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South Korea angered by Japan war shrine visit South Korea reacted angrily Thursday to a visit by Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe to a Tokyo war shrine, saying Japan should "have the courage" to face up to its brutal wartime aggression.

18 October 2012

Fidel Castro statement issued amid health rumors The first public statement in almost four months from Fidel Castro appeared in Cuba's state media on Wednesday, as rumors persist about the 86-year-old revolutionary icon's health.

18 October 2012

Second Kazakhstan investment forum held in Hong Kong The event was organized by Kazakhstan’s General Consulate in Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions jointly with SB Capital and Cedrus Investments.

18 October 2012

Former Chinese official sheds light on dark side of power "Politics is an ugly business," says an official in Chinese author Wang Xiaofang's novel, The Civil Servant's Notebook. "You always need to keep a knife in reserve, even for your own boss."

18 October 2012

US a nation of secrets -- and leaks: experts The United States is simultaneously becoming enmeshed in ever-increasing government secrecy -- and a complex culture of leaks.

18 October 2012

Cuba eases despised foreign travel restrictions Cubans will no longer need an exit permit to travel abroad from January, the communist regime said on Tuesday, in a major overhaul of a half-century-old policy despised by the island's citizens.

17 October 2012

Kazakhstan Parliament unanimously adopts new 3-year budget This is a result of the joint work of the Parliament and the Government of Kazakhstan: Majilis Speaker.

17 October 2012

Kazakhstan President to render official visit to the Czech Republic Nazarbayev will meet with Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime-Minister Petr Necas.

17 October 2012

Kazakhstan sends delegation to UAE to discuss extradition There definitely will be a visit to the United Arab Emirates, as there are over 10 our citizen there right now: Iogan Merkel.

17 October 2012

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Fukushima panel chief hopes for change in Japan The head of a hard-hitting panel that blamed cultural factors for the Fukushima nuclear disaster voiced hope Tuesday that the tragedy would help open up Japan's system of government.

17 October 2012

Aggressive Obama puts Romney on back foot in fiery debate A combative Barack Obama landed telling blows on challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday as naked dislike boiled over between the White House foes in a tense debate three weeks from election day.

17 October 2012

Iran develops plans for deliberate Gulf oil spill: report Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have developed plans to damage an oil tanker in the Gulf to create an environmental disaster, German magazine Spiegel reported on Sunday.

17 October 2012

Scotland secures terms for 2014 independence vote Britain's prime minister and Scotland's first minister have fired the starting gun on a two-year campaign for the hearts and minds of Scottish voters ahead of an independence referendum to be held in 2014.

17 October 2012

All speculations on Kazakhstan reportedly changing its foreign policy course have no substantiations: President’s spokesman He said that when commenting on some of President Nazarbayev’s remarks that have been interpreted in the media as if Kazakhstan were going to give up on integration with Russia in favor of pan-Turkism ideas.

17 October 2012

Travel ban sought against S. Korea president's son A South Korean special prosecutor has asked for President Lee Myung-Bak's son to be banned from leaving the country while he probes alleged irregularities in a project to build Lee's retirement home.

17 October 2012

Israeli parliament dissolved, elections in January Israel's parliament voted overnight to dissolve itself and hold early elections on January 22, officials said Tuesday.

16 October 2012

US charges Iran with 'economic mismanagement' The US on Monday accused Iran of extreme economic mismanagement as biting sanctions wreak havoc on the Iranian economy, and the European Union agreed a new slew of moves against the regime.

16 October 2012

Kids quiz White House hopefuls, but Romney's a no-show President Barack Obama wooed Americans not yet old enough to vote Monday in a unique children's television news special that his rival Mitt Romney opted to avoid.

16 October 2012

Greece eyes simplification of visa procedures for Kazakhstan Simplification of visa procedures for Kazakhstan citizens is discussed in Athens.

16 October 2012