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Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit China President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay an official visit to China in the end of May.

16 May 2014

Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.

15 May 2014

League of Arab States increases cooperation with Kazakhstan Riyadh Declaration was adopted at the First Session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

15 May 2014

Bakytzhan Abdiraiym appointed Vice-Minister of Justice Abdiraiym Bakytzhan has been appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan.

14 May 2014

Obama meets Syrian opposition leader President Barack Obama met Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba Tuesday in a show of support for moderate, embattled foes of President Bashar al-Assad.

14 May 2014

Moldova to sign association agreement on June 27: EU European Union President Herman Van Rompuy Tuesday invited Moldova to sign a key economic and political deal with the EU on June 27, warning against external pressure on the country in remarks aimed at Moscow.

14 May 2014

Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 6 years jail for bribery A Tel Aviv court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, media reports said.

13 May 2014

HRW says 'strong evidence' Syria govt used chlorine gas Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty it joined last year, Human Rights Watch said.

13 May 2014

Explosions, gunfire near Ukraine's Slavyansk Several explosions and gunfire could be heard near the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk Monday, according to an AFP reporter there, as Kiev seeks to flush out pro-Moscow rebels holed up there.

12 May 2014

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ASEAN alarm over China sea spat Southeast Asian leaders have expressed "serious concern" over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, according to a statement released Monday, amid a growing row between Vietnam and Beijing over contested waters.

12 May 2014

Sudan's Bashir has knee operation Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir underwent a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said, amid uncertainty over whether the leader will seek to extend his 25 years in power.

12 May 2014

Final phase of India election as Modi fights for seat Voters headed to the polls Monday in the final phase of India's marathon election, with hardliner Narendra Modi expected to lead his Hindu nationalists to victory after 10 years of Congress party rule.

12 May 2014

Kazakhstan's President congratulates on V-Day Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the country on the Victory Day at the flower-laying ceremony at Otan Korgaushylar (Defenders of the Homeland) monument.

11 May 2014

Lithuania's 'Iron Lady' poised for victory amid Russia fears Lithuanians began voting Sunday to elect their president, with incumbent "Iron Lady" Dalia Grybauskaite a shoo-in as fears in the EU Baltic state soar over a resurgent Russia.

11 May 2014

President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns William J. Burns reiterated the USA’s long-term commitment to the strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.

11 May 2014

Red Cross says workers detained in east Ukraine freed Nine Red Cross members whom rebels said they had detained in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have been released, officials from the organisation told AFP Saturday.

10 May 2014

Bitterly fought India election campaign enters final day Campaigning in India's bitterly fought general election was set to end Saturday ahead of next week's final voting with the Hindu nationalist opposition already scenting victory.

10 May 2014

Putin takes victory lap to annexed Crimea President Vladimir Putin took a victory lap Friday in his first visit to Crimea since its annexation by Russia, as fighting in eastern Ukraine left more than 20 dead just days ahead of a separatist vote.

10 May 2014

Central Asia step closer to nuclear weapons free zone Five nuclear powers signed a new Protocol to the existing Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York on Tuesday.

08 May 2014