Ex-NATO chief: 15,000 troops should stay in Afghanistan
The United States and its allies should immediately announce how many troops will stay on in Afghanistan after 2014.
US leads condemnation of Egypt crackdown
US Secretary of State John Kerry led the widespread global condemnation of Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
Gibraltar leader 'happy' with Spain plans to take row to court
Gibraltar is pleased that Spain is "at last" thinking of taking its longstanding dispute over the sovereignty of the British outpost to international courts.
Two Koreas agree on reopening joint industrial park
North and South Korea agreed Wednesday to work on reopening a joint industrial zone shut down in April amid soaring military tensions.
Central African Republic poses 'serious threat': UN
The UN Security Council warned Wednesday that turmoil in the Central African Republic poses a "serious threat" to the country and the region, and urged new measures to restore stability.
Kulibayev leaves Nazarbayev's freelance advisor post
Timur Kulibayev, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s son-in-law, stopped being the President’s freelance advisor.
Nazarbayev helps Putin and Aliyev make up
Azerbaijan undertook the obligations to Russian President Vladimir Putin with some assistance from Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Germany's Merkel launches whirlwind election campaign
German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a picturesque small town to launch into full campaign mode for an election in which she is seen likely to stay at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.
Britain to protest as Gibraltar border queues return
Britain on Tuesday said it would lodge a formal complaint with Spain after drivers were subjected to five-hour-long queues to cross into the tiny British outpost of Gibraltar, in a growing diplomatic row.