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Austerity carnival mocks Italy's elections Carnival workers in central Italy dusted off their Silvio Berlusconi masks and put the finishing touches to an anti-austerity float.

31 January 2013

Kazakhstan mulls increasing insurance payments for plane crashes Senator Gani Kassymov believes that the compensation to the families of the victims of the plane crash near Almaty is insufficient.

31 January 2013

Change in Israel needed for peace talks: Palestinians The Palestine Liberation Organisation said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have to drastically change tack if peace talks were to resume.

31 January 2013

Obama: 'the time is now' for immigration reform President Barack Obama said Tuesday that long-sought reforms to a "broken" immigration system were within America's grasp, seeking to lock in rare momentum towards a major cross-party compromise.

31 January 2013

Million mourners set to honour Cambodia's ex-king More than one million mourners are expected to line the streets of the Cambodian capital on Friday for a lavish funeral procession for their revered former King Norodom Sihanouk.

31 January 2013

Spurred by Japan, California mulls quake alert system California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.

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Germany commemorates 80 years since Hitler's rise to power Berlin on Wednesday commemorates Adolf Hitler's rise to power 80 years ago, with exhibitions exploring what Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Germany's "everlasting responsibility" for crimes committed by the Nazis.

31 January 2013

Australia to go to the polls on September 14: PM Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday broke with tradition and announced the nation would go to the polls on September 14, saying she wanted to give "shape and order" to the year.

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China's military at 'high risk' on corruption: watchdog China's armed forces are battling a major corruption problem, with little political oversight and no whistleblower mechanism to counter graft.

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Clinton says goodbye in global TV interview Despite being grounded on doctor's orders after a bout of ill health, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday took a virtual round-the-world trip to say a final farewell.

30 January 2013

Obama to harness immigration reform momentum President Barack Obama heads to Las Vegas Tuesday to begin to mobilize the US public behind a comprehensive immigration reform drive that could provide a glittering second-term legacy achievement.

30 January 2013

International donor conference for war-torn Mali opens An international donor conference to drum up funds and troops to help the military operation against Islamist militants in Mali opened on Tuesday at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital.

30 January 2013

Russia’s Roskosmos Space Agency may consider reducing the number of Proton launches from Baikonur after 2015 We have a clear agreement with Kazakhstan on launches from 2013 to 2015 inclusive: Roskosmos Head Vladimir Popovkin.

29 January 2013

Intergovernmental committee for Baikonur to sit in March 2013 January 30 Russia’s First Vice PM Igor Shuvalov and Kazakhstan’s Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov are expected to meet to discuss preparation for the sitting.

29 January 2013

New Akim of Karaganda oblast appointed Baurzhan Abdishev has been appointed Akim (Governor) of Karaganda oblast.

29 January 2013

Kazakhstan PM urges to staff oil and gas projects with local workforce The PM urged it is important to ensure employment of fresh graduates holding degrees in Oil and Gas majors, including holders of the state-run Bolashak scholarship.

29 January 2013

Tallinn first EU capital to give residents free ticket to ride Tallinn is the first EU capital to offer its residents free public transport, and though the move aimed at driving down car pollution is proving popular, visitors feel let down and others are accusing City Hall of a campaign gimmick.

29 January 2013

Russia says Assad blundered, as regime courts opposition Russia's prime minister has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a "grave, perhaps fatal error" by delaying political reforms, as Damascus courted opposition forces.

29 January 2013

LatAm leaders open summit, noting Chavez's absence After wrapping up talks with their European counterparts, Latin American leaders on Sunday opened their own summit here, with the event notable for the absence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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