Politics - страница 228

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Japan mayor ready to apologise to comfort women The maverick mayor of Osaka on Thursday offered to meet former "comfort women" to apologise for their suffering after causing an international storm when he said they served a "necessary" role in wartime.

16 May 2013

Obama condemns 'intolerable' tax agency scandal US President Barack Obama Tuesday condemned "intolerable" behavior by tax agency staff after a watchdog investigation found they unfairly targeted conservative groups opposed to his administration.

16 May 2013

Australian PM brought to tears in parliament Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tough exterior cracked Wednesday as she choked back tears while introducing a bill into parliament on disability reforms.

15 May 2013

Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul Two sets of talks on Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over Iran's nuclear programme are not expected to produce any major breakthrough ahead of next month's elections in the Islamic republic.

15 May 2013

Merkel offers controlled glimpses into private life German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed she finds "nice eyes" attractive in men, had a Polish grandfather and can easily handle an all-night summit without sleep.

15 May 2013

Venezuela inaugurates Simon Bolivar mausoleum Venezuela has inaugurated a mausoleum that will hold the remains of the South American liberator Simon Bolivar, an imposing structure whose brainchild was the late Hugo Chavez.

15 May 2013

Nazarbayev sends condolences to Turkish president Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram with condolences to Turkish President Abdullah Gul over numerous victims of the deadly blasts in Reyhanli.

15 May 2013

Kazakhstan ratifies military-technical cooperation agreement with Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law On ratification of the agreement between governments of Kazakhstan and Russia on development and implementation of joint action programs in military-technical cooperation.

15 May 2013

Austria warns against arms shipments to Syrian rebels Austria has warned its 26 European Union partners in a letter against providing weapons for rebel movements in the Syrian conflict.

15 May 2013

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Aboriginal adoption plans spark new fears Politicians in northern Australia said Tuesday they were considering putting neglected Aboriginal children up for adoption, sparking fears of a new "stolen generation".

14 May 2013

Spanish PM to visit Kazakhstan in autumn Prime-Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy will visit Kazakhstan in autumn 2013.

14 May 2013

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria.

14 May 2013

Ambassador Yertysbayev presents credentials to Georgian president Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Georgia Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has presented his credentials to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

13 May 2013

Clinton never questioned in Benghazi probe: diplomat Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton was never questioned by investigators looking into the attack on the US mission in Libya that claimed the life of the US ambassador.

13 May 2013

Nazarbyev may postpone retirement reform The delay may be caused by “the negative reaction of Kazakhstan women” who disagree with the government’s legislative initiative.

13 May 2013

Obama congratulates Pakistan on vote President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan Sunday on its parliamentary elections and said Washington was ready to work "as equal partners" with the government that emerges.

13 May 2013

9 thousand people to take part in 6th Astana Economic Forum Almost 9 thousand people have applied for participation in the 6th Astana Economic Forum.

13 May 2013

S. Korea president apologises for sex assault scandal South Korean President Park Geun-Hye personally apologised Monday for an "unsavoury" incident during her US summit visit that led to the dismissal of her chief spokesman.

13 May 2013

Turkey worried about 'rising xenophobia' in Europe Turkey's foreign minister voiced concern Sunday about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell's bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims.

13 May 2013