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Obama condemns 'intolerable' tax agency scandal US President Barack Obama Tuesday condemned "intolerable" behavior by tax agency staff after a watchdog investigation found they unfairly targeted conservative groups opposed to his administration.

16 May 2013

Kazakhstan mulls banning mercury-containing light bulbs Production of mercury-containing light bulbswill be banned in Kazakhstan.

15 May 2013

Australian PM brought to tears in parliament Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tough exterior cracked Wednesday as she choked back tears while introducing a bill into parliament on disability reforms.

15 May 2013

Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul Two sets of talks on Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over Iran's nuclear programme are not expected to produce any major breakthrough ahead of next month's elections in the Islamic republic.

15 May 2013

Merkel offers controlled glimpses into private life German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed she finds "nice eyes" attractive in men, had a Polish grandfather and can easily handle an all-night summit without sleep.

15 May 2013

Venezuela inaugurates Simon Bolivar mausoleum Venezuela has inaugurated a mausoleum that will hold the remains of the South American liberator Simon Bolivar, an imposing structure whose brainchild was the late Hugo Chavez.

15 May 2013

Nazarbayev sends condolences to Turkish president Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram with condolences to Turkish President Abdullah Gul over numerous victims of the deadly blasts in Reyhanli.

15 May 2013

Kazakhstan ratifies military-technical cooperation agreement with Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law On ratification of the agreement between governments of Kazakhstan and Russia on development and implementation of joint action programs in military-technical cooperation.

15 May 2013

Senators suggest revising draft pension law Senator Svetlana Dzhalmagambetova suggests to return the draft pension law for rework.

15 May 2013

N. Korea has no nuclear warhead to fit missile: official North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile.

15 May 2013

Austria warns against arms shipments to Syrian rebels Austria has warned its 26 European Union partners in a letter against providing weapons for rebel movements in the Syrian conflict.

15 May 2013

Vermont OK's small amounts of pot Vermont's legislature on Monday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, making the New England state the 17th to relax restrictions on the drug.

15 May 2013

US to boycott UN disarmament body over Iran role The United States will boycott meetings of the UN Conference on Disarmament when Iran takes over the body this month.

14 May 2013

Vermont legislators approve 'death-with-dignity' bill Legislators in the US state of Vermont approved a "death-with-dignity" bill Monday enabling terminally ill patients to take their own lives with lethal medication requested from their doctors.

14 May 2013

Aboriginal adoption plans spark new fears Politicians in northern Australia said Tuesday they were considering putting neglected Aboriginal children up for adoption, sparking fears of a new "stolen generation".

14 May 2013

Spanish PM to visit Kazakhstan in autumn Prime-Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy will visit Kazakhstan in autumn 2013.

14 May 2013

Britain's Tories to propose EU referendum law Britain's Conservative Party will on Tuesday propose laws to force an in-out referendum on the country's membership of the European Union to be held by the end of 2017.

14 May 2013

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria.

14 May 2013

Ambassador Yertysbayev presents credentials to Georgian president Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Georgia Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has presented his credentials to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

13 May 2013

Clinton never questioned in Benghazi probe: diplomat Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton was never questioned by investigators looking into the attack on the US mission in Libya that claimed the life of the US ambassador.

13 May 2013

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