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Nigmatulin meets Turkish president in Ankara Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Majilis Nurlan Nigmatulin has met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during TÜRKPA events in Ankara.

11 June 2013

Candidates blame mismanagement for Iran economy crisis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's "mismanagement" is largely responsible for Iran's severe economic crisis, most candidates for this week's presidential election have argued.

11 June 2013

Obama and Xi play nice, but future unclear The leaders of the United States and China appear to have started off on friendly terms during a weekend together in the California sun, but it remains to be seen if good vibes can bridge deep gaps.

11 June 2013

Kazakhstan parliament called to resign Kazakhstan political expert Dossym Satpayev believes that dissolving the parliament should follow the dismissal of Labor Minister Serik Abdenov.

11 June 2013

Kazakhstan Labor Minister Abdenov dismissed Serik Abdenov was relieved of his position of Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection.

11 June 2013

US diplomatic security accused in sex, drugs cover-up A US watchdog has launched an inquiry into claims that diplomatic security officials tried to cover up alleged sex-and-drugs charges against agents and diplomats.

11 June 2013

Sudan freezes oil and security deals with South Sudan on Sunday put on hold nine security and economic pacts with South Sudan, including on vital oil shipments, but said Khartoum remained committed to good relations if Juba ended support for rebels.

11 June 2013

Calls to decriminalise drugs at Elton John HIV conference Former Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski on Sunday called for drug decriminalisation at the opening of a global conference to curb the spread of HIV, with backing from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

11 June 2013

Prayers for Mandela as family urged to 'let him go' Nelson Mandela, the revered anti-apartheid hero, spent a third night in hospital after South Africa prayed for him on Sunday amid calls for his family and nation to "let him go".

10 June 2013

Karzai: Did 'War on Terror' encourage radical Islam? Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday the Muslim world was "in turmoil" and wondered whether the "war on terror" led by the United States since 2001 was to blame for the radicalisation.

10 June 2013

Two Koreas strike cautious accord on high-level talks North and South Korea reached Monday a patchy agreement to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul, following marathon talks aimed at rebuilding trust after months of soaring tension and threats of nuclear war.

10 June 2013

New documentary warns against Obama's 'Dirty Wars' A new documentary released Friday portrays US secret raids against terror suspects as a misguided assassination campaign that generates new enemies and tarnishes America's image.

10 June 2013

Brazilian official resigns over indigenous protests The Brazilian official in charge of indigenous affairs resigned Friday amid protests by natives locked in land feuds with white farmers and opposing construction of a huge dam in the Amazon.

09 June 2013

Nazarbayev returns pension reform draft to parliament Executing the authority vested on me by the Constitutions, I am recommitting the draft to the parliament for revision of and voting on the timeframe of the raise of retirement age for women: President Nazarbayev.

08 June 2013

Kerry renews $1.3 bn annual military aid for Egypt Secretary of State John Kerry last month approved $1.3 billion in annual US military aid to Egypt, despite concerns over democratic progress by the country's new government.

08 June 2013

Obama, Xi urge new relationship in first summit Throwing formality aside at a desert retreat, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping called Friday for a new approach to forge relations between the US superpower and a rising China.

08 June 2013

Britain's Prince Philip set for 'exploratory' surgery Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will on Friday undergo "exploratory" surgery at a London hospital.

07 June 2013

Joint air defense system with Russia to improve Kazakhstan's defense capacity Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov took part in the meeting of the Defense Ministers Council of CIS countries.

07 June 2013

Over hundred Kazakhstan citizens are in militant camps in Afghan-Pakistan zone: Abykayev Control over militants' crossing of borders requires expansion of cooperation between the special services of different countries: chairman of Kazakhstan National Security Commission.

07 June 2013

Pension fund money may be spent on ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan: MP I am asking the government to take decisive measures to purchase the share in Kashagan project from ConocoPhillips: Tursunbek Omurzakov.

07 June 2013

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