South African President Jacob Zuma may visit Kazakhstan in 2015
President of South Africa Jacob Zuma may pay an official visit to Kazakhstan in 2015.
Pope urges G20 leaders not to forget the poor
Pope Francis has called on G20 leaders not to forget the poor, saying to do so would be "regrettable".
China wins APEC support for free trade 'roadmap'
Asia-Pacific leaders backed China's roadmap for a vast new free trade area rivalling US plans for the region at a summit in Beijing.
Finland Prime Minister warns of new 'Cold War'
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb warned that the conflict in the Ukraine was bringing the world to the "brink of a Cold War".
Kazakhstan's young people should strive for ethnic concord: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged the people of Kazakhstan to protect interethnic accord and solidarity.
Kazakhstan President's unexpected State of the Nation Address
Presidet of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has unexpectedly presented his State of the Nation Address for the year 2015. Global economic and geopolitical challenges as well as internal interethnic unity are the key elements of the address. New Economic Policy 'Nurly Zhol' was announced to help the country overcome difficulties in the next five years.
German Foreign Minisiter calls Kazakhstan Central Asian 'anchor of stability'
German Foreign Affairs Minister Steinmeier has called Kazakhstan an 'anchor of stability' in Central Asia but expressed worries that geopolitical situation in the region might affect economic cooperation between the two countries.
'Most powerful' Putin takes on West at Asia-Pacific summits
Vladimir Putin is heading into showdown talks with Australia's leader as part of what is expected to be his toughest foreign trip.
$2.7 billion out of National Oil Fund to finance infrastructure projects
The time has come for us to rely on the funds to the benefit of the country’s people, protecting the nation from the imminent crisis: President Nazarbayev.
US welcomes Xi-Abe meeting as chance to 'reduce tensions'
The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.
Pentagon can't confirm fate of IS leader
A Pentagon official suggested that lower-level figures of the Islamic State group may have been hit.
Annual $3 billion to be allocated out of National Oil Fund to bolster nation’s wellbeing
Amidst the global economic conditions, without some extra injections into the national economy it will be hard to reach the set goals (…) the time has come to tap into the Fund’s assets, the President said.
President Nazarbayev pledges not to cut down on pension allowances and public sector salaries
We may be unable to increase pensions and salaries, but we are capable of maintaining them at the current level, he assured.
Catalan independence opponents uneasy after vote
Luis Guevara hoped politicians in Catalonia would turn their focus to the economy after Sunday's symbolic independence referendum.
Agreement on Kyrgyzstan’s accession to Customs Union to be signed in December
The agreement is to be signed at the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union with Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev among those in attendance.
Obama presses for tough 'open Internet' rules
US President Barack Obama voiced support for a new regulatory system for Internet providers.
Xi, Abe meet as big-power rivalries take APEC centre-stage
The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit Monday after two years of dangerous animosity.
Putin accuses Kiev forces of stalling MH17 probe
Vladimir Putin said that the investigation of the MH17 crash site is stalling due to Kiev's constant shelling of the rebel-controlled area in eastern Ukraine.
US wants China 'to do well', Obama says in announcing visa deal
President Barack Obama announced a deal to extend visas for Chinese visitors to the United States for up to a decade.
Nazarbayev signs law on Good-Neighborliness and Alliance in 21st century
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Law On Ratification of the Agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on good-neighborliness and alliance in the XXI century.