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Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leader The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi el-Bahra as its new president.

09 July 2014

Kazakhstan and Canada negotiate visa regime simplification Kazakhstan and Canada are negotiating a simplification in the visa regime.

09 July 2014

Indonesia votes in divisive presidential election Indonesians voted in the tightest and most divisive presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, pitting Jakarta governor Joko Widodo against Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with a chequered human rights record.

09 July 2014

Astana celebrates 16th anniversary as Kazakhstan's capital Astana city has celebrated its 16th anniversary since its official presentation as capital of Kazakhstan.

09 July 2014

Japan's Abe declares peace goals in historic Australia visit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday declared his determination to pursue peace in Asia, as he strengthened defence ties with Australia and signed an ambitious free-trade agreement.

09 July 2014

Abdullah claims victory in contested Afghan election Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani in preliminary results.

09 July 2014

Abbas demands Israel halt Gaza raids 'immediately' Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded Israel immediately halt its latest offensive against Gaza following a night of air strikes and militant rocket fire on the Israeli south.

08 July 2014

Almaty tagged 2022 Winter Olympic bid outsider Almaty has been formally approved as a candidate city bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, but it remains an outsider in the race.

08 July 2014

Limping N. Korea leader leads memorial for Kim Il-Sung A visibly limping Kim Jong-Un presided over an official memorial in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung.

08 July 2014

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Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' by Bahrain Bahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."

08 July 2014

Tributes from friends and foes after last Soviet FM dies Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.

08 July 2014

Kazakhstan ratifies Caspian security agreement President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on security cooperation at the Caspian Sea.

07 July 2014

President Nazarbayev celebrates Astana City Day President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the celebrations of the Day of the Capital.

07 July 2014

Kazakhstan to host joint military equipment enterprises Kazakhstan is ready to partake in collaborative defense companies to manufacture weapon and military equipment in the country.

06 July 2014

Nazarbayev enacts additional monitoring of suspicious transactions Nazarbayev have signed amendments to the law on ratification of the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime.

06 July 2014

New Assistant to Kazakh President appointed Several high profile personnel changes have been announced on Friday in Kazakhstan.

06 July 2014

Anger over reports German double-agent spied for US German authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.

05 July 2014

Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.

05 July 2014

N. Korea leader directs island assault drill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un warned the South would "regret bitterly" any incursion of their disputed sea border as he directed a large-scale mock assault on an island, state media said.

05 July 2014