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'Dysfunction' in Congress puts US at risk: Panetta Chronic deadlock in Congress threatens to derail the US economy, damage national security and undermine public trust in its leaders.

08 February 2013 10:01

Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.

07 February 2013 18:19

Kazakhstan government mulls reducing gap between rich and poor The gap is big: a small group of very rich people, a small group of poor people and a very weak middle class: Vice-PM.

07 February 2013 17:29

China must stop threats in maritime disputes: US US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday urged China to avoid confrontation and seek out a peaceful dialogue with Japan and other countries over territorial disputes.

07 February 2013 15:29

China bans ads on gift-giving to officials: media China has banned ads that encourage giving luxury gifts to authorities, state media said Thursday, the latest push against official extravagance since new leaders took charge vowing better governance.

07 February 2013 14:01

Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with Spain's top officials Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with King of Spain Juan Carlos I and Prime-Minister Mariano Rajoy during his visit to Spain.

07 February 2013 12:22

Iran expects 5+1 response to suggestions on regulation of nuclear program at Almaty meeting Iran is expecting to get a response from Western countries in Astana on its suggestion to regulate the nuclear program.

07 February 2013 12:18

Cambodia's king is dead, long live the PM He towered over his kingdom through tumultuous decades. Yet when Cambodia's "king father" Norodom Sihanouk finally ceded power.

07 February 2013 11:17

Maldives to hold first polls since president toppled The Maldives is to hold presidential polls on September 7, the first since the archipelago's first democratically elected leader was toppled in what he called a coup.

07 February 2013 10:01

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Australian ministers dragged into corruption probe Two senior Australian ministers have been dragged into a snowballing Labor party corruption scandal, admitting accepting hospitality from a former powerbroker at the centre of an explosive inquiry.

06 February 2013 16:16

5+1 talks with Iran to be held in Almaty on February 26 The talks of 5+1 with Iran on its nuclear problem are going to be held on February 26 in Kazakhstan.

06 February 2013 14:26

Next Iran talks: stalemate on the steppes? Agreeing a venue for the next round of talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear drive was hard enough. Achieving progress will be tougher still.

06 February 2013 14:17

Russia's Medvedev hunted in mystery video campaign A slick documentary film has mysteriously emerged on the Russian Internet where former ambassadors, an ex-general and even an ex-prime minister line up to accuse Dmitry Medvedev of betraying Russia's interests.

06 February 2013 12:32

Damaged by scandal, Spain PM holds on Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will keep his job despite being named in a corruption scandal, but the affair leaves him weakened as he tries to steer Spain out of a deep economic crisis.

06 February 2013 11:25

President Nazarbayev arrives in Spain President is to meet Spain's King Juan Carlos, head of the country’s Government Mariano Rajoy and leaders of a number of Spanish companies.

06 February 2013 09:29

Kazakhstan Army to be used against swinging situation inside the country President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to study the existing capacities of the country's Armed Forces and set several tasks to the law-enforcement authorities.

05 February 2013 21:07

Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia to meet in Moscow The presidents will meet to discuss joint work in the Common Economic Space and Eurasian Economic Union.

05 February 2013 17:19

Supporters of Venezuela's Chavez march on coup anniversary Supporters of ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched in Caracas on Monday marking the day 21 years ago that their leader, then a young paratrooper officer, launched a failed military coup.

05 February 2013 13:05

Japan summons China envoy in island row Tokyo summoned China's envoy Tuesday in protest at what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters, after Beijing's ships sailed near islands at the centre of a bitter dispute.

05 February 2013 10:47