Politics - страница 250

New Belgian king inherits political timebomb In Belgium's papers, King Albert II has been portrayed by the country's most fabled cartoonist for the past 20 years as just out of bed and lounging about in a dressing-gown and slippers.

19 July 2013

Greek deputies approve reform bill tied to EU-IMF loans Greece's parliament early on Thursday narrowly approved a sweeping bill of reforms tied to the country's next tranche of EU-IMF loans.

18 July 2013

N. Korea says Cuba arms seized on ship part of legitimate deal North Korea said Wednesday that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship near the Panama Canal were part of a legitimate deal.

18 July 2013

Ranking Chinese military official to check on Kazakhstan Navy in Aktau Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China Fan Changlong has arrived in Astana.

18 July 2013

Kerry 'closer' in Mideast talks push US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that his intense diplomacy in six visits to the Middle East was bearing fruit, narrowing gaps between Israel and the Palestinians.

18 July 2013

Obama pays tribute as ailing Mandela turns 95 US President Barack Obama paid warm tribute to South Africa's Nelson Mandela for his 95th birthday on Thursday, which the anti-apartheid icon will spend in hospital recovering from a lung infection.

18 July 2013

US, Cuba in migration talks despite N. Korea weapons The US and Cuba held migration talks Wednesday, despite news that Panama had impounded a North Korean freighter carrying Cuban missile equipment.

18 July 2013

Kazakhstan postpones charter flights ban to October 1 The ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan has been postponed until October 1, 2013.

18 July 2013

Israel PM rejects EU 'external dictates' on borders Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc's 28 member states from funding projects in Jewish settlements.

18 July 2013

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Russian Children's Rights Envoy calls Kazakhstan to ban foreign adoption Russian Children's Rights Envoy Pavel Astakhov believes that countries should ban foreign adoption altogether.

17 July 2013

Ban on foreign charter flights to have no effect on ticket rates in Kazakhstan The decision to ban foreign companies from making charter flights from Kazakhstan was made with observance of all the necessary procedures and was approved by all respective authorities: expert.

17 July 2013

Panama seizes N. Korean ship carrying Cuban missiles Panama called for UN inspections of missile parts found aboard a North Korea-flagged vessel as it approached the Panama Canal, weapons Cuba later claimed as its own.

17 July 2013

Vice-Chairman of China's Central Military Commission expected in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has met Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Kazakhstan Zhou Li.

17 July 2013

17 July 2013

Russia-US ties 'more important' than Snowden scandal: Putin President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow's relations with Washington outweighed the "squabbles" over a spying scandal revealed by US fugitive Edward Snowden, who has applied for asylum in Russia.

17 July 2013

British lawmakers pass gay marriage bill British lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales, paving the way for the first gay weddings in 2014.

17 July 2013

Top EU diplomat heads to Egypt for talks with new regime The European Union's top diplomat was heading for Cairo Wednesday, a day after an interim government was sworn in to replace Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

17 July 2013

Kazakhstan bans foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan from July 21 The regulation was introduced to provide more guarantees to the passengers and ensure proper control over the flights safety: Kazakhstan official.

17 July 2013

Brazil calls US explanation of its alleged spying 'insufficient' Brazil said Washington had not sufficiently responded to Brasilia's request it explain the alleged US electronic spying disclosed by rogue intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

17 July 2013