Cambodian police fire tear gas to break up protest clashes
Cambodian police Tuesday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding authorities reopen the country's main protest venue, as clashes left at least 30 people injured, rights groups said.
15 July 2014
Ukrainian plane hit by missile, say villagers on Russia border
Two men lean on the smouldering wreckage of a Ukrainian airforce plane. They poke among the debris, looking for anything of value. Using an iron bar, one of them moves a Kalashnikov rifle to reveal what appears to be a charred human limb.
Japan PM Abe calls for talks with China's Xi at APEC
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a regional meeting in Beijing in November, the latest call from Tokyo for a face-to-face meeting amid testy diplomatic relations.
14 July 2014
Kerry hunkering down for Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet again Monday with his Iranian counterpart seeking to narrow serious gaps blocking a historic nuclear deal with a deadline just days away.
14 July 2014
North Korea fires 100 artillery shells into sea
North Korea fired 100 artillery shells into the sea Monday in a live-fire drill near the eastern maritime border with South Korea that followed a recent series of missile tests.
Cuba cracks down, arrests 100 women dissidents
Cuban authorities arrested an unusually large group of about 100 dissident marchers, breaking up a march by the Ladies in White opposition activists.
14 July 2014
Putin, Kirchner seek 'multipolarity' in Argentina visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner called for a multipolar world order as Moscow sought to boost ties with Latin America amid heightened East-West tensions.
Rakhat Aliyev extradition unlikely: expert
Extradition of Rakhat Aliyev to Kazakhstan is extremely unlikely according to the Deputy Chairman of Birlik political party and former Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan Bolat Baikadamov.
Kyrgyzstan hopes for Kazakhstan's financial aid
Kyrgyzstan’s government is ready to sign a bilateral agreement with Kazakhstan detailing financial assistance to the former at its ascension to the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union.