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Kazakhstan to toughen requirements to airlines Kazakhstan government developed qualification requirements for airlines planning to perform regular passenger flights in the country.

07 February 2013

Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.

07 February 2013

Kazakhstan government mulls reducing gap between rich and poor The gap is big: a small group of very rich people, a small group of poor people and a very weak middle class: Vice-PM.

07 February 2013

Kazakhstan Statistics Agency explains jewelry and fur coats in consumer price index Presence of gold and silver jewelry, fur coats and gyms in the index raised eyebrows of many members of the Kazakhstan Parliament.

07 February 2013

Obama to hand secret drone war guidelines to lawmakers In a reversal, President Barack Obama will allow lawmakers access to secret documents outlining the legal justification for drone strikes that kill US citizens abroad who conspire with Al-Qaeda.

07 February 2013

China must stop threats in maritime disputes: US US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday urged China to avoid confrontation and seek out a peaceful dialogue with Japan and other countries over territorial disputes.

07 February 2013

Irish lawmakers vote to liquidate Anglo Irish Bank Irish lawmakers voted through emergency legislation to liquidate the former Anglo Irish bank early Thursday, as part of a deal to ease the eurozone country's massive debt burden.

07 February 2013

China bans ads on gift-giving to officials: media China has banned ads that encourage giving luxury gifts to authorities, state media said Thursday, the latest push against official extravagance since new leaders took charge vowing better governance.

07 February 2013

Kazakhstan National Security Commission neutralizes 42 extremist groups in 2 years Meanwhile, Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities failed to prevent 18 violations of extremist nature.

07 February 2013

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Iran expects 5+1 response to suggestions on regulation of nuclear program at Almaty meeting Iran is expecting to get a response from Western countries in Astana on its suggestion to regulate the nuclear program.

07 February 2013

Cambodia's king is dead, long live the PM He towered over his kingdom through tumultuous decades. Yet when Cambodia's "king father" Norodom Sihanouk finally ceded power.

07 February 2013

Maldives to hold first polls since president toppled The Maldives is to hold presidential polls on September 7, the first since the archipelago's first democratically elected leader was toppled in what he called a coup.

07 February 2013

OIC summit opens in Cairo The Kazakhstan delegation is led by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.

06 February 2013

US lawmakers introduce gun trafficking bill Lawmakers from both parties unveiled a bill Tuesday cracking down on "straw purchasers" who traffic firearms to criminals, the first in a series of new gun control measures expected in Congress.

06 February 2013

Australian ministers dragged into corruption probe Two senior Australian ministers have been dragged into a snowballing Labor party corruption scandal, admitting accepting hospitality from a former powerbroker at the centre of an explosive inquiry.

06 February 2013

Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry mulls annual planning of drought costs It is preferable to plan drought expenditures annually, rather than urgently allocate money to eliminate consequences that Kazakhstan farmers face.

06 February 2013

5+1 talks with Iran to be held in Almaty on February 26 The talks of 5+1 with Iran on its nuclear problem are going to be held on February 26 in Kazakhstan.

06 February 2013

Next Iran talks: stalemate on the steppes? Agreeing a venue for the next round of talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear drive was hard enough. Achieving progress will be tougher still.

06 February 2013

Russia's Medvedev hunted in mystery video campaign A slick documentary film has mysteriously emerged on the Russian Internet where former ambassadors, an ex-general and even an ex-prime minister line up to accuse Dmitry Medvedev of betraying Russia's interests.

06 February 2013