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Lithuania economy minister quits over private flight to Kazakhstan Lithuanian Economy Minister Birute Vesaite agreed to resign Tuesday after the premier said she made "a mistake" in accepting a cheap flight from a private company seeking a favour.

30 May 2013 13:17

Major powers struggle to agree on Syria conference: envoys Failure to agree on who will take part in an international conference on the Syria could thwart hopes that the make-or-break meeting will be held in June.

30 May 2013 12:43

Anger over N. Korean refugees repatriated from Laos Human rights monitors and North Korean defector groups voiced anger and concern Thursday over the forced repatriation to Pyongyang of nine young refugees captured in Laos.

30 May 2013 11:01

UN call to financial arms for new war on poverty Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent battling extreme poverty and disease since 2000 and now the United Nations is lining up a new war on the social distress still suffered by huge numbers around the world.

30 May 2013 10:01

Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev meets his Ukrainian counterpart Yanukovich Last year the bilateral trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine grew by 24%, we need to sustain the level: Nazarbayev

30 May 2013 09:24

30 May 2013 08:19

France urges 'joint action' on southern Libya Islamists France's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Libya and its neighbours to work together to tackle threats from "terrorist groups".

29 May 2013 18:59

N. Korea to safeguard 'priceless' nuclear weapons: paper North Korea vowed Wednesday to tighten its hold on its "priceless" nuclear deterrent, confounding reports that it might be willing to resume multilateral talks on denuclearisation.

29 May 2013 18:43

US supports EU easing of Syria arms embargo The United States said Tuesday it supports the European Union's decision to ease an arms embargo on Syria as a means of showing support for rebels despite America's own refusal to provide weapons.

29 May 2013 16:42

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Bhutan to begin voting on second ever government Voters in the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan will begin electing their second ever government this week, five years after the country's Buddhist "dragon kings" gave way to democracy.

29 May 2013 11:03

India approves purchase of ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan Indian government gave ONGC Videsh Limited a go to buy a minority stake in Kashagan oilfield from ConocoPhillips for $5.5 billion.

28 May 2013 18:14

28 May 2013 16:51

Kazakhstan ratifies extradition agreements with Spain Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the laws ratifying extradition and transfer of sentenced persons with Spain.

28 May 2013 15:42

Qatar mulls launching Doha-Kazakhstan flights Qatar Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussain Kamal met with Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev.

28 May 2013 15:30

Nazarbayev to meet with Putin and Lukashenko Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan will arrive to Astana on May 29.

28 May 2013 15:24

Kazakhstan and Russia to continue cooperation in defense Kazakhstan and Russia will continue cooperating in defense industry.

28 May 2013 15:21

Youth in crisis-hit Spain becoming a 'lost generation' Despite having a bachelor's degree, five years of professional experience and speaking three languages, Paloma Fernandez has joined the swelling ranks of Spain's "lost generation" that can't find work in a grinding recession.

28 May 2013 15:03

Biden in Trinidad on LatAm, Caribbean swing US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Trinidad and Tobago Monday where he was to meet with other regional leaders on his 20-hour visit to the island nation.

28 May 2013 12:02

Japan, India to discuss military plane sales Japan is close to signing an agreement to supply amphibious planes to India, a report said Monday, in what would be the first sale of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed.

28 May 2013 10:32