Brazil senator proposes Snowden for Nobel peace award
A Brazilian senator has nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Look beyond Olympic hype, Pussy Riot says
Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot on Tuesday took their campaign against Vladimir Putin's civil liberties crackdown to New York, where they are to tread the same stage as Madonna.
Costa Rica to sue Nicaragua over territorial sea rights
Costa Rica said Tuesday it will take Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice over what San Jose alleges is Managua's seeking to have oil exploration work done in Costa Rican waters.
President Nazarbayev calls to help Afghanistan restore its economy
Kazakhstan’s decision to renounce its nuclear arsenal is a good beacon for nations pursuing nuclear programs: President Nazarbayev.
Prince Charles visits British flood victims as storm sweeps in
More bad weather left thousands of British homes without power on Tuesday, hours after Prince Charles visited flood-hit villages marooned by the wettest January for more than a century.
President Nazarbayev on tensions in Ukraine
[the country’s authorities] should have dealt with economic issues first and foremost, rather than with politics: President Nazarbayev.
N. Korea calls Japanese PM Abe 'Asian Hitler'
North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an "Asian Hitler" intent on amassing military power under the guise of ensuring regional stability.
Syria opposition chief to press Russia on Assad
Syria's opposition leader met Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to pressure Damascus to agree to a transitional government for the war-scarred nation.
Kazakhstan President and Dutch Foreign Minister discuss nuclear summit
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Frans Timmermans have met to discuss cooperation.
New Ambassador to Austria appointed
President Nazarbayev has appointed Kairat Sarybai the new Kazakhstan Ambassador to Austria.
Queen Elizabeth II to visit France for D-Day 70th anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will make a state visit to France to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Russia to deliver 5 S-300 missile battalions to Kazakhstan
Russia will deliver five S-300PS surface-to-air missile battalions to Kazakhstan for free, according to Deputy Defense Minister of Russia.
State-own media obliged to have its religion-related videos and articles approved by Agency for Religion
All the videos and printed pieces are to be coordinated with the Agency from now on: Agency for Religion Head.
Ukraine president returns to work as protests persist
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych returns to work from four days of sick leave after opposition leaders appealed for Western assistance and an injured militant accused of rioting left the country for medical treatment.
Amnesty Brazil blasts Russian "homophobia"
Brazil's branch of Amnesty International on Sunday held a rally in Rio to protest what it termed Russia's "homophobia".
Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in Vienna
World powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.
Ecuadoran cartoonist sanctioned over sketch
A newspaper cartoonist was sanctioned by a new Ecuadoran media watchdog after publishing an image deemed harmful to President Rafael Correa, the artist said Friday.
Pro-abortion rally in Madrid over planned curbs
Pro-choice supporters were set to converge on Madrid's streets Saturday to voice their opposition to a government plan to restrict access to abortion.
Venezuela activists petition for same-sex marriage
Some 300 gay rights activists gathered -- holding hands, kissing and waving rainbow flags -- in front of Venezuela's parliament Friday to present a petition for same-sex marriage.
Russia slams as 'circus' Kerry Ukraine opposition meetings
Russia on Friday slammed as a "circus" US Secretary of State John Kerry's planned weekend meeting with Ukrainian opposition leaders.