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New governor of North Kazakhstan Oblast appointed Yerik Sultanov has been appointed the new Akim (Mayor) of North Kazakhstan Oblast.

28 May 2014

Abkhazia leader forced to flee, denounces coup bid Opposition protesters stormed the presidency in Abkhazia overnight in what the leader of the Georgian breakaway region called a coup attempt, Russian news agencies said.

28 May 2014

Michelle Obama takes on Republicans over school lunches First lady Michelle Obama made a rare but strident foray into political debate Tuesday, slamming a Republican bid to change US school nutrition standards as "unacceptable."

28 May 2014

Kazakhstan is interested in broadening its ties with Albania: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.

27 May 2014

Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Malaysian PM President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak.

27 May 2014

Kazakhstan battles for more independence in Eurasian Economic Union Treaty Kazakhstan has excluded common citizenship, common foreign policy and common border security from the Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union.

27 May 2014

Astana shadow economy worth around $4 billion Astana’s mayor Imangali Tasmagambetov declared that the shadow economy in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana is worth around 540 billion tenge ($3.97 billion).

27 May 2014

No common currency in Eurasian Economic Union Deputy Justice Minister of Kazakhstan Elvira Asimova said that there would be no common currency in the Eurasian Economic Union.

27 May 2014

Madonna criticises Malawi president amid vote chaos Pop diva Madonna has weighed in on Malawi's chaotic election, criticising embattled President Joyce Banda, who has tried to nullify the vote amid allegations of irregularities.

27 May 2014

Egypt votes in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on Tuesday, the final day of voting.

27 May 2014

Merkel conservatives win EU vote, neo-Nazis gain seat German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives came out ahead in European Parliament elections, official results showed Monday, but a neo-Nazi party also won a seat in Brussels, echoing far-right gains elsewhere.

26 May 2014

Obama makes surprise Afghanistan visit US President Barack Obama promised a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war.

26 May 2014

Chocolate king claims victory in Ukraine presidential vote Chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko claimed a resounding victory on Sunday in Ukraine's presidential election and immediately vowed to end a bloody pro-Russian uprising that thwarted voting across swathes of the separatist east.

26 May 2014

Costa Rica to allow gay couples to share health benefits Costa Rica's social security administration has agreed to allow same-sex couples to share health and pension benefits, even though the conservative Central American country bans gay marriage.

24 May 2014

Russia military says troops to quit Ukraine border in 20 days Russian troops near the Ukraine border will return to base in at least the next 20 days following an order from President Vladimir Putin, the military's chief of general staff said.

24 May 2014

Kazakhstan and Mexico to exchange Embassies Kazakhstan and Mexico are going to exchange embassies in the coming two years.

24 May 2014

Kazakhstan MP doubts upcoming legalization Omarkhan Oksikbayev, Member of the Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliamentб doubts success of the forthcoming legalization of property in Kazakhstan.

23 May 2014

CICA adopts Shanghai declaration Participants of the 4th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) have adopted a Shanghai declaration.

23 May 2014

Two Koreas accuse each other of lying about shelling Seoul Friday accused North Korea of a "blatant lie" in claiming it had not fired shells near a South Korean warship and said Pyongyang had threatened to bombard its military vessels.

23 May 2014

Obama to nominate San Antonio mayor as US housing secretary President Barack Obama will announce Friday his plan to nominate Julian Castro, the charismatic Hispanic mayor of San Antonio, Texas, as US secretary of housing and urban development.

23 May 2014

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