Politics - страница 229

Lebanon 'liberal' for Mideast, but gays still targeted Lebanon has a reputation as the most liberal country in the conservative Middle East, but even a night on the town for gays can end in arrest and humiliating sexuality "tests".

08 May 2013

08 May 2013

Nazarbayev calls to analyze anti-crisis programs Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the meeting on implementation of the State Program of Accelerated Industrial-Innovative Development.

08 May 2013

Russia, US agree joint push for peace in Syria After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.

08 May 2013

Armenia's ruling party wins Yerevan mayor race amid tensions Armenia's ruling party has comfortably won a mayoral election in the capital Yerevan.

06 May 2013

Britain mulling payouts for Kenyan Mau Mau victims: report Britain is negotiating to compensate thousands of Kenyans who claim they were severely mistreated by their colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.

06 May 2013

Kazakh Senators to visit the U.S. Among other things, while in Washington they will unveil a photo exhibition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Congress of World Religions.

06 May 2013

Malaysian coalition retains power, opposition alleges fraud Malaysia's ruling coalition retained its 56-year grip on power in hard-fought elections and called for "reconciliation" Monday, as the opposition alleged widespread fraud and refused to concede defeat.

06 May 2013

Astana joins EU energy saving initiative Astana joined the EU initiative called Covenant of Mayors – East that calls the global community to use energy resources rationally.

06 May 2013

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India, China begin withdrawing troops from border India and China have starting withdrawing troops from a disputed area in the Himalayas to resolve a row that has strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

06 May 2013

Military parade will demonstrate Kazakhstan's combat power to CSTO and NATO: expert First Kazakhstan Military Parade that will be held on May 7 is a demonstration of Kazakhstan's combat power to international organizations.

05 May 2013

British authorities demand fingerprints from Kazakhstan handless artist British authorities have denied a visa to Kazakhstan’s handless artist Karipbek Kuyukov requesting fingerprints from him.

05 May 2013

Anwar says only fraud can stop Malaysia opposition Anwar Ibrahim said only fraud can stop his Malaysian opposition from scoring a historic election win as the rival sides launched a last-ditch campaign blitz Saturday on the eve of a tense vote.

05 May 2013

US names new Afghanistan-Pakistan envoy US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday named veteran diplomat James Dobbins to be the new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan at what he called "a pivotal moment" for the two nations.

04 May 2013

Georgia ready to return Kazakhstan management to KazTransGas-Tbilisi Georgia’s Vice-PM and Minister of Energy Kakha Kaladze will come to Astana to discuss returning the management of KazTransGas-Tbilisi to Kazakhstan.

04 May 2013

Obama does 'not foresee' US troops in Syria President Barack Obama came close Friday to ruling out deploying US troops to Syria, saying he did not foresee a scenario in which that would be beneficial to the United States or Syria.

04 May 2013

Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan residents on Easter Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country’s Orthodox Christians on the Easter celebrated tomorrow.

04 May 2013

Obama avoids recognizing Maduro as Venezuelan president US President Barack Obama would not say Friday whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as the winner of last month's Venezuelan presidential election.

04 May 2013

Israelis doubt revived Arab plan will bring peace Most Israelis are sceptical that the Arab League's modification of its plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bear fruit.

03 May 2013