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Obama meets privacy board on spy programs President Barack Obama held a "candid" meeting with a privacy watchdog board, as he makes the case his White House has not abused power with Internet and telephone surveillance programs.

23 June 2013

Germany-Turkey tensions flare over EU bid Amid a sharp spike in tensions between Turkey and the EU, Berlin and Ankara summoned each other's ambassadors in tit-for-tat moves Friday as fresh obstacles to the Turkish bid to join the bloc emerged.

22 June 2013

More EU pressure on Iran, Israel PM tells Ashton Europe must take a firmer line with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at the start of a working meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

21 June 2013

'Friends of Syria' meeting in Doha to discuss aid for rebels Foreign ministers of the "Friends of Syria" group meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss military help and other aid for rebels after an onslaught by government forces who have retaken key areas.

21 June 2013

Obama to tap Jim Comey as new FBI chief President Barack Obama will formally nominate a former senior Bush administration official Friday to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

21 June 2013

Three months till vote, Merkel win likely but uncertain Soaring in the polls and heading Germany's strongest party, Angela Merkel seems without rival three months ahead of elections, but political analysts say that victory is by no means certain for the chancellor.

21 June 2013

Albania to vote in crucial polls determining its EU future Albanians go to the polls on Sunday for a crucial vote that could determine whether one of Europe's poorest country has a chance of joining the European Union in the foreseeable future.

21 June 2013

China, EU start trade talks aiming to resolve disputes China and the European Union began ministerial-level talks Friday that are expected to try to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.

21 June 2013

Cuba says talks with US on renewing mail 'fruitful' Cuba described its dialogue with the United States on resuming postal service "fruitful" but warned there would likely be little progress if the US embargo on Cuba stays in place.

20 June 2013

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Decoded black box data from Aktau plane crash returned to Kazakhstan

yesterday, 18:02

AZAL pilots’ transcript leaked online. What the Ministry of Transport says

today, 12:47

Ministry of Internal Affairs exposed criminal schemes of illegal migration

today, 11:07

How Kazakhstanis will rest in February 2025

yesterday, 23:20

Kazakh banks adopted new international standard for financial data exchange

today, 12:43

“Up to 1 million tenge per foreigner:“ Illegal migration business thrived in Astana

today, 16:44

Trip to a pizzeria in Italy turned into an unusual story and photo with Tokayev

today, 11:40

Environmentalists took soil samples at plane crash site in Aktau

today, 09:55

Kazakhstan wins second gold medal at Universiade in Torino

today, 09:30

Tokayev presented Meloni with a bouquet and invited her to Astana

yesterday, 16:03

Snow and -33°C frost: Weather in Kazakhstan for January 16

today, 08:56

Virus season: What diseases are affecting the residents of Astana

yesterday, 17:35

Stadium caught fire in Petropavlovsk

today, 09:09

Frail Nelson Mandela turns 94

16 July 2012, 13:28

Mexico hurricane leaves three dead, four missing

31 May 2013, 13:22

Romanian millionaire hopes for upset in Sunday polls

07 December 2012, 14:33

US missions stormed in Yemen, stoned in Egypt film protests

14 September 2012, 11:17

Kazakhstanis share video of moose attacking hunter

25 November 2024, 08:12

Kazakhstan mulls admitting foreign companies to its domestic flights

21 October 2013, 13:15

Kazakh boxer wins first medal in boxing at Paris Olympics

05 August 2024, 13:25

US-Taliban talks stumble before they even start Inept handling of a US bid to open peace talks with the Taliban has left Afghan President Hamid Karzai fuming and fueled fears that America is ready to cut and run at any cost.

20 June 2013

Top US general, diplomat clash over Syria: report Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey has clashed with Secretary of State John Kerry over the merits of bombing Syria's regime at a White House meeting.

20 June 2013

Urker band frontman appointed UNHCR goodwill ambassador in Kazakhstan Famous Kazakhstan singer and composer Aidos Sagat has been appointed first UN goodwill ambassador for refugees in Kazakhstan.

19 June 2013

Border security dispute puts US immigration bill at risk A huge US immigration bill inched forward Tuesday in the Senate, but Republicans warned that the landmark reform risks stalling or even dying in Congress unless backers agree to further tighten border security.

19 June 2013

US to open peace talks with Taliban The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks Tuesday even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the still furious nature of their decade-long war.

19 June 2013

Nazarbayev congratulates Iran's Rowhani on election Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a telegram congratulating Hassan Rowhani on his election as Iran's new President.

19 June 2013

N. Korean leader stresses Hitler's skills: report North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un has reportedly given copies of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" to his top officials, urging them to study it as a leadership skills manual.

19 June 2013

Obama judged by his own words in Berlin In 2008, Barack Obama wowed a euphoric 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin as the self-appointed embodiment of the power of politics to ignite change.

19 June 2013

Bolivian paper releases unknown Che documents Che Guevara's personal letters and a slew of unpublished photographs were published by a Bolivian newspaper Monday, nearly half a century after the Argentine-born Cuban revolution hero's death.

19 June 2013

OECD report to help G8 offensive against tax evaders The OECD provided ammunition Tuesday for an expected G8 offensive against tax evasion in a report outlining how to bring about automatic sharing of financial information that would shoot a hole through banking secrecy.

19 June 2013