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Hagel confirmed as next US secretary of defense The US Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense Tuesday, ending a long and acrimonious nomination process and handing President Barack Obama a boost as he fills his second-term cabinet.

27 February 2013

Australia dismisses Assange fears as 'fantasy' Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has dismissed as "fantasy" claims by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Sweden's case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States.

26 February 2013

Split vote throws Italy into political gridlock Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled with a stalemate in parliament between right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest party calling for a referendum on the euro.

26 February 2013

Iran and 5+1 may hold bilateral meetings in Almaty Iran might have bilateral meetings with representatives of 5+1 international negotiators on the Iranian nuclear program in Almaty.

26 February 2013

World powers give Iran new offer at crunch talks World powers were offering Iran a softening of sanctions in exchange for concessions over its controversial nuclear program.

26 February 2013

Chavez congratulates Castro for re-election Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is convalescing in a Caracas hospital, issued a statement Monday congratulating President Raul Castro for his re-election to a final five-year term.

26 February 2013

Kazakhstan to take part in G20 summit Kazakhstan has been invited to take part in G20 summit in Saint-Petersburg in September.

26 February 2013

Former Kazakhstan's Supreme Mufti appointed Director of Oriental Studies Institute Absattar hajji Derbissali has been appointed Director of Suleimenov Oriental Studies Institute.

26 February 2013

World powers, Iran bid to break nuclear stalemate World powers meet negotiators from Iran in Kazakhstan on Tuesday in the hope of reaching a breakthrough in the decade-long crisis over its nuclear programme, despite low expectations after years of dashed hopes.

26 February 2013

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High risks for Obama in new spending fight Barack Obama may have the upper hand against Republicans in a high-risk new spending showdown, but a drawn-out clash would likely damage the economy and put his presidential legacy on the line.

26 February 2013

President Nazarbayev has talks with Secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili The talks were held at the Almaty-based Presidential Residence ahead of another round of international talks over Iran’s nuclear program.

25 February 2013

Government decides against hosting an international nuclear fuel bank at the Ulba metallurgical plant Such banks cannot be placed in seismically active territories: environment officials.

25 February 2013

Nuclear weapons do not guarantee security: Kazakhstan to Iran Kazakhstan is calling Iran to develop nuclear energy and remember that nuclear weapons can never be a guarantee of any country’s security.

25 February 2013

Centre-left favoured as Italy holds landmark election Italy on Monday holds a second day of voting in a critical election for the future of the eurozone in which the centre-left Democratic Party is expected to win but fall short of a governing majority.

25 February 2013

French Foreign Minister to visit Kazakhstan An official visit of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to Kazakhstan is scheduled for March 1-2, 2013.

25 February 2013

Nazarbayev discussed EU agreement with European politicians Kazakhstan is in talks with the European Union on signing of a new agreement on development of trade and economic cooperation.

25 February 2013

Putin signs law banning smoking in public places President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government's bid to improve public health in the nicotine-addicted country.

25 February 2013

Kazakhstan ready for membership in UN Security Council: Foreign Minister We believe that we are politically ready to bear the international responsibility and responsibility for the global issues as a nonentity member of the Security Council: Yerlan Idrissov.

25 February 2013

Egypt vote could be 'road to total chaos': ElBaradei Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of chaos in the troubled nation if parliamentary polls go ahead in April, as protesters demonstrated in Cairo against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

25 February 2013