host Euro 2012
New network Path has based its concept on Dunbar's theory which suggests that one person can only maintain around 150 stable friendships and acquaintances at any one time
could see the canopy of the jungle spinning towards me. Then I lost consciousness and remember nothing of the impact. Later I learned that the plane had broken into pieces about two miles above the ground.
And chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, does contain antioxidants which can help to mop up harmful free radicals - unstable chemicals that can damage our cells.
Dr Golomb and her team believe that antioxidant compounds, called catechins, can improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight - at least studies in rodents would suggest this might be so.
Two of the blasts occurred near the Iranian embassy, eyewitnesses said. There are unconfirmed reports that an explosion near the city's secure Green Zone was an IED (improvised explosive device
While expectations are not high for the talks, the fact that they are being held in the Iraqi capital at all can be seen as a sign of progress for Iraq, the BBC's Wyre Davies says.
If you approach a swan nest on the river, they might get aggressive and hiss and flap their wings, but the danger is over-rated and it's a myth that they will break your leg or arm with their wings
