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Watergate conspirator Jeb Magruder dies Jeb Magruder, the Nixon White House aide imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal who later claimed he overheard the president order the break-in, has died. He was 79.

17 May 2014

Ban condemns water cuts in Syria's Aleppo United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned rebels Friday for cutting water supplies to the besieged northern Syrian city of Aleppo, calling for services to be restored immediately.

17 May 2014

Kazakhstan can defend itself against foreign aggressors: Minister of Defense No state is a potential adversary for Kazakhstan but the country can resort to use of military force to repel aggression and defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Serik Akhmetov wrote in his blog.

16 May 2014

Kazakhstan ratifies treaty with Uzbekistan on strategic partnership President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the law ratifying the Strategic Cooperation Treaty between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

16 May 2014

Sudan judge orders Christian woman to hang for apostasy A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as "barbaric" and left the United States "deeply disturbed".

16 May 2014

Six Moroccans jailed for 'homosexuality': NGO A Moroccan court has jailed six men for up to three years on various charges including "homosexuality", a rights group told AFP.

16 May 2014

Gazprom chief escaped sanctions after European lobbying The head of Russian state gas giant Gazprom escaped being named on a list of EU sanctions over the Ukraine crisis after lobbying from European energy firms, Moscow newspaper Vedomosti reported.

16 May 2014

Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit China President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay an official visit to China in the end of May.

16 May 2014

Kazakhstan to start legalization of property and capitals in September The government of Kazakhstan has announced the date when it is going to start the legalization of property and capital.

16 May 2014

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Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.

15 May 2014

League of Arab States increases cooperation with Kazakhstan Riyadh Declaration was adopted at the First Session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

15 May 2014

Bakytzhan Abdiraiym appointed Vice-Minister of Justice Abdiraiym Bakytzhan has been appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan.

14 May 2014

Military brass bands parade to take place in Astana The second international festival of military brass bands will take place in Astana on May 21-25, 2014.

14 May 2014

Obama meets Syrian opposition leader President Barack Obama met Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba Tuesday in a show of support for moderate, embattled foes of President Bashar al-Assad.

14 May 2014

Moldova to sign association agreement on June 27: EU European Union President Herman Van Rompuy Tuesday invited Moldova to sign a key economic and political deal with the EU on June 27, warning against external pressure on the country in remarks aimed at Moscow.

14 May 2014

Tokyo to ban sales of incest comic to minors The Tokyo government is to ban sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.

14 May 2014

Kazakhstan bans European alcohol import Kazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards.

13 May 2014

Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 6 years jail for bribery A Tel Aviv court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, media reports said.

13 May 2014

HRW says 'strong evidence' Syria govt used chlorine gas Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty it joined last year, Human Rights Watch said.

13 May 2014