ASEAN to press China over sea tensions
Southeast Asian nations are set to press China Monday to quickly begin talks on easing tensions over maritime territorial rows that have shaken the region and overshadowed efforts to boost trade.
President Nazarbayev is to meet French counterpart François Hollande on a working visit to France
The trade turnover between the two nations in January – August 2012 stood at $4.9 billion, 32% up against the like period of 2012.
Nazarbayev discussed Kazakhstan-British relations with Britain's PM
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a telephone conversation with Great Britain's Prime-Minister David Cameron.
Obama reiterates US support for Israel
US President Barack Obama on Friday reiterated US support for Israel's right to defend itself during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the conflict in Gaza.
Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka to discuss mutual trade
Kazakhstan-Sri Lankan business forum will be held in Astana on November 20.
Obama eyes deeper reform on historic Myanmar visit
US President Barack Obama will endow Myanmar's startling reform drive with his newly replenished political prestige Monday, as he makes history in a short, but hugely symbolic, visit to the country.
IAEA says key Iran nuclear site fully equipped
Iran is ready to significantly boost output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer in theory to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.
Messy battle expected in Japan vote next month: media
Japan's election next month will be a messy battle, media said Saturday, with more than a dozen parties fielding candidates and some of them trying to forge a "third pole" between the two largest camps.
Sierra Leoneans vote in high-stakes elections
Sierra Leoneans voted Saturday in general elections as the west African country continues to recover from a brutal civil war while beginning to reap the benefits of a mining boom.