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Descendant of Kazakh composer demands 1mln in damages from gay smooch poster creators The poster advertising a gay bar in Kazakhstan depicting a Kazakh composer and a Russian poet kissing has mostly angered the public in Kazakhstan. Now the Kazakh descendant of the composer claims 1mln tenge in damages from the poster creators.

04 September 2014

Nazarbayev on decentralization of powers in Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan spoke to the Parliament about the necessity to transfer some powers to local authorities.

03 September 2014

UN voices 'serious concern' on human rights in Thailand The United Nations said it was "seriously concerned" about growing restrictions on human rights activists in Thailand.

03 September 2014

Putin G20 decision some way off: Australia A decision on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be invited to the G20 summit in November is still some way off.

03 September 2014

Japan PM to name women to quarter of cabinet More than a quarter of Japan's new cabinet will be female.

03 September 2014

Silva poll charge forces Brazil poll rivals' rethink Environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode with the elections a month away.

03 September 2014

Nazarbayev appoints ambassadors to Germany, Romania, Cambodia and Laos President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed a number of new ambassadors of Kazakhstan.

03 September 2014

France's scorned former first lady to publish kiss-and-tell France's scorned former first lady Valerie Trierweiler is set to lift the lid on her tumultuous relationship with the president.

03 September 2014

Welsh golf resort locked down for NATO summit A huge security operation involving 9,000 British police officers will secure a luxury Welsh golf resort hosting a NATO summit later this week.

02 September 2014

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Kazakhstan ready for various geopolitical risks: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan said the country was facing quite a few problems but was prepared to address various scenarios.

02 September 2014

Video of Kazakhstanis in Syria is a manipulation: political expert Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin called the video purporting to show Kazakhstani citizens fighting in Syria an information manipulation.

02 September 2014

Kazakhstan MP responds to Vladimir Putin's statement on lack of statehood in Kazakhstan The statement must have been taken out of context, or it was an impromptu, rather than a carefully prepared statement. I believe it is wrong to say there was no statehood in Kazakhstan: Maulen Ashimbayev.

02 September 2014

Kazakhstan’s President commissions Parliament to prevent possible adverse challenges to national economy and security Reciprocal sanctions imposed by countries responsible for a total of 60% of the global GDP entail substantial adjustments and changes to long-established economic ties. This leads to a slowdown of partner economies, having a certain effect on us, he said.

02 September 2014

Kazakhstan’s President: Government won’t be cutting down on social obligations According to him, efforts to enforce the industrialization programme, planned launch of new industrial enterprises, new jobs, and all the programs to ensure decent healthcare services, affordable housing, education opportunities (…) all these initiatives should keep on working.

02 September 2014

Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.

02 September 2014

Second poll shows jump in support for Scottish independence A second poll showed support for Scottish independence rising from the historic referendum, more than halving the lead of the anti-independence camp.

02 September 2014

16 Kazakhstanis join militants of Islamic State of Iraq At least 16 Kazakhstanis are know to have joined the extremist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq.

01 September 2014

Caspian states agree on aquatic bioresources management The Commission on Aquatic Bioresources of the Caspian Sea has approved the project on preservation and rational use of aquatic bioresources of the Caspian Sea, and sturgeons in particular.

01 September 2014

China announces national 'Martyrs' Day': report Chinese lawmakers have approved a national day to commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders.

01 September 2014