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China's Xi signs multi-million-dollar deals in Congo China's new President Xi Jinping on Friday signed deals worth several million dollars with his Congolese counterpart in sectors as varied as banking and infrastructure, on the final leg of his three-nation Africa tour.

01 April 2013

Russia accuses US of meddling after 'witch hunt' remarks Moscow on Saturday accused Washington of interfering in its domestic affairs after the State Department compared searches of Russian non-governmental organisations to a "witch hunt."

31 March 2013

Italy government talks end with no solution in sight Italy remained in political limbo on Friday after talks to break a deadlock created by inconclusive polls ended with no solution in sight.

30 March 2013

Canada pulls out of UN drought convention Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money.

30 March 2013

Hollande says judge slur by Sarkozy backers unacceptable French President Francois Hollande on Thursday said respect for judges was sacrosanct after backers of his predecessor questioned the credentials of a magistrate who charged Nicolas Sarkozy in a corruption probe.

29 March 2013

Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty Iran, North Korea and Syria on Thursday held up agreement on the first global treaty on the $80 billion a year conventional arms trade.

29 March 2013

'Saint Hugo Chavez': Leader worshipped at his tomb An endless line of Venezuelans files past the tomb of late president Hugo Chavez inside an old barracks perched in a hillside Caracas slum. Many pray and sing hymns until night falls.

29 March 2013

Kirchner fires broadside at Britain over Falklands Argentine President Cristina Kirchner has launched a fiery Twitter attack deriding Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands, saying even three-year-old children would know London has no case.

29 March 2013

US warns ready for 'any eventuality' on N.Korea The United States warned Thursday that the danger from North Korea was rising and that Washington was ready for "any eventuality" after flying two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers over ally South Korea.

29 March 2013

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Mandela responding positively to treatment Doctors said Nelson Mandela was responding positively to treatment Thursday after being readmitted to hospital with a lung infection, the latest health scare for the revered anti-apartheid icon.

29 March 2013

Italy struggles to break government deadlock Italy was left struggling to form a government after leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday lost his bid to end an impasse created by elections with no clear winner in the eurozone's third-largest economy.

29 March 2013

North Korea puts rockets on standby for US strike North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered preparations Friday for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland and military bases after US stealth bombers flew training runs over South Korea.

29 March 2013

Rising China disregarding neighbours: Japan study The rising might of China is causing it to act with increasing disregard towards its neighbours.

29 March 2013

Tibetan envoy says China can end immolations An envoy of the Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Tibetans would likely end a wave of self-immolation protests if China reopened dialogue with the exiled spiritual leader to address grievances.

29 March 2013

Poles will have to okay eurozone entry: minister Poles will have to okay eurozone entry in a referendum, a senior minister said Wednesday, echoing the prime minister's recent endorsement of a public vote on joining the unpopular currency union.

28 March 2013

BRICS stumble in plan for bank to challenge West Leaders from the BRICS group of emerging powers on Wednesday failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank.

28 March 2013

Kazakhstan MPs interested in Finnish experience of countering corruption Majilis chairman Nurlan Nigmatulin had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Kazakhstan Mikko Kinnunen.

28 March 2013

Nauryz celebrated in Jesus College The event was organized by the Central Asia Forum of the Cambridge University and attended by Kazakhstan Vice-PM Kairat Kelimbetov.

28 March 2013

Chile's Bachelet announces re-election bid Popular former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced late Wednesday that she is running in November 17 election.

28 March 2013