President Nazarbayev meets Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe
One of the major spheres for cooperation is nuclear power industry. As a leading uranium producer, Kazakhstan could supply the raw material to feed Japan-based nuclear power plants: Nazarbayev.
24 March 2014 22:32
Serbia marks 15th anniversary of NATO bombings
Serbia marks Monday the 15th anniversary since NATO launched an air war to stop the crackdown on independence-seeking Kosovo by the regime of strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
24 March 2014 13:39
Chechen president dedicates Israel's biggest mosque
The head of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, inaugurated Sunday Israel's largest mosque, in a village near Jerusalem whose inhabitants claim descent from Muslim migrants from the Caucasus.
24 March 2014 13:15
Islamist group calls for Hollande assassination
A jihadist group repeated its calls for French president Francois Hollande's assassination in revenge for the European nation's recent interventions in Africa, terrorist monitoring group SITE said.
US, S. Korea to launch massive landing drill
More than 10,000 US troops will participate in a large-scale landing drill in South Korea next week, the US military said Thursday, days after North Korea test-fired 25 projectiles in apparent protest at the continuing joint exercises.
Russia's expulsion from G8 must be discussed: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that G7 nations meeting next week must discuss the permanent expulsion of Russia from the wider G8 if it takes further action to destabilise Ukraine.
Japan PM threatens Moscow with more sanctions over Crimea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned Russia for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and threatened to impose further sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Crimean crisis.
19 March 2014 15:10
Merkel, Obama condemn 'unacceptable blows' to Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama in a phone call condemned Russia's moves to annex Crimea but said "a clear path" remains to solve the crisis diplomatically.
19 March 2014 11:48
US Congress to Obama: Stand tough on Iran
An overwhelming majority of US lawmakers demanded President Barack Obama hold the line on Iran, as a permanent agreement regarding the Islamic republic's contested nuclear program is under negotiation in Vienna.
19 March 2014 10:40
Kazakhstan on the Crimean referendum
Kazakhstan speaks in favor of a peaceful way out of the crisis in Ukraine and in favor of overcoming the crisis through negotiations under the aegis of the UN: Foreign Ministry.
19 March 2014 09:00
Marshalls govt wins confidence vote over Lebanese general
The government of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday defeated a motion of no confidence brought after it nominated a former Lebanese general -- a suspect in a deadly bombing -- as its ambassador to UNESCO.
18 March 2014 16:27
Putin takes first steps for Russia to absorb Crimea
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took the first steps to absorb the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia, in what would mark the most significant redrawing of Europe's borders since World War II.
Happy Nauryz to all Kazakhstanis: Nazarbayev
President Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the spring holiday Nauryz.
