Economic Freedom Index: Kazakhstan advances 22 points in 17 years
Kazakhstan's economic freedom ranking has been steadily advancing over the past 17 years.
New sanctions against Iran would sabotage deal: Gates
Proposals by US lawmakers to impose new sanctions against Iran would be a mistake that would sabotage a possible diplomatic deal with Tehran: Gates
Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden
President Barack Obama presents Americans on Friday with long-awaited reforms of spy agency phone and Internet data collection sweeps, prompted by the damaging torrent of leaks unleashed by Edward Snowden.
Aslan Mussin no longer chairman of Accounts Commission of Kazakhstan
The chairman of the Accounts Commission for Control over Implementation of the State Budget has been replaced.
EU is slow in implementing its Central Asia assistance plan
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has concluded that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) had developed a good plan of assistance to Central Asia, but was implementing it slowly.
Egypt constitution sails through vote but turnout key
Egyptian voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that paves the way for the army chief to run for president, early results showed Thursday, but turnout figures will provide a key measure of his popularity.
Kazakhstan to cooperate with Vietnam in oil industry
Kazakhstan will cooperate with Vietnam in oil and gas.
Putin plots Syria strategy with Iran's Zarif
Russia launches a fresh round of Syrian diplomacy on Thursday when it receives the foreign minister of Iran before hosting his counterpart from Syria ahead of historic peace talks on the bloody crisis.
Egypt votes on constitution as violence highlights divide
Egyptians queued to vote amid tight security Tuesday in a referendum on a new constitution likely to launch a presidential bid by the army chief who overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.