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Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.

25 August 2014

New Almaty Oblast Governor appointed President Nursultan Nazarbayev has introduced the new Akim (Governor) of Almaty Oblast during his official visit.

24 August 2014

Daulet Yergozhin appointed new Chairman of Kazakhstan's Revenue Committee Daulet Yergozhin has been appointed the Head of the Revenue Committee at the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan.

24 August 2014

Mexico launches new police force to fight drug gangs Mexico launched a new 5,000-member national police force tasked with protecting key sectors of the economy from drug gangs.

23 August 2014

Thailand vows 'leniency' in surrogacy cases Thailand's junta has pledged leniency in the cases of babies born to surrogate mothers.

23 August 2014

National Guard ordered out of US riot town National Guard troops withdrew from a US town gripped by nearly two weeks of protests over the fatal police shooting of a black teenager.

22 August 2014

China's Xi reassures Mongolia over "independence, integrity" Chinese President told Mongolia that Beijing respected its independence and integrity as he concluded a visit looking to forge closer ties.

22 August 2014

Kazakh Senate Chairman and British Ambassador discuss Ukrainian crisis Chairman of the Kazakhstani Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received the British Ambassador to Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne. They discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

22 August 2014

NY councilman wants ban on kid toys in high-calorie meals A New York city councilman wants to ban toys in fast-food restaurant kid meals that do not meet strict dietary guidelines.

22 August 2014

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Paris relives the joy of liberation, 70 years on It was August 25, 1944, French and American armoured units burst into Paris to assure its liberation - an event marked all this week in the city.

22 August 2014

Edinburgh and London grapple over North Sea's black gold North Sea oil has been at the centre of fierce debate over Scotland's future ahead of an independence vote next month.

22 August 2014

US diplomats banned from Ice Bucket Challenge It is the charity stunt that has got everyone from billionaires to pop stars and even former US presidents drenched by buckets of freezing water

22 August 2014

China's Xi visits Mongolia with focus on trade China's Xi Jinping began a two-day trip to neighbouring Mongolia with trade high on the agenda against a backdrop of resource nationalism.

21 August 2014

US Supreme Court blocks same-sex marriages in Virginia The Supreme Court put a hold on gay marriages in Virginia, as it weighs whether to legalize same-sex marriage across the United States.

21 August 2014

Turkey ruling party set to name Davutoglu as PM Turkey's ruling party meets to choose a new leader and premier to succeed incoming president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

21 August 2014

Indonesian court to rule on presidential election challenge An Indonesian court was expected to uphold Joko Widodo's victory in last month's presidential election.

21 August 2014

Brazil Socialists name presidential candidate after Campos death Brazil's Socialist party named popular environmentalist Marina Silva as presidential candidate.

21 August 2014

José Manuel Barroso of European Commission, Kazakhstan’s President Nurusltan Nazarbaeyv have a phone talk José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, has supported Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev’s suggestion to hold a meeting of representatives of the Customs Union, Ukraine and the European Union in Minsk, Belarus.

20 August 2014

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko agrees to meet heads of Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and representatives of European Union The talks will be focused on issues related to the Agreement on association between Ukraine and the European Union, energy security, stabilization of the situation in Donbass.

20 August 2014