UN chief wants more peacekeepers for CAR
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is seeking to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,030 peacekeepers as the country prepares for elections.
Chinese expansion in Kazakhstan's energy field?
China has been increasing its presence in the oil and gas sector of Kazakhstan. There is no consensus on whether this is a positive or a worrying development.
05 February 2015
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Australian PM Abbott defiant as MPs call for his headAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party leadership challenge following months of tensions.
04 February 2015
Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare'US House Republicans took the increasingly routine step of voting to repeal "Obamacare," a seemingly doomed effort that President Barack Obama ridiculed as making "absolutely no sense."
Kazakhstan launches a new program to support small businessesThis year the initiative will be focused on three major areas, notably agribusiness, machinery building and production of construction materials, and is to be further extended to other industries.
04 February 2015
New US Ambassador arrives in KazakhstanGeorge Albert Krol, previously Ambassador of the United States of American to Uzbekistan, has been appointed Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
03 February 2015
EU won't change everything to please Greece: JunckerEuropean Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.
Kerry praises Qatar for help on Yemen crisisSecretary of State John Kerry praised Qatar for its help in trying to resolve the crisis in Yemen, amid hints the US is in contact with Shiite rebels through go-betweens.