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Merkel, Obama condemn 'unacceptable blows' to Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama in a phone call condemned Russia's moves to annex Crimea but said "a clear path" remains to solve the crisis diplomatically.

19 March 2014

US Congress to Obama: Stand tough on Iran An overwhelming majority of US lawmakers demanded President Barack Obama hold the line on Iran, as a permanent agreement regarding the Islamic republic's contested nuclear program is under negotiation in Vienna.

19 March 2014

Kazakhstan on the Crimean referendum Kazakhstan speaks in favor of a peaceful way out of the crisis in Ukraine and in favor of overcoming the crisis through negotiations under the aegis of the UN: Foreign Ministry.

19 March 2014

Marshalls govt wins confidence vote over Lebanese general The government of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday defeated a motion of no confidence brought after it nominated a former Lebanese general -- a suspect in a deadly bombing -- as its ambassador to UNESCO.

18 March 2014

Putin takes first steps for Russia to absorb Crimea President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took the first steps to absorb the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia, in what would mark the most significant redrawing of Europe's borders since World War II.

18 March 2014

Kazakhstan's agriculture not developing fast enough: Nazarbayev We depend on rain, but go boasting about our achievements, President Nazarbayev says about Kazakhstan's agriculture.

18 March 2014

Merkel 'very impressed' with Italy PM's economic plans German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday she was "very impressed" with the stimulus and reform package of Italy's new centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

18 March 2014

Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit: China Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands next week.

18 March 2014

S. Korea urges North to stop 'provocative' rocket tests South Korea called Monday for the North to stop its "provocative" rocket tests, after the launch of dozens of rockets in recent weeks -- most recently Sunday -- that Seoul says threaten regional security.

17 March 2014

Nazarbayev and Cameron discuss situation in Ukraine Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime-Minister David Cameron have discussed the situation in Ukraine over the phone.

17 March 2014

95.5 percent in Crimea vote to secede from Ukraine Crimea will formally apply to join Russia on Monday after voting to split from Ukraine as Europe prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War.

17 March 2014

Obama to Putin: US readying 'additional costs' over Crimea President Barack Obama hinted at possible additional sanctions on Russia, warning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies would "never" recognize Crimea's breakaway vote Sunday.

17 March 2014

Kazakhstan eyes prohibiting and restraining orders Once Kazakhstan adopts its new Criminal Procedures Code, the country's courts will be able to pass orders prohibiting or restricting approaches by the defendant to the protected.

16 March 2014

US offers $3 mn reward for Somali terror suspects US officials offered a $3 million reward Friday for help in capturing three notorious Somali terror suspects, including one linked to Al-Qaeda extremists involved in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa.

15 March 2014

Syria foreign minister has heart op in Beirut Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, who led the regime's negotiating team at failed peace talks this year, underwent a successful heart operation in neighbouring Lebanon on Friday, Syrian television reported.

15 March 2014

Austria prepares to extradite Ukraine oligarch to US Austrian authorities said Friday that Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash had been placed in "extradition custody", the first step towards a possible extradition to the United States.

15 March 2014

Detained China activist dies after critical illness A Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.

15 March 2014

Morocco threatens to expel Syrians for mosque 'disruption' Morocco on Friday threatened to expel some Syrian refugees it accused of "causing disruption to mosques and the faithful" in several towns, after a first warning earlier this month.

15 March 2014

Russia blocks top opposition news sites Russia has blocked three major opposition news websites as well as the popular blog of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the latest in a media crackdown that comes amid Moscow's standoff with the West over Ukraine.

14 March 2014

Traumatic guns may soon be banned in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Senate (Upper Chamber of Parliament) has approved the law draft on introducing amendments and additions into the country's legislation related to the operation of the Internal Affairs Bodies.

14 March 2014

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