Joe Biden leaves on Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco tour
US Vice President Joe Biden departed on a five-day tour of Ukraine, Turkey and Morocco, with the ongoing struggle between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels.
With two years left, Obama prepares to go it alone
Barack Obama has only two years left in office but he is not ready to slow down.
US Senate rejects Keystone pipeline by one vote
The US Senate narrowly rejected a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude oil to Gulf coast refineries.
Irate Mexico president on defensive over mansion
Mexico's under-fire President Enrique Pena Nieto defended his wife's controversial purchase of a mansion owned by a government contractor.
Almaty struggles to reduce CO2 emissions
Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan but the ecological damage from the city's growing vehicle usage exacerbated by the lack of high-quality public transport hangs like a smog over the country's cultural capital.
Obama says Ebola fight far from over in W. Africa
US President Barack Obama warned that the fight to stem the Ebola outbreak was far from over in West Africa.
Jerusalem facing 'terror' onslaught: Israeli PM
Israel is facing an ongoing wave of terror which is focused on Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after an attack on a synagogue.
German FM sees 'no grounds for optimism' in Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was not optimistic about an end to the crisis in Ukraine.
Kazakh government responds to Nazarbayev's State of the Nation Address
PM Karim Massimov has gathered a swift government meeting to give specific instructions to state bodies on the implementation of tasks outlined in Nazarbayev's State of the Nation Address of November 11.