Brazil president gets temporary impeachment reprieve
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won a temporary reprieve from threatened impeachment thanks to a Supreme Court intervention.
Catalan separatists in court over independence vote
Spanish judges started questioning Catalan officials charged with breaking the law by holding a vote last year on their contested drive for independence from Spain.
Putin to visit Kazakhstan in mid-October
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan in mid-October.
Russian delegation led by Vladimir Putin to arrive in Astana
President of Russia Vladimir Putin is arriving to Kazakhstan with an official visit on October 15.
China continues strengthening military relations with Kazakhstan
China's Minister of Defense Chang Wanquan has arrived to Kazakhstan on an official visit.
Ukraine PM blames MH17 downing on Russian security service
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk blamed Russia's security service for last year's downing of the MH17 airliner over pro-Kremlin separatist territory in the east of the ex-Soviet state.
France signs deals worth $10 bn with Saudi: French PM
France announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
Italian Senate to vote on own demise in coup for PM Renzi
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was poised for a historic victory as the Senate votes to relinquish most of its power in a revolutionary move to end decades of political instability.
Japan considers pulling UNESCO funding over Nanjing row
Japan warned that it might pull funding for UNESCO to protest last week's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register.