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Maduro wants US help to stop plot to kill Capriles Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro urged US President Barack Obama on Sunday to halt an alleged plot to kill opposition leader Henrique Capriles ahead of the April 14 presidential vote.

18 March 2013

US to boost missile defenses against N. Korea The US Friday said it would bolster defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike a week after Pyongyang threatened a "pre-emptive" nuclear attack against its arch-foe.

18 March 2013

Kazakhstan Statistics Agency expects GDP growth in 2013 Kazakhstan Statistics Agency is expecting that the country's GDP rate will continue increasing this year.

18 March 2013

China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation.

17 March 2013

Romney: I'm not pessimistic about America In his first major speech since his US presidential defeat, Mitt Romney urged fellow Republicans Friday to buck up and set course for the White House, as he sought to uplift conservatives.

17 March 2013

Bachelet leaves UN to head back to Chile Michelle Bachelet announced Friday that she is quitting as head of the UN women's agency amid mounting speculation that she will stand for a new term as president of Chile in November elections.

16 March 2013

Chavez laid to rest after final farewell in Caracas Late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was laid to rest at a military museum on Friday after an emotional final journey through the streets of Caracas watched by hundreds of thousands.

16 March 2013

Obama coming 'to listen' to Israel, Palestinians US President Barack Obama said Thursday his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories was to "listen" to both sides and hear their views on how to move forward after over two years without peace talks.

16 March 2013

Obama reaches out to China's new president US President Barack Obama wasted no time in courting China's new President Xi Jinping Thursday, calling him within hours of his elevation, and then pressing him on cybercrime and North Korea.

16 March 2013

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Li Keqiang named China's new premier China's parliament installed bureaucrat Li Keqiang as premier Friday, putting him in charge of running the world's second-largest economy in a final step of a landmark power transition.

16 March 2013

Aid flowing to Myanmar may hinder, not help: experts Governments and agencies must be wary of drowning Myanmar with well-intentioned but ill-targeted aid, experts warned Thursday, admonishing the global community to "first do no harm."

15 March 2013

Yemen to launch tough talks on reconciliation Yemen, the only country where an Arab Spring revolt led to a negotiated settlement, is to launch a UN-backed national dialogue on Monday aimed at drawing the state's divisive players towards a reconciliation.

15 March 2013

US commander warns Karzai remarks put troops at risk The US commander in Afghanistan has warned his troops face an increased threat of attack from militants and rogue Afghan forces after a series of inflammatory anti-US comments from President Hamid Karzai.

15 March 2013

All aboard as Maduro takes the wheel in election stunt Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro got behind the wheel of a public bus -- his former job -- as he vowed to steer the country into a socialist future after the death of Hugo Chavez.

15 March 2013

Kazakhstan mulls special forces to ensure order at rallies Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office is suggesting to create special divisions in the interior authorities to ensure order at mass events.

15 March 2013

Vietnam anti-China activists mark island battle Activists in Hanoi chanted anti-China slogans and laid flowers Thursday at a protest marking the anniversary of a battle over the contested Spratly Islands in which 64 Vietnamese soldiers died.

15 March 2013

Afghanistan asks for Kazakhstan's support in entering Organization for Cooperation of Railways Kazakhstan could support Afghanistan in Russia, so that it can enter this organization more quickly. Then the transit problem will be fully resolved: expert.

15 March 2013

Vote delay could destabilise Lebanon A divisive debate over Lebanon's electoral law may delay parliamentary elections scheduled for June 9, stoking fears of instability in a country already rattled by the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

15 March 2013

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres The two leaders discussed bilateral economic cooperation. Notably, they dwelt on interaction in agriculture and innovative technology.

15 March 2013