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Mayor of Chinese city of Nanjing fired for corruption The mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing has been removed from his post for corruption, state media said Saturday, the latest official to fall foul of a crackdown on graft.

19 October 2013

Many LatAm leaders absent as foundering summit opens in Panama Many Latin American leaders were no-shows at the opening of the 23rd Ibero-American summit in Panama, revealing the foundering direction of the annual forum.

19 October 2013

Snowden says he took no secret documents to Russia US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says he did not bring any secret documents with him to Russia when he fled there, ensuring Moscow had no access to the files.

19 October 2013

Nazarbayev supports introduction of wealth tax in Kazakhstan Rich people should channel their wealth into development of the country that helped them become who they are, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

18 October 2013

Syria says peace talks possible as rebels kill top officer Syria says peace talks could be possible next month amid international efforts to push for a conference in Geneva as a top military intelligence officer was killed in clashes with rebels.

18 October 2013

Kazakhstan Ambassador to Slovenia appointed Kairat Abdrakhmanov has been appointed Kazakhstan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovenia.

18 October 2013

Disputed US checkpoint in Almaty removed Local authorities of Almaty have removed the disputed checkpoint installed by the United States Embassy near the House of Army.

18 October 2013

Japan gives muted welcome to US debt fix Japan's finance minister on Friday gave a muted welcome to the US debt deal, but hinted at the need for a more permanent solution to the warring in Washington.

18 October 2013

Kazakhstan to have professional army by 2016 Kazakhstan Defense Ministry plans to complete the transition to the professional army within the nearest two years.

18 October 2013

Kazakhstan’s President calls not to discriminate in terms of languages Only Kazakhstan out of the entire post-Soviet space was able to maintain a culture of multiple languages: President Nazarbayev.

18 October 2013

Kazakhstan to open embassies in Ethiopia and RSA Kazakhstan is planning to open its embassies in Ethiopia and the Republic of South Africa.

18 October 2013

I.Coast, Burkina Faso ink deal to fight child trafficking The first ladies of Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso on Thursday sealed an agreement to fight the growing child trafficking trade between the two west African nations.

18 October 2013

Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia Brazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow.

18 October 2013

Kyrgyzstan to pay off its debts for gas supplies before the end of 2013 In line with the schedule, the first $1.5 million is to be paid off in October, with another $5 million in November and the other $5.7 million in December.

17 October 2013

A Block is not an elite club, it is service to people: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan reminded the officials that A Block was not an elite club and that they were supposed to serve the people.

17 October 2013

The first fry is bound to be a flop: Nazarbayev about A Block selection Nursultan Nazarbayev did not seem particularly happy with the results of the test, since they were not focused on selecting the most competent candidates, but rather on selecting the most knowledgeable.

17 October 2013

Forming A Block of career officials is beginning of Kazakhstan’s path into top 30 most developed countries: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy and joining the top 30 most developed countries of the world should be our ultimate goal wherever we go: Nazarbayev

17 October 2013

Top Labor figure lashes out at 'bastard' Australia ex-PM Australia's former attorney-general has launched a scathing attack on Labor colleague and ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd, calling him a rude and disorganised "bastard" who should quit parliament.

17 October 2013

Venezuela, Guyana to talk about dispute flare-ups Top diplomats from Venezuela and Guyana were set to meet Thursday on South America's biggest remaining territorial dispute.

17 October 2013

Congress pulls US back from brink, averts default The United States was spared the ignominy of a disastrous debt default Wednesday when Congress passed a bill extending the nation's borrowing authority and ending a two-week government shutdown.

17 October 2013

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