World powers fail to heal Syria rift at G20 dinnerWorld powers discussed the Syria crisis over dinner at the G20 summit but failed to bridge deeply entrenched divisions over a US push for military action against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
IMF warns G20 of slowing emerging economiesThe International Monetary Fund warned the Group of 20 Wednesday that emerging economies were slowing more than expected and under pressure from US plans to slow its stimulus.
Gay rights activists protest Russia law About 300 gay rights activists rallied in Madrid on Tuesday as part of an international protest against hotly disputed Russian laws cracking down on homosexuals.
04 September 2013
Laywer who led to Ablyazov arrested in MoscowThe 37-y.o. lawyer Yelena Tischenko has been arrested in Moscow. She was the one who involuntarily helped track down the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
03 September 2013
Armenian ambassador leaves KazakhstanKazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin has met with Ambassador of Armenia Vassiliy Kazaryan who is finishing his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
03 September 2013
Russia sends spy ship to Syria coast: reportRussia has sent a reconnaissance vessel from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, as Moscow anxiously watches Western plans for military action against the Damascus regime.
03 September 2013
Merkel hits out at Russia, China over Syria stance German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Russia and China over their stance in the Syrian crisis, saying in an interview published Saturday that their action weakened the United Nations.
Kyrgyzstan urges calm after teen's plague death Kyrgyzstan on appealed for calm after a 15-year-old boy died of bubonic plague in a rural area, stressing that doctors had not identified any new cases.
Moscow warns US against Syria military action Military action against the Syrian regime would be a "tragic mistake", Russia said Sunday, warning the West not to preempt the results of a UN probe into alleged deadly chemical attacks.