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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

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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

NATO should intervene in Crimea 'before massacre': Tatar leader Tatar community leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Thursday urged NATO to intervene in Crimea to avert a "massacre" and called on the Crimean Tatars to boycott the upcoming referendum to join Russia.

14 March 2014

Australia to buy surveillance drones to patrol borders Australia announced plans Thursday for a fleet of giant high-tech unmanned drones to help patrol the nation's borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally.

14 March 2014

Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.

13 March 2014

Ukraine PM says EU accord may be signed next week Ukraine's new leaders will likely sign a long-awaited political accord with the European Union next week, interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday after talks at the White House.

13 March 2014

Kazakhstan to purchase embassy building in Paris At the Parliament meeting the amendments to the 2014 budget included increase of expenses on a number of state programs.

13 March 2014

Nigeria gets first visit from UN rights chief Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner.

13 March 2014

Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed appointed Advisor to Kazakhstan President Former Minister of Culture of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed has been appointed Advisor to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

12 March 2014

Kazakhstan wants to bring $6 billion out of shadows of its economy The Government of Kazakhstan is considering a package of countermeasures against its off-the-books economy for 2014-2015.

12 March 2014