Malta gets new female president
Malta's Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was on Friday sworn in as the island state's ninth president after being named by the prime minister and approved by parliament.
Fugitive Italian mafia boss re-arrested in Britain
Domenico Rancadore, the convicted Italian mafia boss who last week was told he was free to remain in Britain, has been arrested on a fresh international warrant, police said Saturday.
Karzai votes in Afghan polls to choose his successor
Afghan President Hamid Karzai cast his vote Saturday in the election that marks the start of his country's first-ever democratic transfer of power, as he steps down after serving the maximum two terms in office.
Kazakhstan's Cabinet formed
Forming of the new Cabinet of Minister has been completed in Kazakhstan.
Russian Iskander missiles on Kazakhstan border meant to put pressure on United States
Russian missiles on Kazakhstan border - experts express their opinion.
Prosecutor General supports imprisonment for slander in Kazakhstan
Deputy Prosecutor General Nurmakhanbet Issayev has voiced his support to use of imprisonment as punishment for slander in Kazakhstan.
Russia rebukes Germany for minister's 'Hitler comparison'
The Russian foreign ministry on Thursday issued a complaint to the German ambassador after a German minister reportedly drew parallels between Moscow's annexation of Crimea and Hitler's actions in 1938.
Kazakhstan can manage without Kyrgyz electricity
Experts believe that Kyrgyzstan’s plans to cut export of electricity to Kazakhstan in 2014 would not cause a deficit in the country.
Toronto mayor votes against Mandela street honor
Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor Rob Ford voted against naming a street in honor of Nelson Mandela on Wednesday before later claiming he had cast his ballot in error.