Foreign airlines may be banned from making charter flights from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan mulls adopting a law banning foreign airlines from performing charter flights from Kazakhstan.
US sees 'strong consensus' with China on N.Korea
The US said it saw a "strong consensus" with China on demanding that close Beijing ally North Korea take clear steps to give up its nuclear program.
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister meets U.S. Defense Secretary
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov has met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during his official visit to Washington.
US, China clash over Snowden but see trade progress
The United States reprimanded China for not handing over fugitive leaker Edward Snowden, but the two powers saw progress elsewhere in ties including on reaching an investment treaty.
Booting Russia from Baikonur would be unwise: ecologist
Head of Kazakhstan's Tabigat ecological union Mels Yeleussizov is against closing of Baikonur cosmodrome.
N. Korean missiles ready for military parade: report
North Korea has mobilised a variety of missiles in preparation for a massive military parade later this month to mark the 60th anniversary since the end of the Korean War.
Brazil to exhume ex-president Goulart
The remains of Brazilian ex-president Joao Goulart will be exhumed to determine whether he was poisoned in the 1970s by rightwing rulers clamping on dissent.
Latin America demands answers from US on spying
From its neighbor Mexico down to Argentina, Latin American nations are demanding answers from the United States after a report of vast US spying on close allies and leftist critics alike.
US studying Russia report of Syria rebel gas use
The United States was Wednesday studying a Russian report that Syrian rebels used sarin gas in an attack on Aleppo.
Egypt PM says won't rule out Brotherhood role in new govt
Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Thursday he does not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in a new cabinet.
Iran exile group claims evidence of hidden nuclear site
An exiled Iranian opposition group claimed to have evidence of a hidden nuclear site located in tunnels beneath a mountain near the town of Damavand.
Scepticism over corrupt China minister's punishment
China's Communist authorities are touting a suspended death sentence for an ex-minister as proof new leaders are serious about their avowed corruption crackdown.
Leaked Guantanamo files caused no harm to US: witness
Secret files on Guantanamo detainees that a US soldier gave to WikiLeaks were simple biographical "baseball cards" that were of no use to America's enemies.
Missile plan to go ahead despite test failure: US
The US military will go ahead with the deployment of a missile defense system in Alaska despite the recent test failure of an interceptor missile.
Romanian PM visits Kazakhstan first time in 20 years
Prime-Minister of Romania Victor Ponta met with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Akhmetov and Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev.
Snowden has not yet accepted Venezuela asylum: WikiLeaks
The WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website said that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden had not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela.
Two Koreas start fresh talks on joint industrial site
North and South Korea started talks on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation.
Democrats urge Obama to end 'inhumane' force-feeding
Two senior Democratic lawmakers called for an end the force-feeding of dozens of Guantanamo detainees, clashing with the White House which argued that they "don't want these individuals to die."
US 'cautiously encouraged' by timeline for Egypt vote
The United States said Tuesday it was "cautiously encouraged" by a timeline proposed by Egypt's interim rulers for elections to replace ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.