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Kazakhstan makes former deputy PM new prime minister Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev promoted a former deputy premier to succeed longtime ally prime minister Karim Massimov.

13 September 2016

Kazakhstan shifts PM to security chief Kazakhstan's ageing President Nursultan Nazarbayev shifted longtime ally Karim Massimov from prime minister to security chief.

13 September 2016

US to give Philippines military planes The United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft in the face of territorial disputes with China.

07 September 2016

Iran president calls on Muslims to punish Saudi 'crimes' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Wednesday on the Muslim world to unite and punish the Saudi government.

07 September 2016

Strongman's death stirs uncertainty in Uzbekistan and region The death of Uzbek leader Islam Karimov after 27 years in charge with no clear successor lined up plunges his homeland into uncertainty.

05 September 2016

Japan's first lady visits Pearl Harbor The wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, bombed by Japanese planes nearly 75 years ago.

22 August 2016

Pokemon's a no-go on Bangkok's roads Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown against Thai drivers playing Pokemon Go.

22 August 2016

Russia-Turkey feud: from jet downing to making up Turkish President Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first meeting after Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.

09 August 2016

Kyrgyzstan's president backs referendum on constitution Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev supported proposed constitutional changes that would limit the power of his office while expanding the mandate of the prime minister.

01 August 2016

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Australia PM urged to quit after 'Brexiting' himself Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.

04 July 2016

Kazakhstan, Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia win UN council seats Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said 'we are very proud to be the first Central Asian country to serve on the council'.

01 July 2016

India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.

27 June 2016

Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned EU member states against drawing hasty conclusions about Britain's decision to quit.

24 June 2016

Britain votes to leave EU, PM resigns Britain voted to break away from the European Union Friday, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing a thunderous blow to the bloc

24 June 2016

Kazakh president appoints new administration chief Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed a new chief-of-staff amid signs of a major political shake up in the country.

22 June 2016

EU agrees anti-tax evasion deal The EU agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures to make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes.

21 June 2016

China bans exports of nuclear-use technology to North Korea China has banned exports to North Korea of a range of technologies that could be used to build weapons.

15 June 2016

Russia to set up joint air defence system with ex-Soviet allies, including Kazakhstan Russia continues working on setting up a joint air defence system with all of its ex-Soviet military allies, including Kazakhstan.

13 June 2016

Xinjiang residents must submit DNA for passports Residents of a border district in China's mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang must now provide DNA samples when applying for passports.

07 June 2016