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S. Korea 'regrets' North rejection of dialogue South Korea voiced regret Monday at North Korea's dismissal of its offer for dialogue, as the South's armed forces remained on heightened alert for an expected missile test by Pyongyang.

15 April 2013

Chavez heir Maduro wins Venezuela's presidency Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of the election to succeed his late mentor Hugo Chavez by a razor-thin margin over an opponent that voiced fears of vote manipulation.

15 April 2013

US Republicans oppose gay marriage, in Hollywood US Republicans reaffirmed their opposition to gay marriage Friday, as they closed a three-day meeting vowing to reach out to liberals, symbolically in the lion's den of liberal Hollywood.

14 April 2013

Manila offers US its military bases in case of N.Korea war The US would be allowed to station forces at military bases in the Philippines if it went to war with North Korea, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Saturday citing a treaty between the allies.

14 April 2013

Iraq forces cast ballots ahead of provincial polls Iraqi soldiers and policemen cast their ballots for provincial elections on Saturday, a week ahead of the main vote that comes amid an uptick in violence and a long-running political crisis.

13 April 2013

Russia hits 18 US officials with tit-for-tat entry ban Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington's move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses.

13 April 2013

Mubarak set for low key retrial in Egypt The retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.

13 April 2013

Kerry looks to press China on N. Korea US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Saturday to seek China's help to rein in a belligerent North Korea and provide a foundation for Seoul to lower soaring tensions with Pyongyang.

13 April 2013

Berlusconi says could support leftist president Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said he could consider supporting a candidate for president from his rivals on the left but only on condition that they form a grand coalition government with him.

13 April 2013

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Huh? US lawmakers suddenly getting along Cherry blossoms aren't the only things in bloom in the US capital these days. Progress and bipartisanship are, if not in full flower, at least pushing through cracks in longstanding political gridlock.

12 April 2013

Queen at Thatcher's funeral highlights mutual respect Queen Elizabeth II's attendance at Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, a rare honour, sheds light on the largely secret relationship between two of the world's most famous and powerful women.

12 April 2013

Obama tells N. Korea to stop 'belligerent approach' The United States slammed North Korea's belligerence Thursday and pressed China to rein in its ally.

12 April 2013

US urges China to help rein in N. Korea Top US officials urged China Friday to use all its leverage to stop North Korea's "destabilising" actions on the Korean peninsula.

12 April 2013

Russia’s President believes Kazakhstan-based Baikonur is obsolete We are aligning projects so that Baikonur could be also used. Surely, we will be exploiting it in partnership with space experts and agencies of Kazakhstan: Vladimir Putin.

12 April 2013

Assange voices confidence on Australia election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment late Thursday to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.

12 April 2013

Kazakhstan has no competitors as possible location for nuclear fuel bank The place should have a combination of good experience and technological capacities in nuclear sector: Kazakhstan expert.

12 April 2013

Venezuela's bitter campaign ends with big rallies Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro tearfully vowed to complete Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution Thursday while rival Henrique Capriles promised change at emotional rallies to close their bitter campaign.

12 April 2013

British embassy in Kazakhstan opens condolence book over Thatcher's death The book of condolences over death of baroness Margaret Thatcher will be open in the embassy from 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. by the end of this week.

12 April 2013

Uruguay approves same-sex marriage Uruguay's legislature voted Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages nationwide, making it only the second Latin American country to do so.

12 April 2013