Politics - страница 29

USA politics Palestine Israel Conflict Americas Russia referendum news Georgia

Kerry urges return 'to basics' on Jerusalem holy sites US Secretary of State John Kerry said he will engage Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the "basics" of administering Jerusalem's holy sites to try to calm tempers in the city.

21 October 2015 14:27

Georgia breakaway region eyes Crimea-style vote on joining Russia Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has said it plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia but the Kremlin appeared to pour cold water on the idea.

21 October 2015 13:06

White House parries questions on Biden run Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden's possible 2016 run, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House's political message.

20 October 2015 13:05

China's Xi Jinping arrives in Britain for state visit Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain for a four-day state visit as the government of Prime Minister David Cameron seeks stronger trade ties with the world's second-largest economy.

20 October 2015 12:53

UN chief regrets 'root causes' of refugee crisis were unaddressed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said more should have been done to tackle the "root causes" of the worst refugee and migrant crisis since World War II.

20 October 2015 11:30

Kerry calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian violence US State Secretary John Kerry called for an end to the wave of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence but said "Israel has every right in the world to protect itself".

19 October 2015 15:22

Britain to unveil new counter-extremism measures British Prime Minister David Cameron will launch a new strategy aimed at countering jihadist ideology and stopping young Britons travelling to Syria.

19 October 2015 15:04

Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions President Barack Obama ordered the US government to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in accordance with the historic nuclear deal struck between six world powers and Tehran.

19 October 2015 11:03

Turkey PM hails 'better approach' from EU on refugees after Merkel talks Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu praised a "better approach" from the European Union in sharing the burden of the refugee crisis.

19 October 2015 10:37

TENGRI LIFE

TENGRI TRAVEL

Kerry calls Abbas, Netanyahu to urge Mideast calm: US official US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern at recent violence and ask them to work to restore calm.

17 October 2015 12:44

Obama, Park ready to 'engage' North Korea US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart stressed their readiness to "engage" nuclear-armed North Korea Friday, albeit with conditions.

17 October 2015 10:03

Britain's Cameron to unveil EU demands in November British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would unveil his long-awaited EU renegotiation demands early next month, amid growing impatience from his European partners.

16 October 2015 18:18

Russian intervention won't save Syria's Assad: France's Hollande Russia's military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said Friday after an EU summit called for a political transition to a new leader.

16 October 2015 16:48

Close Clinton aide to testify Friday on Benghazi A longtime close aide to Hillary Clinton will testify behind closed doors before a controversial congressional committee probing a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya

16 October 2015 16:37

Montenegro PM optimistic over bid to join NATO this year Montenegro's premier expressed optimism that the tiny Balkan country would join NATO by the year's end, after the chief of the military alliance visited Podgorica and commended its reforms.

16 October 2015 15:17

Scottish nationalist leader wants new referendum only if enough support The leader of the separatist Scottish National Party played down the chance of a new independence referendum anytime soon as her party gathered to build momentum for vital elections in May.

16 October 2015 11:24

Kazakhstan's third astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov awarded highest state award Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Aidyn Aimbetov, the third Kazakh cosmonaut, Khalyk Kakharmany (People’s Hero) title.

15 October 2015 22:03

Kazakh tenge depreciation doesn't help exporters Kazakh tenge's depreciation has not helped the Kazakhtani producers to increase their export revenues, experts say.

15 October 2015 21:34

'Glimmer of hope' for political solution in Ukraine: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was a "glimmer of hope" that Ukraine could finally head towards a political solution to ending the separatist war in the country's east.

15 October 2015 16:04