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US envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki atomic bomb site Washington's new ambassador to Tokyo, Caroline Kennedy, visited Nagasaki on Tuesday and paid tribute at a memorial to those killed when the United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Japan.

10 December 2013

Congress deal to ease Guantanamo transfers: lawmakers Senior US lawmakers said Monday they have reached a compromise deal that eases restrictions on sending Guantanamo detainees home or to third countries but bars their transfer to the United States.

10 December 2013

USA sees no hurdles for Kazakhstan to enter WTO Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO is a priority both for the USA and the organization: U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.

10 December 2013

Nursultan Nazarbayev condoles death of Nelson Mandela Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of condolences to South African President Jacob Zuma over Nelson Mandela's death.

09 December 2013

Watchdog warns of delay in moving Syria chemical weapons The world's chemical watchdog said Sunday that the transportation of Syria's chemical arsenal out of the country could be delayed by a few days due to technical difficulties.

09 December 2013

Venezuela municipal elections a test for Chavez heir Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faced a big test Sunday as municipal polls, seen as a referendum on his performance amid soaring crime, high inflation and household shortages, closed.

09 December 2013

World leaders to give global farewell to Mandela Presidents past and present, global figures and A-list celebrities made their way to South Africa on Monday to pay the world's respects at a memorial service and state funeral for freedom icon Nelson Mandela.

09 December 2013

WTO hails 'historic' trade agreement Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a "historic" boost for the trade body.

07 December 2013

US looks to manage, not end, China air rift The United States has strenuously objected to China's new air zone over islands managed by Japan, but experts say its best hope is to contain rather than end tensions.

07 December 2013

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No fear of 'Mandela crash' for Africa's largest economy Economists slapped down speculation that Nelson Mandela's death could prompt an economic and financial slump in South Africa, but warned the gains he inspired remain fragile.

07 December 2013

US to maintain 35,000 troops in Gulf region: Hagel The United States is committed to maintaining a 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region regardless of a nuclear deal with Iran, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday in Bahrain.

07 December 2013

Russia outraged by US fraud charges against diplomats Russia voiced outrage Friday at charges in the United States against 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their wives over a $1.5 million fraud, saying it could not understand why the US had gone public with the allegations.

07 December 2013

Nazarbayev meets KazAtomProm's Shkolnik President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a meeting with Vladimir Shkolnik, Chairman of KazAtomProm, Kazakhstan nuclear company.

06 December 2013

Biden says US 'pivot' to Asia cannot be derailed US Vice President Joe Biden said Friday there should be no doubt about US commitment to its strategic shift to Asia as he started the final leg of a regional tour dominated by security concerns.

06 December 2013

Chinese filmmaker faces billion-yuan lawsuit over children Top Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is facing a billion-yuan lawsuit after violating the country's controversial one-child policy, state media reported Friday.

06 December 2013

Nazarbayev signs bill raising taxes Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, has signed the bill raising taxes.

06 December 2013

Obama: Mandela bent history towards justice America's first black president Barack Obama Thursday mourned Nelson Mandela as a "profoundly good" man who "took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice."

06 December 2013

Kazakhstan 66th in World Giving Index Kazakhstan is in the 66th place in the World Giving Index (WGI) compiled by British Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

05 December 2013

FBI Director invited to Kazakhstan Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Akshat Daulbayev invited Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey to Kazakhstan.

05 December 2013