Press freedom makes Britain attractive: mayor of London
Britain would be moving in the opposite direction to many countries if it introduced tougher regulation of the media, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said during a visit to India.
26 November 2012
Tensions flare at political rally in Bangkok
Thai police fired tear gas and detained dozens of people as tensions flared at an anti-government protest Saturday in Bangkok, the scene of several outbreaks of violent unrest in recent years.
25 November 2012
Sarkozy denies receiving money from L'Oreal heiress: report
Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has told judges he received no money from France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, amid allegations that his 2007 election campaign was illegally financed.
25 November 2012
Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold
Israel restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound and kept a tight grip on security as a first fatality tested a hard-won truce ending fighting in and around Gaza.
25 November 2012
India counters China map claims in a tit-for-tat move
India is stamping its map on visas given to Chinese visitors, an Indian official said Saturday, after China began issuing passports showing disputed territories as its own.
Sarkozy escapes indictment in illegal campaign finance case
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday avoided indictment in an investigation into allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from France's richest woman.
We achieved another big victory: NazarbayevKazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev commented Kazakhstan’s victory after results of the voting of the International Exhibitions Bureau were announced on November 22.
23 November 2012
Indian govt and opposition face off as parliament opens India's shaky government and the opposition locked horns on Thursday as parliament re-opened for a crucial session that will see a recent string of pro-market reforms being hotly contested.
23 November 2012
Kazakhstan moves to close 'extremist' opposition, media Kazakhstan prosecutors on Wednesday called for the closure of several opposition parties and media outlets in the ex-Soviet state over their alleged extremist messages propagating regime change.
23 November 2012
Astana wins bid to host 2017 International Expo Kazakhstan is set to hold its first world fair after the Paris-based International Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on Thursday chose it to host the Expo 2017.