Limping N. Korea leader leads memorial for Kim Il-Sung
A visibly limping Kim Jong-Un presided over an official memorial in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung.
Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks
France and the United States on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to agree a dialogue on reaching a ceasefire with Kiev.
Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' by Bahrain
Bahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."
Tributes from friends and foes after last Soviet FM dies
Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.
President Nazarbayev celebrates Astana City Day
President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the celebrations of the Day of the Capital.
New Assistant to Kazakh President appointed
Several high profile personnel changes have been announced on Friday in Kazakhstan.
Anger over reports German double-agent spied for US
German authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.
Senegal prime minister sacked
Senegal's president sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has only been in power since September, less than a week after her ruling party was beaten in local elections.
In California, US town fears migrant invasion
Days after things nearly turned ugly here, several residents kept up their protest against a surge of undocumented migrants near the border with Mexico.