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Egyptians vote on controversial draft charter Egyptians voted on Saturday in the final round of a referendum on a new constitution championed by President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies against fierce protests from the secular-leaning opposition.

23 December 2012

Court puts Californian gay conversion ban on hold A US court put on hold Friday a new Californian law banning a form of therapy designed to change the sexual orientation of minors, pending a further appeal.

23 December 2012

Japan's incoming PM pledges to mend ties with China Japan's incoming premier Saturday pledged to seek a thaw in ties with China after a report said he will send a special envoy on a fence-mending mission to Beijing.

22 December 2012

US gun lobby urges armed police in every school The United States' most powerful pro-gun lobbying group demanded Friday that armed police be deployed to every school in the country following a mass shooting that left 20 young children dead.

22 December 2012

Obama picks John Kerry as secretary of state US President Barack Obama Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his new secretary of state, as he began to reshape his national security team for a second term clouded by overseas crises.

22 December 2012

US stars in video demanding gun control action Film, television and music stars including Jeremy Renner, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce have recorded a hard-hitting video urging action on gun control following the Newtown school massacre.

22 December 2012

Chavez said to be 'well' and 'conscious' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making steady progress after cancer surgery in Cuba and the respiratory infection he developed earlier in the week has been contained.

22 December 2012

Republicans scrap 'Plan B,' fiscal cliff deal elusive A controversial Republican plan to let tax breaks expire on millionaires crashed to defeat Thursday when it failed to earn enough party support, leaving negotiations on averting the "fiscal cliff" up in the air.

22 December 2012

Germany mulls sending communications officer to Kazakhstan for interaction with CARICC Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office is sending a communications officer to Kazakhstan for interaction with the country’s competent authorities and CARICC.

21 December 2012

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Russian-Kazakhstan agreement on joint air defense system to be signed in 2013 Kazakhstan Foreign Minister commented on the results of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in CSTO in 2012.

21 December 2012

Kazakhstan co-chairs OECD Central Asian Initiative Kazakhstan has assumed the office of co-chairman of Central Asian Initiative of the OECD.

20 December 2012

Record backing expected for UN anti-death penalty vote A record number of countries are expected to back a UN General Assembly call for a moratorium on capital punishment on Thursday.

20 December 2012

S. Korea president-elect says security priority with North South Korean president-elect Park Geun-Hye vowed Thursday to put national security first while pursuing greater engagement with a belligerent North Korea.

20 December 2012

US shooting revives debate over mental health care The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care -- a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.

20 December 2012

Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested that CSTO jointly respond to emergency situations Kazakhstan President took part in CSTO meeting in Moscow.

20 December 2012

Obama wants concrete gun proposals within a month President Barack Obama put ending an "epidemic" of gun violence at the top of his second term agenda Wednesday, denying he was "on vacation" on the issue before last week's school massacre.

20 December 2012

Eurasian Economic Union draft to be ready by mid-2014 Nazarbayev emphasized that the presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are intent on transforming the Customs Union and the ensuing Single Economic Space into a solid alliance that would attract other nations.

20 December 2012

Nazarbayev and Putin sign a joint actions plan for 2013-2015 During the talks in Moscow the two presidents discussed both bilateral cooperation and issues on the international agenda.

20 December 2012

Russia negotiates union with ex-Soviet states Russia sought Wednesday to expand its influence over former territories during integration talks that Washington has cast as a bid to "re-Sovietise" the region.

20 December 2012