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Ukraine ushers in new era as president flees A new era dawned in Ukraine on Sunday as parliament appointed a pro-Western interim leader after ousted president Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev to escape retribution for a week of deadly carnage.

24 February 2014

N. Korea rejects UN rights report as 'fabrication' North Korea on Friday "categorically" rejected a UN report on its human rights record, accusing it of being a "sheer fabrication" invented by the United States and its allies.

22 February 2014

Obama, Putin speak after Ukraine deal President Barack Obama held "constructive" talks Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he pressed for swift implementation of a deal to end Ukraine's deadly crackdown on protesters.

22 February 2014

US Fed chief Yellen asked for ID at G20 She might be one of the most powerful women in the world but that didn't wash with security at the G20 in Sydney who reportedly asked Janet Yellen to show her ID.

22 February 2014

NYC mayor in hot water on dangerous driving New York mayor Bill de Blasio has driven head into accusations of hypocrisy after his SUV repeatedly violated traffic rules two days after he ordered a crackdown on dangerous driving.

22 February 2014

11 dead as Libya military plane crashes in Tunisia A Libyan air force medical plane crashed south of Tunis early on Friday, killing all 11 people on board, Tunisian officials said.

22 February 2014

Moscow says US policy on Syria aids 'terrorism' Moscow accused Washington of prolonging the Syrian conflict by supporting the opposition ahead of a UN Security Council vote Saturday that threatens to further deepen big power divisions.

21 February 2014

Nursultan Nazarbayev meets former Israeli Prime-Minister The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a meeting with the former Israeli Prime-Minister Ehud Barak.

21 February 2014

Madonna hits out at Venezuelan leader US pop icon Madonna hit out at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, accusing his government of "fascism" over its handling of nationwide protests.

21 February 2014

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Astana to increase social allowances by 16% Social allowances for Astana residents will be increased by 16% starting from April 2014.

21 February 2014

Kazakhstan has no intention to change +7 dialing code Kazakhstan has the same dialling code as Russia, but has no intention to change it.

20 February 2014

Japan public sceptical on death penalty: study Japan's public is less enthusiastic about capital punishment than government research shows, a new study has claimed, amid an acceleration in the rate of executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

20 February 2014

Australia PM 'won't be blackmailed' after bloody PNG riot Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday said he will not succumb to "moral blackmail" over an Australian detention centre on Papua New Guinea, as graphic witness accounts of recent violence told of "blood everywhere".

20 February 2014

Spain agrees extradition of Ablyazov's former chief of security The Spanish government has approved the extradition to Kazakhstan of the former chief of security of a Kazakh banker-turned-dissident.

20 February 2014

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry to send a note to Russia In his Facebook post, a prominent Russian politician Eduard Limonov advises the Russia’s Kremlin to consider annexing north regions of Kazakhstan after President Nursultan Nazarbayev steps down.

20 February 2014

Obama in Mexico for less friendly 'three amigos' talks US President Barack Obama joined the Mexican and Canadian leaders Wednesday for a North American summit focused on trade but marked by friction between the "three amigos."

20 February 2014

Chinese and Islamic expansionism a threat in Kazakhstan? The so-called Chinese Threat and Arab Islamization are among the major influences Kazakhstan is susceptible to.

19 February 2014

Biden tells Yanukovych to pull back forces in Kiev US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly Tuesday, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw.

19 February 2014

Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could be removed from office if found guilty.

19 February 2014