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There should be no surprises or ultimatums around Baikonur: Moscow Russian government called the recent statement of the head of Kazkosmos Talgat Mussabayev “a personal interpretation of the negotiations".

11 December 2012 14:11

Xi's Shenzhen visit a sign of reform: Chinese media China's new Communist Party chief Xi Jinping has signalled his commitment to push for economic reforms by visiting the city of Shenzhen, the historic hub of modernisation.

11 December 2012 13:01

Altai Abibullayev appointed official representative of Central Communications Service The Service was established to ensure greater transparency of the activities of Kazakhstan's state authorities and raise people's awareness of the country leaders' work.

11 December 2012 12:30

Ghana opposition claims fraud in tight presidential vote Ghana's main opposition party on Sunday alleged fraud in the country's tight presidential election, claiming it had evidence that its candidate had won the vote even before official results were declared.

11 December 2012 10:48

Zhanaozen town in Mangistau oblast will not be celebrating the Independence Day December 16 Last year Zhanaozen and Shetpe village in Mangistau oblast were a scene to riots resulting in 15 deaths, with more than 100 people badly injured.

11 December 2012 08:38

Russia hopes changes to the Baikonur lease agreement will be introduced only after 2050 Earlier Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency announced that Kazakhstan and Russian are working out a new agreement to gradually edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome.

11 December 2012 08:03

Hu Jintao confident of EXPO-2017 sucess in Kazakhstan Chairman of China Hu Jintao is confident that Kazakhstan will hold EXPO-2017 successfully and in a special way.

10 December 2012 18:10

Egypt opposition debates Morsi concession Egypt's main opposition parties were to meet late Sunday to decide whether to keep up street protests against President Mohamed Morsi after the Islamist leader made a key concession in the crisis dividing the nation.

10 December 2012 17:45

Italy faces vote as Monti leaves, Berlusconi returns Italy was preparing prepared for early elections Sunday after Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would soon resign and Silvio Berlusconi announced he would run for the top job for the sixth time in two decades.

10 December 2012 15:47

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221 women head administrations in Kazakhstan Of course, men rule the world. But men are ruled by women anyway: Nursultan Nazarbayev.

10 December 2012 14:13

Democracy development process is irreversible in Kazakhstan: Kairat Mami Chairman of Kazakhstan Senate Kairat Mami met with Ambassador Aurélia Bouchez, head of EU delegation to Kazakhstan.

10 December 2012 12:58

Protests turn violent at trade talks in New Zealand A protest aimed at disrupting Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks in New Zealand turned violent Saturday as demonstrators attacked security forces.

09 December 2012 12:20

Calm in Cairo after night of protest against Egypt's Morsi The streets of Cairo were calm early Saturday after a huge but peaceful protest overnight against President Mohamed Morsi, who has greatly expanded his powers and is pushing for disputed constitutional reform.

09 December 2012 10:31

Low-key start to second term for Obama President Barack Obama will begin his second term in low-key fashion, with a small private swearing-in ceremony on January 20 before he takes the oath of office before the eyes of the world the next day.

08 December 2012 14:05

S. Korea urges North to spend on debt, not missiles South Korea on Friday urged North Korea to repay millions of dollars in debt related to past food aid, and slammed the regime in Pyongyang for squandering scant resources on long-range missile tests.

08 December 2012 12:51

Chavez summit no-show raises new health fears The rumor mill over the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is again spinning wildly as cancer-related treatment forces the leftist anti-US firebrand to skip another international summit.

08 December 2012 12:25

Obama expresses concern over Egypt deaths to Morsi US President Barack Obama expressed "deep concern" Thursday over the recent deadly political protests in Egypt, in a call to his counterpart Mohamed Morsi.

08 December 2012 11:37

German opposition launches bid to topple Merkel Germany's opposition Social Democrats will on Sunday launch their campaign to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel next year, throwing their backing behind her former finance minister to challenge her.

08 December 2012 11:15

Ghana's emergence put to test in tight presidential polls Ghanain voters head to the polls Friday, with two main presidential candidates vying to lead a booming economy in a country seeking to live up to its promise as a beacon of democracy in turbulent West Africa.

08 December 2012 10:01