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Holed-up Assange tells Obama to end WikiLeaks 'witchhunt' WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged President Barack Obama to end the US "witchhunt" against his whistleblowing website, speaking from Ecuador's London embassy.

20 August 2012 16:18

Dictator's daughter to run for S. Korea presidency South Korea's ruling party overwhelmingly voted for the daughter of an assassinated dictator to be its presidential candidate Monday, the first time a major party has chosen a woman to run for the post.

20 August 2012 16:16

Insiders focus of US military chief's Afghan trip The top US military officer Martin Dempsey flew Sunday to Afghanistan to hold talks with senior commanders amid a spate of attacks by Afghan soldiers on their NATO counterparts.

20 August 2012 14:56

Arizona governor limits immigrant benefits On the day undocumented migrants lined up across the US to apply for deportation deferrals, Arizona's governor ordered state agencies to deny them driver's licenses and other benefits.

20 August 2012 11:38

'Tumour' of Israel will soon be destroyed: Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an annual anti-Israel protest in Tehran on Friday that the Jewish state was a "cancerous tumour" that will soon be excised, drawing Western rebukes.

19 August 2012 16:28

Japan should fortify islets defence: senior politician Japan should strengthen its coast guard to defend disputed islands, the ruling party policy chief said Saturday, a day after Tokyo deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed there.

19 August 2012 11:02

Brahimi to become new Syria conflict envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict.

18 August 2012 16:10

New Dominican Republic president pushes anti-poverty fight Economist Danilo Medina was sworn in as the Dominican Republic's new president Thursday and pushed for a pact against poverty as he assumed the post.

18 August 2012 15:30

Spain complains to Britain in Gibraltar fishing row Spain made a formal complaint to Britain Friday in a simmering dispute over fishing off the territory of Gibraltar.

18 August 2012 12:55

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Nazarbayev gave state awards to Kazakhstan's Olympic medal winners An official ceremony in honor of Kazakhstan Olympic team has been held in the Independence Palace in Astana.

17 August 2012 22:15

US Army reports spike in suicides Suicides among US Army soldiers more than doubled in July compared to June, the Pentagon said Thursday, the latest evidence of a worrisome trend that has vexed military leaders.

17 August 2012 17:37

Nazarbayev instructed Environmental Protection Minister on switching to green economy Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov.

17 August 2012 15:29

Islam is massively inculcated in Kazakhstan: Yertysbayev It is wrong to speak of an Islamic renaissance in Kazakhstan: President's Advisor Yertysbayev. Speaking of Kazakhstan opposition he said: Weak opponents are of no interest as negotiators.

17 August 2012 15:10

Kazakhstan bans export of oil products Kazakhstan government has introduced a ban on export of several oil products for 6 months.

17 August 2012 13:01

British media did not apologize to Vinokourov British media still has not apologized to Aleksandre Vinokourov for calling him a “Nowhere Man” after his victory in the race at the London Olympics.

17 August 2012 11:51

Australia passes law to send boatpeople offshore Australia's parliament has passed a law allowing it to transfer asylum-seekers arriving by boat to other countries, despite objections that refugees could be held indefinitely in remote camps.

17 August 2012 11:27

US hails OIC for suspending Syria The US commended Muslim states for suspending Syria's membership in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, saying it sent a "strong message" to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

17 August 2012 10:20

Eurozone fears shadow Merkel's arrival in Canada German leader Angela Merkel held talks Wednesday with her Canadian counterpart on a first-ever bilateral visit shadowed by eurozone fears and Ottawa's refusal to wade into relief efforts.

16 August 2012 17:03

Australia says no plan for total smoking ban Australia said Thursday it has no plans to ban smoking after a key court ruling allowing cigarettes to be sold in plain packets, describing the health battle against tobacco as "one step at a time."

16 August 2012 16:00