Nursultan Nazarbayev condolences on Total CEO death
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, has expressed condolences to the family of French Total CEO Christophe de Margerie.
Russia-Ukraine gas talks falter, new meeting next week
EU-brokered crunch talks to resolve the bitter gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine failed on Tuesday, as a new meeting was set for next week.
India's Modi moves to reform problem-plagued coal industry
India's government has pledged to open up the coal mining industry to private players in the energy-starved country as Prime Minister steps up promised reforms.
Hungary FM to meet a top US diplomat amid visa ban row
Hungarian Foreign Ministe will meet a top American top diplomat , only days after visa bans were slapped on several Hungarian officials accused of corruption.
Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil polls
Two new polls showed incumbent Dilma Rousseff fractionally ahead of rival Aecio Neves in a race that is still too close to call.
Indonesia's Widodo takes office, reaches out to foes
Joko Widod was sworn in as president and immediately reached out to his political foes to seek support for his ambitious reform agenda.
Kazakhstan to clear WTO accession procedures by December
October 9 in Brussels Kazakhstan and the EU signed a document to mark completion of the bilateral talks on Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO. There are some issues pending with the USA: Vice PM.
Albanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl
A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed after political tensions soared following violence at a football match.
Japan PM Abe loses two female ministers over cash scandals
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a double setback with the resignations of two female cabinet ministers over claims they misused political funds.