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Russian outcry over plan to destroy smuggled Western foods Russians hit out against government plans to destroy hundreds of tonnes of Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.

06 August 2015

UN chief seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon raised alarm over a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees and called for urgent donations.

05 August 2015

Turkey vows 'whatever necessary' in fight against militants President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to do "whatever necessary" in Turkey's controversial fight against Kurdish militants, with no end in sight to a two-week cycle of violence.

04 August 2015

Israel president threatened over 'Jewish terrorism' comment Police have opened an investigation into online threats against Israel's president following his condemnation of "Jewish terrorism" after a firebombing killed a Palestinian child.

04 August 2015

Germany urges Turkey not to 'tear down bridges' with Kurds German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Turkey not to abandon the Kurdish peace process despite an upsurge in tension and violence.

01 August 2015

Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia's veto of MH17 tribunal Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to push for justice despite Russia's veto of a UN resolution.

30 July 2015

PKK 'never respected' peace process: Turkey Turkey's foreign minister said that Kurdish rebels "never respected" the peace process with Ankara, with a ceasefire now in tatters after a series of attacks and cross-border offensives.

28 July 2015

Kazakhstan in 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy: Bloomberg Kazakhstan ended up in the 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy compiled by Bloomberg.

14 July 2015

Bosnia marks 20 years since Srebrenica massacre Thousands of people were pouring into Srebrenica to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Muslims in the worst mass killing in Europe since World War II.

11 July 2015

145-men fight between Chinese and Kazakh miners in Kazakhstan, 65 injured A large fight between Kazakh and Chinese workers of Aktogay mine in East Kazakhstan occurred on July 8.

10 July 2015

Serbian PM to go to Srebrenica for massacre anniversary Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia said he would attend the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre this weekend in a bid to forge reconciliation.

08 July 2015

UNESCO condemns IS destruction of Syria's Palmyra antiquities UNESCO condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra.

04 July 2015

Kazakh President urges to stop armed conflicts President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged to stop all armed conflicts in his address during the V Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana.

10 June 2015

Second round of Syrian opposition talks to be held in Astana The second round of consultations of Syrian opposition groups will be held in Kazakhstan's Astana in mid-September.

09 June 2015

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister tags crisis in Ukraine anomaly Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Idrissov said that the conflict in Ukraine was an anomaly.

05 June 2015

Mogherini calls for resuming Palestinian-Israeli peace process EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations, saying the situation on the ground was "not sustainable."

28 May 2015

Hollande says world must respond to threat to Palmyra French President Francois Hollande said the world must respond to Islamic State jihadists' seizure of Palmyra.

22 May 2015

We will be bound by special relations with EEU: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan will step up efforts to help settle conflicts in the Islamic World and the post-Soviet space.

13 May 2015

UN chief calls for halt to fighting in Mali UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate halt to fighting in Mali, where government forces are battling Tuareg rebels.

30 April 2015

Syrian opposition proposes holding consultations in Astana to resolve crisis Syrian opposition wants to invite Kazakhstan to serve as mediator in resolving the conflict in their country.

22 April 2015

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