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US fumes as Russia grants Snowden asylum Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on Thursday stepped out of the Moscow airport where he was marooned for over five weeks.

02 August 2013

Protests will flare again, says Turkey's 'Standing Man' Protests in Turkey may have died down but they are by no means over, predicts the country's "Standing Man", who pioneered a novel form of resistance to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted government.

02 August 2013

Kazakhstan Minister Kairbekova denies being blackmailed by U.S. Ambassador Kazakhstan Healthcare Minister Salidat Kairbekova waived away being blackmailed by former U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland

02 August 2013

Rhode Island, Minnesota join same-sex wedding states Gay and lesbian couples in Rhode Island and Minnesota began tying the knot as same-sex marriage laws in the two states went into effect Thursday.

02 August 2013

US senators condemn political violence in Venezuela Seven US senators from both parties introduced a bill condemning violence against the opposition in Venezuela, calling for dialogue after a contested election.

02 August 2013

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions We must make sure the infrastructure is put to use following the EXPO events to benefit the capital city and the people: President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

02 August 2013

Kazakhstan becomes first Central Asian country with 5-year U.S. visas American Consulate in Kazakhstan has started issuing 5-year visas in Kazakhstan first time ever.

01 August 2013

US gays pour out anger, vodka over Russia laws Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.

01 August 2013

Britain's Thatcher quashed Hague's early ambitions: archives An attempt to parachute British Foreign Secretary William Hague into an early political career was rejected as a "gimmick" by former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

01 August 2013

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US calls Assad Instagram account 'repulsive' The United States on Wednesday denounced as "repulsive" an Instagram site by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it did not reflect the reality of the civil war.

01 August 2013

Kazakhstan Ambassador tells Italians about Ablyazov's crimes Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov calls Mukhtar Ablyazov “a convicted criminal” in his article in Foreign Policy Journal.

01 August 2013

US House backs new sanctions before Iran inauguration The US House of Representatives approved new sanctions aimed at preventing Iran gaining nuclear weapons capability.

01 August 2013

Lawmakers to grill Spain PM on corruption scandal Lawmakers will grill Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday demanding he explain himself over a corruption scandal that has sparked calls for him to quit.

01 August 2013

Nazarbayev and Putin discuss integration Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

01 August 2013

Egypt cabinet orders police to end pro-Morsi sit-in Egypt's cabinet Wednesday ordered a police crackdown on protests by ousted president Mohamed Morsi's loyalists.

01 August 2013

Japan deputy PM retracts Nazi remarks Japan's gaffe-prone deputy prime minister on Thursday retracted controversial remarks that suggested Tokyo could learn from Nazi Germany when it comes to constitutional reform.

01 August 2013

Uruguay's lower house approves legal regulated marijuana Uruguay's lower house Wednesday approved a controversial bill which for the first time would put a government in charge of production and distribution of legal marijuana.

01 August 2013

Afghan forces need substantial help after 2014: US Afghanistan's military is increasingly effective but it will need considerable training and foreign aid beyond the US pullout date of 2014.

01 August 2013

US concerned about charges of vote-rigging in Zimbabwe The United States voiced concern on Tuesday at charges of potential vote-rigging as Zimbabwe goes to the polls to elect a president.

31 July 2013