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Eurasian Union to stabilize Tenge: Kazakh minister Idrissov The new Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union raises concerns about stability of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, among the representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Astana.

02 June 2014

Eurasian Economic Union is not a secret plan cherished by Vladimir Putin: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister According to him, there is no room for fears that the member states may lose their political sovereignty or experience political dominance of any of the states over the other.

02 June 2014

Spanish King Juan Carlos abdicates: PM Spanish King Juan Carlos will abdicate in favour of his son Prince Felipe, the premier announced Monday, ending a 39-year reign that ushered in democracy but was later battered by royal scandals.

02 June 2014

Kuwait's emir makes landmark visit to Iran Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending fences between Shiite Iran and the Sunni-ruled monarchies in the Gulf.

02 June 2014

Leader of Georgia rebel region Abkhazia resigns The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, said on Sunday he was resigning following days of political upheaval on Russia's southern flank.

02 June 2014

Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview Sunday that he has applied for asylum in Brazil.

02 June 2014

Argentina is visa-free for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan and Argentina have signed a visa-free regime agreement.

01 June 2014

Remove state officials from Samruk-Kazyna Directors Board: Shukeyev The Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund Umirzak Shukeyev called "to remove all the state officials from the Board of Directors" of Samruk Kazyna.

31 May 2014

Tony Blair to help Kyzylorda oblast in Kazakhstan Britain’s ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair has met the governor of Kyzylorda Oblast Krymbek Kusherbayev during the Astana Economic Forum to discuss mutual cooperation in development of the region.

31 May 2014

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WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.

31 May 2014

Ecuador sentences ex-president to 12 years in absentia An Ecuadoran court on Thursday sentenced exiled ex-president Jamil Mahuad to 12 years in jail for corruption.

30 May 2014

Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join Eurasian Union within months Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have vowed to join the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus this year.

30 May 2014

New governor of Akmola Oblast appointed Sergey Kulagin has been appointed the new Akim (Governor) of Akmola Oblast in northern Kazakhstan. He replaced Kosman Aitmukhametov.

30 May 2014

Epoch-making deal signed by post-Soviet troika: Putin Russian President has called the Eurasian Union Treaty of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus a deal of epoch-making significance.

30 May 2014

Chinese embassy's US street urged renamed for dissident US lawmakers called Thursday for the street outside China's embassy to be renamed in honor of jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

30 May 2014

Shuvalov outlines Eurasian Economic Union timeframe and benefits Prominent Russian politician Igor Shuvalov talked about benefits of the Eurasian Economic Union in Kazakhstan's Astana.

30 May 2014

Eurasian Economic Union Treaty signed in Astana The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin has signed the Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union.

29 May 2014

Putin to seal new post-Soviet union with Belarus, Kazakhstan Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday arrived in the Kazakh capital where he was set to sign a deal with his Kazakh and Belarussian counterparts creating a new economic union championed by Moscow.

29 May 2014

Eurasian Economic Union Agreement takes into account interests of all member states: President Nazarbayev According to him, the launch of the Union will be a great incentive to develop and modernize our economies and to bring the member states up to leading positions in the world.

29 May 2014