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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 10:23

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 19:17

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 18:11

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 14:26

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 11:44

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 18:28

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 16:18

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 13:56

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 11:33

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Native leaders meet with Canada PM amid protests Indigenous Canadians marched on the capital and other major cities Friday threatening to bring the economy "to its knees" as their leaders met with officials to try to resolve a row over extreme poverty on reserves.

13 January 2013 17:48

Thousands gather in support of Malaysian opposition Malaysian opposition supporters gathered by the thousands in the capital Saturday to call for the ouster of the country's long-ruling government in elections due within months.

13 January 2013 14:00

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