Obama: Greece needs policies focused on growth and jobs US President Barack Obama called Thursday for more growth-oriented policies in Greece, saying the austerity has not been adequate to revive the country's battered economy.
US Ambassador to leave KazakhstanUS Ambassador to Kazakhstan Kenneth J. Fairfax is going to leave his post in Kazakhstan in the middle of September.
09 August 2013
US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over 'threats' The United States on Thursday evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, citing "specific threats" amid a worldwide alert over Al-Qaeda intercepts.
09 August 2013
US man held after 'Facebook murder' of wife A US man was being quizzed by police on Thursday after gunning down his wife and posting a gruesome picture of her dead body on Facebook.
09 August 2013
Kazakhs charged with impeding Boston bombing probe A federal grand jury in Boston indicted two college students from Kazakhstan on Thursday for allegedly impeding investigators pursuing the Boston Marathon bombers.
09 August 2013
Syria on menu as Ban, Russia FM hold working dinner UN chief Ban Ki-moon emphasized the need to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict when he met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.
Obama, Erdogan discuss Syria and Egypt US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Wednesday to discuss developments in Syria and Egypt.
Rare Schindler documents up for auction Rare documents that a historian says fill in some major gaps in the story of Holocaust hero Oskar Schindler have gone up for auction online.
09 August 2013
Top Venezuelan court rejects opposition's vote appeal Venezuela's top court on Wednesday rejected opposition leader Henrique Capriles' appeal following the contested presidential vote that brought Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor to power.
Yemen says Qaeda plotted to take hostages at oil port Yemen said Wednesday it had foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to storm a Western-run oil terminal and seize a port city, as a terror alert kept US Middle East missions closed.
US,EU urge return to democracy in Egypt The United States and the European Union on Wednesday urged Egypt's battling political factions and dominant military to agree a path for a return to democratic rule.
08 August 2013
Disney reaches for the skies with 'Planes'As a lifelong aviation enthusiast and qualified pilot, filmmaker Klay Hall was the logical choice when Disney was seeking a director for its latest animated offering, "Planes."
08 August 2013
Kazakhstan ballet dancers win prizes in New YorkBallet dancers from Kazakhstan Assel Kumarova, Serik Nakyspekov and Azamat Askarov took part in Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition