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Europe wins Netherlands vote, extremism loses Dutch voters overwhelmingly backed pro-European pragmatism Wednesday, electing centrist parties committed to debt-busting austerity and rejecting the anti-EU extremism of Geert Wilders.

14 September 2012

US to take back seat in changing world order: think-tank A series of political transitions led by the Arab Spring uprisings are shifting the balance of world power with the United States set to play a less dominant role.

14 September 2012

WikiLeaks says US gave 'tacit approval' to embassy attacks Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks declared on Wednesday that the United States had effectively given groups an opening to attack its embassies by supporting the siege of its founder Julian Assange.

14 September 2012

US must stand by Arab Spring nations: experts The Obama administration must stay the course in Arab Spring countries and help them thwart rising militancy, even as the deaths of four diplomats grimly highlighted the dangers lurking in the young democracies.

14 September 2012

Obama: Egypt no ally but no enemy either Egypt is neither an ally nor an enemy of the United States, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in the wake of a violent protest at the US embassy in Cairo.

14 September 2012

Nazarbayev appointed Kazakhstan's permanent representative in EurAsEC Farkhat Abdukhalykov was appointed permanent representative of Kazakhstan in EurAsian Economic Community.

13 September 2012

New Akim of Aktau appointed Yedil Zhanbyrshin was appointed new Akim (Mayor) of Aktau.

13 September 2012

Nazarbayev mulls transforming CICA into organization Nazarbayev keeps promoting the idea of transforming the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia into an organization.

13 September 2012

Nazarbayev awarded Russia's Foreign Minister with Dostyk decoration Nazarbayev awarded Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Dostyk decoration of the 1st grade.

13 September 2012

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Russia state TV claims 'exiled oligarch behind Pussy Riot' Self-exiled Russian oligarch and Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky was involved in organising Pussy Riot's performance in a Moscow cathedral.

13 September 2012

Japan to abandon nuclear power by 2030s Japan will abandon nuclear power within the next three decades under new government policy on the post-Fukushima energy mix.

13 September 2012

Obama calls Netanyahu to hear explanation on Iran warning President Barack Obama called Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday after he provoked a sudden crisis in relations by warning Washington had no moral right to stop Israel attacking Iran's nuclear program.

12 September 2012

Nazarbayev voiced Kazakhstan’s position on Syria, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan President Nazarbayev has voiced Kazakhstan’s position on Syria, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan at CICA meeting in Astana.

12 September 2012

Obama praises 9/11 unity on low-key anniversary President Barack Obama lauded American unity Tuesday as the country marked a somber but low-key anniversary of the 9/11 attacks under crisp blue skies reminiscent of the fateful day 11 years ago.

12 September 2012

Post-convention poll boost for Obama US President Barack Obama received a significant popularity bounce from his party convention last week and now leads the White House race by a small but clear margin.

12 September 2012

Astana and Hanoi become twin cities Kazakhstan and Vietnam signed a range of bilateral agreements.

12 September 2012

Obama nominates new US ambassador for Iraq President Barack Obama nominated a career diplomat as the new US ambassador to Iraq on Monday, after the previous candidate withdrew amid allegations of sexual impropriety.

11 September 2012

Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a 56-year-old university lecturer chosen by lawmakers Monday as Somalia's new president, is something of an unknown quantity.

11 September 2012

Vietnam may join Kazakhstan in oil production A memorandum of understanding was signed by KazMunaiGas and PetroVietnam.

11 September 2012