Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran
President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran's nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore.
Togo ruling family faces increasingly determined opposition
The leader of a stick-wielding mob, a small axe dangling from a rope around his neck, made no secret of why they had come: to stop a protest organised by opposition and civil society groups.
Nursultan Nazarbayev commented new appointments
Nursultan Nazarbayev talked to the journalists after appointment of new Prime-Minister and President's Administration head.
Kazakhstan political experts on new Prime-Minister's course
I think that nothing will change from economic development point of view: Dossym Satpayev.
Massimov will enhance control over state authorities and government: Yermukhamet Yertysbayev
Kazakhstan President’s Adviser commented appointment of Karim Massimov head of President's Administration.
Serik Akhmetov appointed Kazakhstan's Prime-Minister
All three parliamentary factions of the Majilis (107 deputies) have approved Serik Akhmetov proposed by Nursultan Nazarbayev as a candidate for the position.
Belarus opposition ridicules 'falsified' polls
Belarus on Monday boasted of a massive turnout in parliamentary polls won by supporters of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko but the opposition ridiculed the results as brazenly rigged.
Poland supports Kazakhstan's bid to host EXPO-2017
Our government has reiterated its support to Kazakhstan's bid to host EXPO-2017: Poland's Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak.
Swiss voters say no to tightening of smoking ban
Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners.