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Indian PM Singh says will step down after 2014 elections India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Friday that he will step down after elections this year and said reluctant political scion Rahul Gandhi should take his place if the ruling Congress party wins an unlikely third term.

03 January 2014 23:07

Kerry on second day of new Mideast peace push US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians Friday, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.

03 January 2014 21:11

Panama president warns Spain and Italy over canal row Panama's president warned Thursday he would visit Europe to force a consortium to drop a threat to suspend expansion work on the Panama Canal, as a row over a $1.6 billion cost overrun escalated.

03 January 2014 14:05

Ban on export of oil products from Kazakhstan prolonged until July 2014 Ban on export of petroleum products from Kazakhstan has been prolonged until the second half of 2014.

02 January 2014 14:07

Australia's WikiLeaks Party under fire for Assad talks Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks said Tuesday it had no knowledge of and did not approve a delegation to Syria which met President Bashar al-Assad and included members of Australia's WikiLeaks Party.

01 January 2014 13:28

New Mayor of Taraz appointed Nurzhan Kalenderov has been appointed the new Akim (Mayor) of Taraz city in southern Kazakhstan.

31 December 2013 19:34

Turkey 'takes $100 billion hit' from political turmoil The political crisis engulfing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the economy $100 billion, a top official said Monday, as financial markets rebounded after days in freefall.

31 December 2013 14:06

Putin to keep within the law in terror hunt: UN Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to stay within international law in the hunt for the perpetrators of two bomb attacks in the city of Volgograd, the United Nations said.

31 December 2013 11:45

Hollande tackles Middle Eastern crises on Saudi visit French President Francois Hollande and Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday held talks on escalating tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on Lebanon and Syria, during a visit also aimed at boosting commercial ties.

31 December 2013 10:02

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Huge crowds hold Madrid mass after new abortion law Tens of thousands of Roman Catholics joined in an open-air mass in central Madrid on Sunday to celebrate the Holy Family, just days after the Spanish government agreed to tighten the abortion law.

30 December 2013 14:21

Israel set for new prisoner release as Kerry heads back to region Israel prepared Monday to free 26 Palestinian prisoners under peace talks brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is returning to the region to boost the faltering negotiations.

30 December 2013 12:57

Argentina court grants abortion for teen rape victim A court in Argentina ruled Friday that a 14-year old rape victim could have an abortion, overturning a judge's earlier decision barring the girl from seeking the procedure.

30 December 2013 10:32

UN rights body urges Uganda leader to shun anti-gay bill The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on Uganda's president not to sign a harsh anti-gay draft law that sailed through parliament last week.

28 December 2013 16:26

Libya briefly holds four US military personnel Four US military personnel have been freed after a brief detention by the Libyan government, the US State Department said Saturday.

28 December 2013 14:41

China formally abolishes labour camps: state media China's top legislative committee on Saturday formally abolished the country's "re-education through labour" camps and approved a loosening of its one-child policy, state media reported.

28 December 2013 12:11

Thai government to ask army to secure election Thailand said Friday that it would ask the army to provide security for February elections after violent clashes between police and opposition protesters left two people dead and more than 150 wounded.

27 December 2013 18:17

Kazakhstan provides humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka Kazakhstan has provided humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka to help the country’s detonating economy.

27 December 2013 17:43

Man who oversaw Saddam hanging recalls dictator's end Mowaffak al-Rubaie sits in his office with a statue of Saddam Hussein behind him, the rope used to hang the dictator around its neck, recalling his final minutes.

27 December 2013 16:41

Kerry expresses concern over Egypt crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern Thursday over Egypt's intensified crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood after the military-installed government declared it a terrorist group.

27 December 2013 15:04