Gaza truce in effect after week of bloodshed
A ceasefire took hold Thursday in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.
Peres accuses Iran of instigating Gaza violence
Israel's President Shimon Peres accused Iran Monday of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire, saying "they are out of their mind."
21 November 2012
Fury over S. Korea presidential hopeful satire
South Korea's ruling party has threatened to sue an artist who painted its presidential candidate giving birth to her father, former dictator Park Chung-Hee, likening the work to Nazi propaganda.
Nazarbayev arrived in FranceThe visit will include talks of Nazarbayev with French President Francois Hollande about cooperation.
21 November 2012
Obama set to dive into South China Sea turmoil US President Barack Obama is set to dive into the tumultuous diplomatic waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday at a summit dominated by rival claims to the strategically vital area.
21 November 2012
Kazakhstan invited Sri Lanka to CICAKazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev voiced the invitation during his meeting with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Japan PM warns of security perils at Obama talks Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Tuesday warned of an increasingly severe security environment in Asia amid raging territorial disputes, as he met US President Barack Obama.
20 November 2012
Battle to lead French opposition collapses into confusion The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, was left undecided early Monday after both candidates claimed victory amid allegations of ballot rigging.
20 November 2012
Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central AsiaThe ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.
20 November 2012
Benghazi row in Washington narrows on edited memo The row over the assault on the US mission in Libya has narrowed to focus on how and why the CIA's determination that it was a terror attack was left out of a public "talking points" memo.