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Jeb Bush: Asians abusing US birthright citizenship Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush accused Asians of abusing rules allowing infants born in the United States to be American citizens.

25 August 2015

France 'must prepare for other attacks': Hollande President Francois Hollande warned that France must brace for further attacks, just days after a potential bloodbath on a train was foiled by passengers.

25 August 2015

Turkey's Erdogan officially calls snap elections Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.

25 August 2015

White House admits Biden mulling 2016 run The White House on Monday acknowledged that Vice President Joe Biden is still weighing a possible run for the top job.

25 August 2015

UN chief appalled by 'barbaric' attacks in Palmyra UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled by reports that Islamic State militants had demolished a temple in Syria's ancient Palmyra.

25 August 2015

US train attack hero to be nominated for Airman's Medal The US serviceman who was wounded while foiling a gun attack on a train in Europe will be nominated for the Air Force's highest medal for non-combat bravery.

25 August 2015

Obama makes case for renewable energy US President Barack Obama made a full-throated defense of renewable energy, hitting coal-championing critics as free market hypocrites.

25 August 2015

Merkel, Hollande urge 'unified' response to EU refugee crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande called for a "unified" response to the worst refugee crisis to hit the EU since World War II.

25 August 2015

Russia sends Kazakhstan five air defence missile systems for free Kazakhstan’s Air Defence Forces have received five air defence missile systems from Russia.

24 August 2015

Rakhim Oshakbayev appointed new Vice Minister of Investments and Development Rakhim Oshakbayev has been appointed Vice Minister of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan.

24 August 2015

Nazarbayev explains reasons for switching to floating exchange rate Nazarbayev has elaborated on the reasons behind Kazakhstan's decision to send its tenge floating.

24 August 2015

Nazarbayev urges exporters to sell dollars at home After the devaluation of the Kazakh national currency tenge, Kazakhstan president asked exporters to sell dollars at the domestic market.

24 August 2015

Japan premier hits out at Russian PM's visit to disputed islands Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday criticised his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev's weekend visit to disputed islands.

24 August 2015

No end to marathon Korean crisis talks Top-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.

24 August 2015

Greek eurosceptics to take government mandate amid early election row A breakaway eurosceptic faction of Greece's Syriza party was to attempt to form a government as the country headed for a likely September 20 snap ballot.

24 August 2015

Hollande, Merkel 'to discuss EU migrant crisis on Monday' The French and German leaders will meet in Berlin on Monday to give a new push to European efforts to tackle the biggest migrant crisis in 50 years.

24 August 2015

Trump sees Clinton, Biden as 'pretty equal' 2016 challengers Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make equally formidable opponents in the race for the White House, Donald Trump said.

24 August 2015

Britain, Iran reopen embassies in wake of nuclear deal Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.

24 August 2015

North, South Korea hold top-level talks to defuse military tensions North and South Korea sat down to urgent top-level talks, seeking some way out of an escalating crisis that has pushed both their militaries to the brink of an armed conflict.

22 August 2015

Russian PM visits disputed Kuril islands, triggering Japan protest Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed Saturday in the Kuril islands, prompting a swift rebuke from Tokyo, which claims sovereignty over the northwest Pacific archipelago in a long-running dispute.

22 August 2015

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