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Democrats were projected to hold onto the Senate and Republicans were to retain the House of Representatives on Tuesday, raising the likely prospect of more partisan gridlock in a divided US Congress.

• 07 ноября 2012, 12:41

Eleanor Holmes Norton pounds her fist in frustration over her role as a non-voting member of the US Congress. She has endured this second-class status for 20 years.

• 27 октября 2012, 18:06

Kazakhstan has good chances of holding the World Petroleum Congress in Astana in 2017: WPC president.

• 09 октября 2012, 14:52

The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.

• 03 октября 2012, 10:46

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced hope Saturday that the US Congress would act this month to end Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia but also raised concerns on human rights.

• 09 сентября 2012, 15:06

Libya's interim authorities said they will hand over power to a newly elected congress on Wednesday, less than a year after its fighters overthrew the regime of Moamer Kadhafi.

• 06 августа 2012, 17:43

The US Congress Wednesday approved punishing new sanctions targeting Iran's energy and shipbuilding sectors, a day after President Barack Obama unveiled measures to cripple Tehran's nuclear drive.

• 03 августа 2012, 15:00

Libya has taken an "important step forward" with this month's election results and the vote process showed the Libyan people's "commitment to democracy".

• 20 июля 2012, 13:42

Libya's liberal coalition outscored Islamist parties in preliminary results unveiled by the electoral commission Tuesday -- but it remained unclear who will dominate the next congress.

• 19 июля 2012, 13:34

Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party stressed its "centrist" and "moderate" position, in a resolution adopted Sunday, the fourth day of its first congress at home in 24 years.

• 16 июля 2012, 14:20

Majilis speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin met with the delegation of American parliamentarians led by Dan Burton.

• 03 июля 2012, 10:46

Nursultan Nazarbayev met with former Prime-Minister of Canada Jean Chretien who arrived in Astana for the 4th Congress of World Religions.

• 30 мая 2012, 13:18

Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Astana for participation in the 4th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

• 30 мая 2012, 13:05

The forth meeting of the religious leaders is called Peace and Accord as a Choice of Humankind.

• 30 мая 2012, 12:12

The purpose of the congress is to discuss potential of Kazakhstan PPP Center and practical measures of legislative development of the partnership mechanisms in Kazakhstan economy.

• 18 мая 2012, 11:36

4th Congress of World Religions to take place in Astana on May 30-31. May 31 is the Memory Day of Victims of Political Repressions.

• 20 июня 2011, 19:03

The first Congress of Turkic Countries' Local and Regional Media kicked off in Rize, Turkey on April 25.

• 26 апреля 2011, 10:50