Uganda president blocks anti-gay bill: report
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has refused to approve a controversial bill that would see homosexuals jailed for life, saying there were better ways to cure the "abnormality", a report said Friday.
Australia sorry for Indonesia intrusion but vows to stop boats
The Australian government apologised unreservedly to Jakarta on Friday after its navy "inadvertently" violated Indonesian waters during border security operations, but vowed to pursue its policies to halt asylum-seeker boats.
Gasoline shortage in Kazakhstan is ridiculous: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has declared that it was necessary to develop one more oil refinery in the country.
President Nazarbayev calls to develop GM crops in Kazakhstan
According to him, GM products are set to widely spread across the globe as the global demand for food is on the rise.
Nuclear power plant location to be defined by March end: President Nazarbayev
According to him, there may be more than one nuclear power plants.
Kazakhstan ready to rent out lands to foreign companies: President Nazarbayev
Land plots might be rented out to companies willing to implement new technology, raise labor efficiency, introduce best practices: President.
Kazakhstan and Brazil agree to cancel visas
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov and his Brazilian colleague Luiz Figueiredo signed an agreement to mutually cancel visas.
Japan PM to attend Sochi Olympics: reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports said Friday, despite calls for a boycott over Russia's anti-gay laws.
Economic Freedom Index: Kazakhstan advances 22 points in 17 years
Kazakhstan's economic freedom ranking has been steadily advancing over the past 17 years.