EU ministers seek unity on arming Iraqi Kurds
EU ministers convene in Brussels on Friday in a rare summertime meeting to seek unanimous approval for the shipment of arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists.
Nazarbayev makes appointments
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made a number of appointments to reorganise the government.
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Hackers tweet resignation of Russian PM
Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev's Twitter account, tweeting his resignation and criticising President V. Putin.