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San Francisco to vote on public nudity ban San Francisco lawmakers vote Tuesday on a proposal to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy West Coast city.

20 November 2012

Japan PM warns of security perils at Obama talks Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Tuesday warned of an increasingly severe security environment in Asia amid raging territorial disputes, as he met US President Barack Obama.

20 November 2012

Battle to lead French opposition collapses into confusion The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, was left undecided early Monday after both candidates claimed victory amid allegations of ballot rigging.

20 November 2012

Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central Asia The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.

20 November 2012

Benghazi row in Washington narrows on edited memo The row over the assault on the US mission in Libya has narrowed to focus on how and why the CIA's determination that it was a terror attack was left out of a public "talking points" memo.

20 November 2012

Kazakhstan and Ukrainian Defense Ministers meet in Astana Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov met with Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Salamatin and Ukrainian military delegation in Astana.

19 November 2012

Astana to host 3rd Eurasian Women's Summit The event will mainly cover expansion of women's opportunities by business and economic skills.

19 November 2012

Gaza 'war not an option,' France's Fabius says in Israel French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants was an urgent necessity and France was willing to help broker a truce.

19 November 2012

Ban vows peacekeepers will stay in threatened Goma UN leader Ban Ki-moon vowed Sunday that peacekeepers will stay in the DR Congo city of Goma after UN combat helicopters and government troops failed to stop a rebel advance amid growing international alarm.

19 November 2012

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ASEAN to press China over sea tensions Southeast Asian nations are set to press China Monday to quickly begin talks on easing tensions over maritime territorial rows that have shaken the region and overshadowed efforts to boost trade.

19 November 2012

President Nazarbayev is to meet French counterpart François Hollande on a working visit to France The trade turnover between the two nations in January – August 2012 stood at $4.9 billion, 32% up against the like period of 2012.

19 November 2012

Petraeus says knew from start Benghazi was terrorism Former CIA chief David Petraeus told lawmakers Friday he knew from the outset that a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya was the work of terrorists, in his first outing since his resignation.

19 November 2012

Nazarbayev discussed Kazakhstan-British relations with Britain's PM Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a telephone conversation with Great Britain's Prime-Minister David Cameron.

19 November 2012

Obama reiterates US support for Israel US President Barack Obama on Friday reiterated US support for Israel's right to defend itself during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the conflict in Gaza.

19 November 2012

Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka to discuss mutual trade Kazakhstan-Sri Lankan business forum will be held in Astana on November 20.

19 November 2012

Hamas says cabinet headquarters hit in Israeli strike Israeli air strikes hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government, the group said early Saturday, with eyewitnesses reporting extensive damage to the building.

19 November 2012

Obama eyes deeper reform on historic Myanmar visit US President Barack Obama will endow Myanmar's startling reform drive with his newly replenished political prestige Monday, as he makes history in a short, but hugely symbolic, visit to the country.

19 November 2012

IAEA says key Iran nuclear site fully equipped Iran is ready to significantly boost output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer in theory to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.

19 November 2012

Britain has 'encouraging' talks with Syrian opposition British Foreign Secretary William Hague indicated Friday he would decide within days whether to officially recognise the new Syrian opposition after "encouraging" talks with its leaders in London.

18 November 2012