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New Akim of Aktau appointed Yedil Zhanbyrshin was appointed new Akim (Mayor) of Aktau.

13 September 2012

Nazarbayev mulls transforming CICA into organization Nazarbayev keeps promoting the idea of transforming the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia into an organization.

13 September 2012

Nazarbayev awarded Russia's Foreign Minister with Dostyk decoration Nazarbayev awarded Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Dostyk decoration of the 1st grade.

13 September 2012

Kazakhstan and South Korea to jointly explore Zhambyl oilfield in Kazakhstan’s Caspian offshore The two sides will start constructing the gas processing and chemicals producing facility in Atyrau ahead of schedule

13 September 2012

Judge refuses to televise Guantanamo trial A US military judge has turned down a defense request to televise the war crimes tribunal of the alleged Al-Qaeda mastermind of a deadly attack on a US warship in 2000.

13 September 2012

Russia state TV claims 'exiled oligarch behind Pussy Riot' Self-exiled Russian oligarch and Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky was involved in organising Pussy Riot's performance in a Moscow cathedral.

13 September 2012

US vulnerable to long-range missile attack The US could be vulnerable to attack from long-range ballistic missiles unless the government overhauls the country's "fragile" missile defense system.

13 September 2012

Japan to abandon nuclear power by 2030s Japan will abandon nuclear power within the next three decades under new government policy on the post-Fukushima energy mix.

13 September 2012

Obama calls Netanyahu to hear explanation on Iran warning President Barack Obama called Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday after he provoked a sudden crisis in relations by warning Washington had no moral right to stop Israel attacking Iran's nuclear program.

12 September 2012

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Obama praises 9/11 unity on low-key anniversary President Barack Obama lauded American unity Tuesday as the country marked a somber but low-key anniversary of the 9/11 attacks under crisp blue skies reminiscent of the fateful day 11 years ago.

12 September 2012

Post-convention poll boost for Obama US President Barack Obama received a significant popularity bounce from his party convention last week and now leads the White House race by a small but clear margin.

12 September 2012

Astana and Hanoi become twin cities Kazakhstan and Vietnam signed a range of bilateral agreements.

12 September 2012

One dead as Islamists storm US missions in Libya, Egypt An armed mob protesting a film deemed offensive to Islam attacked the US consulate in Benghazi Tuesday killing a US official, hours after angry Islamists stormed Washington's embassy in Cairo.

12 September 2012

US faces 'utter defeat' in Afghanistan: Taliban US forces face "utter defeat" in Afghanistan and Americans are unsafe wherever they go in the world, the Taliban said ahead of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

12 September 2012

Obama nominates new US ambassador for Iraq President Barack Obama nominated a career diplomat as the new US ambassador to Iraq on Monday, after the previous candidate withdrew amid allegations of sexual impropriety.

11 September 2012

Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a 56-year-old university lecturer chosen by lawmakers Monday as Somalia's new president, is something of an unknown quantity.

11 September 2012

Vietnam may join Kazakhstan in oil production A memorandum of understanding was signed by KazMunaiGas and PetroVietnam.

11 September 2012

US rebuffs Israel over Iran 'red lines' Tensions between Israel and the United States over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program resurfaced Monday, as Washington rebuffed calls to set "red lines" for action.

11 September 2012

OIC tours unrest-hit western Myanmar: official Members of an influential Islamic body have visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, a government official said Tuesday, to survey fallout from deadly sectarian unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities.

11 September 2012