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IAEA experts back in Iran for fresh nuclear talks Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Tehran early Wednesday to try resolve long-running differences with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.

17 January 2013

British PM gambles with risky Europe speech British Prime Minister David Cameron gives a long-awaited speech in the Netherlands on Friday that could push his country towards the European exit door and put his own position at risk.

17 January 2013

US official warns N. Korea against nuclear test The top US diplomat for East Asian affairs warned North Korea on Wednesday against any "provocative" act, as concerns grow that Pyongyang might be preparing a nuclear test.

17 January 2013

Head of Presidential Security Service relieved of duties Respective decree was signed by President Nazarbayev January 16.

17 January 2013

Kazakhstan’s Government sees a large-scaled reshuffle Mr. Marat Tazhin has been appointed Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State, replacing outgoing Mr. Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed.

17 January 2013

Kazakhstan sees complete reorganization of ministries Among other things, Head of State has established a new Ministry for Country’s Regions Development.

17 January 2013

Presidential inaugurations: a long, chilly US tradition The US presidential inauguration is a centuries-old tradition, but despite the warmth and affection offered an incoming leader, the quadrennial ceremony is often a bitterly cold affair.

16 January 2013

Secretary General of International Exhibitions Bureau to visit Astana Secretary General of the International Exhibitions Bureau Vicente Loscertales will render a visit to Astana on January 15-17.

16 January 2013

Nazarbayev to meet with heads of foreign diplomatic missions Nursultan Nazarbayev will meet with representatives of the foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Kazakhstan.

16 January 2013

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Clinton to testify January 23 on Benghazi attack Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before lawmakers on January 23 to be quizzed about the deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, just days before she steps aside as top US diplomat.

16 January 2013

Almaty should not have been expanded to the current size: Yeleussizov Almaty population should not have exceeded 700 thousand people, whereas it has reached 2 million already: ecologist.

15 January 2013

Sri Lanka swears in new chief justice despite protests Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday appointed the government's senior legal adviser as a replacement for the impeached chief justice, despite protests by lawyers and a chorus of international criticism.

15 January 2013

Kairat Mami's escort did not notice obscene gesture The escort of Kazakhstan Senate's chairman Kairat Mami did not notice the obscene gesture of the young man in Pavlodar.

15 January 2013

President Nazarbayev invites Barack Obama to visit Kazakhstan January 14 Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA, presented credentials to the US President.

15 January 2013

Assad's removal from power 'impossible': Russia Russia said Sunday that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power was not part of past international agreements on the crisis and was impossible to implement.

14 January 2013

IAEA meeting kicks off crunch year for Iran diplomacy Tehran hosts the UN atomic agency for talks on Wednesday, marking the start of a new and perhaps last-ditch diplomatic push aimed at resolving the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme peacefully.

14 January 2013

Venezuelan officials send mixed messages on Chavez Officials sent mixed signals Sunday about the condition of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fueling growing political uncertainty in the oil-rich country.

14 January 2013

Mali crucible gives Hollande chance to forge new image Francois Hollande's decision to order French forces into battle in Mali represents a watershed moment for a president derided by his critics as a compulsive ditherer.

14 January 2013

British establishment alarmed over royal succession change Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will not be born until the summer, but changes to the rules of succession that would fundamentally affect its life are causing disquiet in the British establishment.

13 January 2013