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Japanese PM opens LatAm tour with Mexico energy deals Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe struck a series of energy deals with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the start of a five-country Latin American tour.

26 July 2014

Veteran Catalan leader reveals family kept money abroad A former premier of Spain's Catalonia region and one of its biggest political powerbrokers said Friday his family kept undeclared money abroad for over 30 years and apologised for the "mistake".

26 July 2014

Iran confirms arrest of Washington Post correspondent Tehran's chief justice Gholamhossein Esmaili on Friday confirmed the arrest of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, also a journalist, the official IRNA news agency reported.

26 July 2014

Effect of potential free trade zone between Turkey and Customs Union on Kazakhstan Recent statements about Turkey's willingness to establish a free trade zone with the Customs Union made experts think about the potential benefits and drawbacks of the deal for Kazakhstan.

25 July 2014

Kazakh experts doubt anti-Russian sanctions can damage Kazakhstan Some experts in Kazakhstan believe the country can manage to avoid negative consequences of Western sanctions against Russia.

24 July 2014

Armenia to become full member of EEU in January: Armenian PM Armenia will become a full member of the the EEU on January 1, 2015, and signing of the documents on its accesion will mostly likely take place in October.

24 July 2014

Seizure of land plots in Astana is legal: General Prosecutor's Office Kazakhstan's General Prosecutor's Office has concluded that seizure of land plots for public use in Astana complies with the legislation.

24 July 2014

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan exchange blows as latter prepares to join Customs Union Kyrgyzstan has decreased water supplies to Kazakhstan twofold, following a three month hold up by Kazakhstan’s customs authorities of the Russian petroleum products destined for Kyrgyzstan.

23 July 2014

Kazakh students meet Chinese President 200 students and professors of the Nazarbayev University have met with Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping on June 24, 2014 in Beijing.

23 July 2014

Indonesia's Prabowo to challenge election result in court The ex-general who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Joko Widodo will challenge the result in court, his campaign team said Wednesday, a move that could spell weeks of uncertainty for the world's third-biggest democracy.

23 July 2014

New NATO commander for Europe takes over US Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.

23 July 2014

Qatar emir in surprise Saudi visit, holds talks on Gaza The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, made a surprise visit Tuesday to Saudi Arabia where he discussed developments in strife-torn Gaza with King Abdullah, state media said.

23 July 2014

I was in the air over Ukraine when Malaysia Airlines plane crashed: Netherlands ambassador to Kazakhstan The Ambassador said in an interview that he was in the air over Ukraine whilst the tragedy of MH17 flight was unfolding.

22 July 2014

Texas governor to send 1,000 troops to Mexico border Texas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to send 1,000 military reservists to the state's border with Mexico, to tackle a surge in immigrant children flooding into the United States.

22 July 2014

Kazakh helicopter squadron completes tactical flight exercises Four helicopters of Kazakhstani Usharalsk Squadron have participated in tactical flight exercises.

21 July 2014

Russia & Kazakhstan quid pro quo on Baikonur Two new Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental agreements concerning Baikonur Cosmodrome are a possibility.

21 July 2014

Rebels move MH17 air crash bodies as US accuses Russia Pro-Russian militiamen in Ukraine loaded almost 200 bodies from downed flight MH17 into refrigerated train wagons on Sunday as an outraged United States pointed the finger of blame directly at Moscow and demanded it ensure full access to the crash site for international investigators.

21 July 2014

Turkey willing to join free trade area with Customs Union Turkey has put on the agenda an issue of establishing a free trade area with the Customs Union.

21 July 2014

Ukraine risks repeating Afghanistan scenario: Kazakh analyst The protracted conflict in Ukraine may lead to the country repeating the scenario of Afghanistan.

21 July 2014

Industrial State Program had little effect on Kazakhstan's economy: Nazarbayev Nurusltan Nazarbayev has summarized the results of the implementation of the first 5 years of the State Program of Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development.

21 July 2014

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