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Australia's apology for military abuse rapped as rushed Australia's apology to sex abuse victims in the military was criticised Tuesday as too rushed to allow the victims to witness it, even as it was welcomed as a necessary step.

28 November 2012

Kazakhstan and U.S. will form trade and investments commission The decision was made in Washington during the talks on Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO.

28 November 2012

Nazarbayev invited new Secretary General of China's Communist Party to Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to Xi Jinping on his election as a new Secretary General of the Central Commission of China's Communist Party.

28 November 2012

28 November 2012

Kazakhstan may lift moratorium on new rights for natural resources development President Nazarbayev believes if a country region attracts investments to a deposit of natural resources, part of the proceedings should be retained by this particular region.

28 November 2012

US needs rethink of Mideast peace plan: experts The US administration must radically rethink ways to achieve a sustainable Israeli-Arab peace deal or risk seeing the goal of a two-state solution slip away.

28 November 2012

S. Korea sacks Jill Kelley over Petraeus scandal South Korea said Tuesday it was dismissing Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite at the heart of the scandal that brought down CIA chief David Petraeus, from her post as an "honorary consul".

28 November 2012

UN passes first resolution on female mutilation The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.

27 November 2012

200 Kazakhstan companies checked for implication in financing terrorism The commission provided Kazakhstan's law-enforcement authorities with over 190 materials on organizations and persons allegedly involved in laundering of criminal money and financing terrorism: Iogan Merkel.

27 November 2012

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Troubled Iranian reactor in focus at UN nuclear agency Iran is set to be in focus at a UN atomic agency board meeting starting Thursday, not only because of ongoing suspicions of a covert weapons drive but also over safety concerns over its only operating nuclear power plant.

27 November 2012

US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014.

27 November 2012

French right close to collapse after talks fail France's main right-wing opposition party was close to collapse on Monday after talks failed to resolve a bitter leadership dispute and an ex-prime minister vowed to take the battle to the courts.

27 November 2012

China conducts first landing on aircraft carrier China has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes.

27 November 2012

Astana will discuss simplification of visa regime with Schengen countries Nazarbayev and Vice-President of the European Commission will discuss simplification of the visa regime with countries of Schengen zone.

27 November 2012

Israel reports success in new missile defence test Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David's Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon's development.

27 November 2012

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs to visit Astana U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will visit Astana on November 28-29.

26 November 2012

Ambassadors of six countries presented credentials to Nazarbayev I wish you success in interstate development. Welcome to the blessed land of Kazakhstan and to the capital Astana: Nazarbayev.

26 November 2012

Millions select Italian left's nominee for prime minister Milllions of Italian centre-left voters cast their ballots on Sunday to select a nominee for prime minister ahead of a general election next year as the country suffers through a painful recession.

26 November 2012

Arafat exhumation hopes to quell poison quandary One of the Middle East's greatest political mysteries will come a step closer to being solved on Tuesday when scientists exhume iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's remains to see if he was poisoned.

26 November 2012