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'Leading everywhere': Donald Trump barrels ahead The Donald Trump bullet train charged full speed ahead, as the unfiltered US presidential hopeful slammed China, Barack Obama's administration and Republican rival Jeb Bush.

12 August 2015

Australian PM stymies gay marriage push, for now Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his government would remain opposed to gay marriage during the current parliament, but suggested the issue could be put to a popular vote after the next election.

12 August 2015

If US drops Iran deal, dollar could suffer: Kerry If the United States cancels the Iran nuclear deal, the blow to its credibility may be such as to hasten the end of the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency.

12 August 2015

Turkey to press anti-PKK campaign 'until no terrorist remains': Erdogan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Turkey would press on with a campaign against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants "until not one terrorist remains".

12 August 2015

Nazarbayev instructs government to cut back expenses Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed the government and Akims (Mayors) to cut back expenses where possible.

11 August 2015

Pros and cons of chemical castration discussed in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is considering pros and cons of introducing chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.

11 August 2015

Pension reform in Kazakhstan raises questions Kazakhstan is moving forward with its new pension system. However, some are concerned it will mean lower revenues for the state budget and more money in the shadow economy.

11 August 2015

Nazarbayev talks about development of Almaty Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Almaty to discuss new appointments, the city's development and its general role in Kazakhstan's economy.

11 August 2015

Iranian FM's visit to Turkey postponed: official Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's scheduled visit to Turkey on Tuesday has been postponed.

11 August 2015

Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after Fukushima Japan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.

11 August 2015

Clinton: Trump 'way overboard' in post-debate remarks Democratic White House frontrunner Hillary Clinton denounced her Republican rival and former supporter Donald Trump on Monday.

11 August 2015

Russia bars anti-Kremlin coalition from upcoming polls A Russian opposition coalition co-led by leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has had nearly all its candidates barred from September regional and local elections.

11 August 2015

Afghanistan slams Pakistan over wave of bloody Kabul attacks Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan on Monday of sending "messages of war" and harbouring bomb-making camps.

11 August 2015

Obama predicts support for Iran deal will grow US President Barack Obama has predicted that opposition to his nuclear deal with Iran will erode as the agreement is implemented and a "parade of horribles" fails to materialize.

11 August 2015

EU denounces arson attack on observers' vehicles in Ukraine The EU on Monday denounced an arson attack on armoured vehicles belonging to OSCE observers monitoring a fragile ceasefire in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.

11 August 2015

Lavrov slams 'unfounded claims' of Syria chemical weapons Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against what he called unfounded claims that Syria has chemical weapons.

10 August 2015

Draft of Japan PM's WWII statement includes 'apology': report A draft of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes the word "apology".

10 August 2015

Pentagon still searching for its lost WWII veterans Long dead but little forgotten, US soldiers who disappeared across the globe during World War II are being reunited with their loved ones in a dogged push to find and bring home their bodies.

10 August 2015

More than 1,000 more migrants rescued in Mediterranean More than 1,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, Italy's coastguard said, with further tragedies narrowly averted.

10 August 2015

Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms after protests Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and curbing privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance.

10 August 2015

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