Kazakhstan-China tolling no longer feasible: Mynbayev
Sauat Mynbayev, Chairman of KazMunaiGas (KMG), Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company, believes that duty-free supplies from Russia make shipment of Kazakhstan's crude to China for processing no longer feasible.
04 March 2014
Nazarbayev to meet Finnish Speaker
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will have a meeting with the Parliament speaker of Finland Eero Heinaluoma.
04 March 2014
Canada warns Russia, says G8 membership at risk
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday warned that Russia could be stripped of its membership in the Group of Eight industrialized nations if it doesn't reverse course in Ukraine.
04 March 2014
N.Korea fires Scud missiles as US-S.Korea hold drills
North Korea fired short-range Scud missiles off its east coast for the second time in a week, drawing condemnation from Washington and Seoul as the allies held joint military exercises.
Kerry to visit Kiev as Russia faces global outcry
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kiev this week in a show of support for the embattled leadership, as Washington and its allies slammed Moscow for violating Ukraine's sovereignty.
03 March 2014
Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in Ukraine
President Barack Obama said Friday he was deeply concerned about reports of Russian military activity in Ukraine, while a US military official said Moscow had sent several hundreds troops into Crimea.
Controversial Malaysian state boss moves up to governor
Controversial Sarawak leader Taib Mahmud was sworn in Saturday as governor of the Malaysian state he has been repeatedly accused of pillaging during his 33 years as its chief minister.
01 March 2014
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine
The UN Security Council on Friday held a brief "private meeting" followed by consultations to discuss concerns about rapidly changing events in Ukraine.
01 March 2014
Turkey frees all suspects in corruption probe
A Turkish court on Friday released the last five suspects, including the sons of two ministers, detained in a corruption probe that has struck at the heart of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
01 March 2014
New Zealand prostitute wins sex harassment claim
A New Zealand prostitute has won substantial damages for sexual harassment by a brothel owner, with sex workers hailing the decision as a landmark ruling that shows the country as a world leader in protecting their rights.
01 March 2014
UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officials
Rebekah Brooks, who edited Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, told her trial Thursday that she had sanctioned payments to public officials for stories with an "overwhelming public interest".
28 February 2014
British press says Merkel gave Cameron little to cheer
Britain's newspapers said Friday that Prime Minister David Cameron had little to cheer from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit as he seeks consensus on reforming EU migration rules.