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Pressure on Russia over Syria as G8 summit opens World leaders head to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on Monday looking to put pressure on Russia to back away from its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid growing Western efforts to arm the rebels.

17 June 2013

Anti-poverty activists gather, but Syria dominates G8 talks Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Belfast to urge G8 leaders to act on global poverty, although the issue looks likely to be overshadowed by concerns over the Syria conflict.

16 June 2013

White House sees great 'bang for buck' from Obama in Africa The White House on Friday insisted President Barack Obama's looming trip to Africa was overdue and would give great 'bang for the buck,' pushing back at concerns over the journey's cost.

16 June 2013

N. Korea in fresh vow to build up nuclear deterrent North Korea on Saturday made a fresh vow to build up its nuclear deterrent in the face of "threats of war" from the United States and a "policy of confrontation" from the South.

15 June 2013

Putin foe Navalny nominated for Moscow mayor Russia's top opposition figure Alexei Navalny faced the uphill battle of getting on the ballot for Moscow mayor on Saturday after being nominated for the post by other leaders of the country's nascent protest movement.

15 June 2013

Early results give Iran moderate clear lead: ministry With results in from 10 percent of the polling stations, moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87 percent of the vote in Iran's presidential election.

15 June 2013

Iran begins voting to elect new president: television Iran began voting on Friday to elect the successor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

14 June 2013

Nazarbayev invited to visit Slovenia President of Slovenia Borut Pahor has invited Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit his country.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are not competitors: Uzbek President Islam Karimov Gradual shift to a free trade zone to the common interests of the two countries is very crucial: Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

14 June 2013

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CSTO member states signed key documents at Astana summit

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New rules for foreign residents in Kazakhstan: What has changed

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Flag incident in Astana: Police launched criminal investigation

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Kazakhstan has proposed tightening control over foreigners

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Footage from CSTO summit in Astana has been released

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What happened behind the scenes of the Tokayev-Putin meeting

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Tokayev: “Kazakhstan and Russia should not compete with each other in the EAEU market“

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1.5 billion tenge was demanded from Bishimbayev: what the court ruled

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Putin thanks Tokayev for warm hospitality in Kazakhstan

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Tokayev: “No disputed issues between Kazakhstan and Russia“

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Putin: 'We see Kazakhstan as our closest ally'

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President of Kyrgyzstan arrived in Astana

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Lukashenko arrived in Astana for CSTO meeting

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Tokayev and Putin begin high-level talks in Astana

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Astana

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Dollar to tenge exchange rate has broken a historical record

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Host suspended for asking if Australia PM's partner gay An Australian radio presenter has been suspended after pressing embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air whether her hairdresser boyfriend Tim Mathieson is gay.

14 June 2013

Obama on campaign trail amid controversies President Barack Obama rallied voters Wednesday to elect fellow Democrats, defending the role of government as he faces a series of high-profile controversies.

14 June 2013

Nazarbayev approves regional Akims election Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law vesting local government with greater powers.

13 June 2013

US eases trade restrictions on Syrian opposition The United States eased restrictions on trade with Syria's opposition Wednesday, in a move aimed at helping supply the critical needs of Syrians in "liberated areas."

13 June 2013

N. Korea slams South for talks failure North Korea on Thursday blamed South Korean arrogance and deceit for the collapse of planned talks between the two rivals and warned that prospects for any future dialogue had been severely damaged.

13 June 2013

Kazakhstan National Bank did not call to raise retirement age: vice-chairman Marchenko expressed his opinion as a citizen and consultant: Bissengali Tadzhiyakov.

13 June 2013

World leaders to meet in N. Ireland's 'watery gem' Eight of the world's most powerful leaders will shut themselves away in splendid isolation for the G8 summit from Monday in a resort in a picturesque area of Northern Ireland that was once a bastion of the Irish Republican Army.

13 June 2013

Poorest WTO members win new patent-rule waiver The globe's poorest nations have won an eight-year extension of a waiver on intellectual property rules, but still need to hold talks on the vexed issue of pharmaceutical patents.

13 June 2013

US envoy to Belgium denies soliciting prostitutes The US envoy to Belgium Tuesday denied "baseless accusations" that he trawled for prostitutes in a park, as the State Department hit out at charges top staff tried to hush up sex-and-drugs charges.

13 June 2013

Security Council experts discuss Kazakhstan's regional policies A meeting of the expert council of Kazakhstan President’s Security Council was held in Akorda.

12 June 2013