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N. Korea in fresh vow to build up nuclear deterrent North Korea on Saturday made a fresh vow to build up its nuclear deterrent in the face of "threats of war" from the United States and a "policy of confrontation" from the South.

15 June 2013

Putin foe Navalny nominated for Moscow mayor Russia's top opposition figure Alexei Navalny faced the uphill battle of getting on the ballot for Moscow mayor on Saturday after being nominated for the post by other leaders of the country's nascent protest movement.

15 June 2013

Early results give Iran moderate clear lead: ministry With results in from 10 percent of the polling stations, moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87 percent of the vote in Iran's presidential election.

15 June 2013

Iran begins voting to elect new president: television Iran began voting on Friday to elect the successor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

14 June 2013

'Intersex' included on Australia's new gender guidelines The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting "male", "female" or "intersex" on their personal documents.

14 June 2013

Nazarbayev invited to visit Slovenia President of Slovenia Borut Pahor has invited Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit his country.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are not competitors: Uzbek President Islam Karimov Gradual shift to a free trade zone to the common interests of the two countries is very crucial: Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan Senate approves draft law on renewable energy sources Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law supporting use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

14 June 2013

G8 leaders set to struggle on trade, tax and Syria Leaders of the G8 nations meet in Northern Ireland next week determined to crack down on tax evasion and boost global trade, while seeking to push Russia to help find a political solution to the Syria conflict.

14 June 2013

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Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.

14 June 2013

Obama on campaign trail amid controversies President Barack Obama rallied voters Wednesday to elect fellow Democrats, defending the role of government as he faces a series of high-profile controversies.

14 June 2013

Nazarbayev approves regional Akims election Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law vesting local government with greater powers.

13 June 2013

US eases trade restrictions on Syrian opposition The United States eased restrictions on trade with Syria's opposition Wednesday, in a move aimed at helping supply the critical needs of Syrians in "liberated areas."

13 June 2013

N. Korea slams South for talks failure North Korea on Thursday blamed South Korean arrogance and deceit for the collapse of planned talks between the two rivals and warned that prospects for any future dialogue had been severely damaged.

13 June 2013

Bloomberg to donors: shun US senators over gun vote New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally wrote Wednesday to hundreds of Big Apple donors, asking them to stop funding four Democratic senators who opposed tougher gun laws in Congress.

13 June 2013

Kazakhstan National Bank did not call to raise retirement age: vice-chairman Marchenko expressed his opinion as a citizen and consultant: Bissengali Tadzhiyakov.

13 June 2013

World leaders to meet in N. Ireland's 'watery gem' Eight of the world's most powerful leaders will shut themselves away in splendid isolation for the G8 summit from Monday in a resort in a picturesque area of Northern Ireland that was once a bastion of the Irish Republican Army.

13 June 2013

Poorest WTO members win new patent-rule waiver The globe's poorest nations have won an eight-year extension of a waiver on intellectual property rules, but still need to hold talks on the vexed issue of pharmaceutical patents.

13 June 2013

US envoy to Belgium denies soliciting prostitutes The US envoy to Belgium Tuesday denied "baseless accusations" that he trawled for prostitutes in a park, as the State Department hit out at charges top staff tried to hush up sex-and-drugs charges.

13 June 2013