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Venezuelan VP in Cuba again to visit ailing Chavez Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was in the Cuban capital Saturday, saying he wanted to visit ailing President Hugo Chavez whose month-long absence following cancer surgery has rattled his nation.

13 January 2013 13:15

Sri Lanka draws flak over chief justice impeachment International criticism mounted Saturday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka's chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the beleaguered legal profession in the former colony.

13 January 2013 10:10

UN peace envoy to meet Russian, US officials on Syria UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was set to meet top US and Russian officials Friday to discuss the Syrian conflict, a day after Damascus denounced his "bias" against President Bashar al-Assad.

12 January 2013 14:35

Venezuelans swear 'absolute loyalty' to Chavez Thousands of Venezuelans fervently swore "absolute loyalty" to Hugo Chavez Thursday in a giant rally for the cancer-stricken president on what was to have been his inauguration.

12 January 2013 13:50

Czechs vote to replace eurosceptic president Klaus Austerity-weary Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in the country's first-ever direct presidential election.

12 January 2013 12:00

US will stand by Afghanistan, Panetta tells Karzai The United States sought to assure Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it would remain committed to his country even as US officials weigh a major withdrawal of American forces.

12 January 2013 11:37

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry commented on the situation around Baikonur Just as before, Kazakhstan counts on expansion of its participation in the space activities of Baikonur cosmodrone, development of its space potential: press-service.

11 January 2013 15:36

Japan PM criticises targeting of firms in China row China was "wrong" to deliberately target Japanese business interests as part of a state campaign in a row over disputed territory.

11 January 2013 15:07

Champagne faux pas at Obama inaugural luncheon? Would champagne by any other name taste as good? For French producers, the answer is a resounding "non".

11 January 2013 12:09

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Kazakhstan ratified agreement with Azerbaijan on provision of land Azerbaijan will lease out a 0.5-hectare land lot in Khatinsk region of Baku to Kazakhstan for 49 years at the cost of 1 manat a year.

10 January 2013 18:00

Nazarbayev signed law on countering terrorism Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a Law On amendments to several legislative acts of Kazakhstan on countering terrorism.

10 January 2013 17:42

Kazakhstan will reform its agrarian science Chairman of KazAgroInnovation Sergey Mogilnyi told about a new program of reforming Kazakhstan agrarian science.

10 January 2013 17:24

China paper: regulation must 'keep pace with the times' A Chinese newspaper at the centre of a dispute over censorship said Thursday that Communist regulation of the media must "keep pace with the times", in its first edition since the row began.

10 January 2013 13:45

Kazakhstan will withdraw from interstate organizations threatening its independence: Nazarbayev Our economy needs new markets, that’s why we strive for economic integration, not a political one: Kazakhstan President.

10 January 2013 13:15

We will continue supporting KazakhFilm: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev promised to support KazakhFilm, Kazakhstan national movie-making studios.

10 January 2013 11:09

President Nazarbayev suggests restricting car assess to Almaty downtown According to him, those travelling from the suburbs should leave their private cars on the out-skirts and rely on public transport to reach the city center.

09 January 2013 23:15

Kazakh language transiting to the Latin alphabet has nothing to do with the nation’s political preferences Some people groundlessly regard the decision as a sign of Kazakhstan’s political preferences changing: President Nazarbayev.

09 January 2013 22:48

Venezuela delays Chavez inauguration as crisis deepens Ailing President Hugo Chavez cannot return home in time for his inauguration on Thursday and so will take the oath of office at a later date before the Supreme Court.

09 January 2013 18:49

Czechs to vote in first direct presidential election Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in their country's first direct presidential election, with recession, austerity and graft weighing heavily on the nation as it turns the page on a decade under ardent eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus.

09 January 2013 15:33