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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.

05 April 2014

Kazakhstan's Cabinet formed Forming of the new Cabinet of Minister has been completed in Kazakhstan.

04 April 2014

04 April 2014

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.

04 April 2014

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.

04 April 2014

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.

04 April 2014

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.

04 April 2014

Kazakhstan to control mass media during emergencies The new rules allow the command center in charge of the emergency site to "exert control over media outlets."

04 April 2014

Kazakhstan is an example for Muslim countries: Fouad Siniora Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora named Kazakhstan a prime example for other Muslim countries in his letter to President Nazarbayev.

03 April 2014

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Crisis in Ukraine will not re-start Cold War: US Assistant Secretary of State in Kazakhstan US Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal declared that the United States did not expect the crisis in Ukraine to lead to resumption of the Cold War with Russia.

03 April 2014

President Nazarbayev comments on new Defense Minister I believe he is the most appropriate candidate to fill in the position. We have deliberately chosen a civilian for the position: President Nazarbayev.

03 April 2014

Kazakhstan and Russia’s Foreign Ministers concert plan for cooperation in 2014 The trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan has reached an unprecedented level of $26.5 billion, almost 5% up against 2013: Sergei Lavrov.

03 April 2014

Resignation of Kazakhstan government explained by political analyst Kazakhstani political scientist Yerlan Karin offered an explanation of the situation as well as elaborated on the possible changes that will occur in the Cabinet with the arrival of the new leader.

03 April 2014

Adilbek Dzhaksybekov appointed State Secretary of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has been appointed Kazakhstan's Secretary of State.

03 April 2014

Ex-Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov appointed Defence Minister Serik Akhmetov, Kazakhstan's Prime-Minister until yeasterday afternoon, has been appointment Minister of Defence today.

03 April 2014

Nurlan Nigmatulin replaces Massimov as Head of Presidential Administration Speaker of the Majilis Nurlan Nigmatulin has replaced the newly appointed Prime-Minister Karim Massimov as the Head of the Presidential Administration.

03 April 2014

Number of Syria refugees registered in Lebanon surpasses 1 mn: UN The number of Syrians registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing war in their country has surpassed one million, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.

03 April 2014

Japan cancels next Antarctic whaling hunt after ICJ ruling Japan said Thursday it was cancelling its annual Antarctic whaling hunt for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in line with a UN court ruling that the programme was a commercial activity disguised as science.

03 April 2014

Two sovereigns in Rome: Queen visits pope Queen Elizabeth II meets Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday on a visit that coincides with the anniversary of the start of the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina.

03 April 2014