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World court awards Peru swathe of Chile's fish-rich sea Lima cried victory Monday after the UN's top court handed it a wedge of sea under Chilean sovereignty, but Peruvian fishermen nevertheless said they gained nothing from the historic ruling.

28 January 2014 15:50

Crunch day in Ukraine after leader offers concession Ukrainian lawmakers meet on Tuesday to debate ways of ending a deadly two-month crisis after President Viktor Yanukovych gave in to a key opposition demand to abolish draconian anti-protest laws.

28 January 2014 14:32

Kazakhstan PM calls to prevent labor conflicts in oil and gas Oil and gas companies are going to be held responsible for the labor conflicts occurring on their sites.

28 January 2014 13:01

US ship heads out to destroy Syrian chemical weapons A specially-equipped US naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical agents.

28 January 2014 10:47

Hollande heads to crisis-hit Turkey after split from first lady French President Francois Hollande heads to Turkey on Monday on his first trip abroad since his dramatic announcement that he had split from his longstanding partner Valerie Trierweiler.

28 January 2014 09:40

UN's Ban hails 'historic milestone' in Tunisia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Tunisia's adoption of a new constitution on Sunday, declaring it a "historic milestone" and a model for other countries seeking reform.

27 January 2014 17:34

Kazakhstan General Prosecutor discusses anti-drug-trafficking methods with United States Kazakhstan's General Prosecutor's Office will cooperate with the United States in the fight against drug trafficking.

27 January 2014 16:28

US forces launch missile strike against Shebab leader in Somalia The US military launched a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected Shebab militant leader.

27 January 2014 14:36

Kazakhstan to coordinate Customs Union import duties with WTO Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister for Economic Development and Trade earlier announced that the average import duty rate within the WTO is 7.9% higher than that currently in place within the Customs Union.

27 January 2014 13:45

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Magazine that revealed Hollande affair fined for snaps of minister The French magazine that reported President Francois Hollande's affair with an actress has been fined for breach of privacy in a separate case brought by France's culture minister, a lawyer said Friday.

25 January 2014 14:28

Nigeria to hold presidential vote on February 14, 2015 Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the electoral agency said Friday, with incumbent head of state Goodluck Jonathan expected to seek a second term.

25 January 2014 13:08

Khodorkovsky associate walks free after decade in jail Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev walked free from prison on Friday after Russia's Supreme Court ordered his early release.

25 January 2014 11:24

Three years before the vote, Clinton machine gears up With the news that America's largest liberal fundraising group is to back a Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016, a growing sense of inevitability is building around her prospective candidacy.

25 January 2014 10:59

Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tony Blair discuss Kazakhstan-2050 Strategy Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and ex-Prime-Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair have had a meeting in Swiss Davos.

24 January 2014 21:15

When traditions violate human rights: bride kidnapping in Kazakhstan Members of the Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliament are considering toughening of the punishment for bride kidnapping in Kazakhstan.

24 January 2014 19:05

Nazarbayev calls EU to support Kazakhstan’s accession into WTO Soonest signing of the updated Agreement on extended partnership and cooperation between the two sides will give a new impetus to the mutually beneficial cooperation and lay foundations for a higher level of dialogue with the EU: President of the European Commission.

24 January 2014 14:59

France's embattled Hollande to meet pope, woo angry Catholics Abortion and euthanasia will be among hot button issues on the table when Pope Francis meets embattled French President Francois Hollande.

24 January 2014 14:29

Thailand awaits crunch court ruling on election Thailand's embattled government faces a key court ruling Friday on whether it can go ahead with a fiercely disputed election despite threats by opposition protesters to block the vote.

24 January 2014 11:40

US Supreme Court weighs 'straw' gun purchases challenge The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about legal provisions intended to prevent the "straw" purchases of guns by one individual for other buyers.

24 January 2014 10:11