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Turkey urges EU action on Syria to end migrant crisis Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the EU consider a no-fly zone and safe haven area in Syria during talks to address Europe's spiralling migrant crisis.

06 October 2015 15:17

Syrian crisis can only be solved through peaceful means: Kazakh Minister Idrissov The Syrian crisis can only be solved through peaceful ways, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yerlan Idrissov said at the General Policy Debates at the UN headquarters in New York.

02 October 2015 21:00

Optimistic forecasts for Kazakhstani oil sector: 10th KazEnergy Forum 10th Eurasian KazEnergy Forum has gathered 2000 participants for three days in Kazakhstana's Astana city.

01 October 2015 20:11

Kazakhstan ready to accept refugees from Middle East Kazakhstan is ready to accept refugees from Middle Eastern countries.

25 September 2015 19:55

'Unlawful' vote in rebel-run areas would breach Ukraine peace deal: PM Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned that any attempt to hold "unlawful" elections in rebel-run areas in the country's east would constitute a breach of a February peace deal.

10 September 2015 11:36

Greece's Tsipras hints at possible vote deal with socialists Greece's former leader Alexis Tsipras has opened the door to a coalition with rivals on the left should his Syriza party fail to win a majority in elections in two weeks' time.

05 September 2015 14:29

EU faces 'unprecedented humanitarian, political crisis': Timmermans Europe is facing an "unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis" as it struggles with the huge influx of refugees and migrants, the European Commission's vice-president Frans Timmermans said.

04 September 2015 11:33

Dutch lecturer accuses Kazakhstan of sacking him under Russian pressure A Dutch lecturer accused a top university in Kazakhstan of sacking him after he tried to hold a talk on the "Russian-Ukrainian conflict", a claim denied by the university.

27 August 2015 10:17

Migrants crossing into Hungary hit record levels Record numbers of migrants streaming into EU member state Hungary from Serbia continue to climb, police said.

26 August 2015 15:07

Thousands of migrants cross Macedonia, Serbia heading for EU Thousands of migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, travelled through Macedonia and Serbia towards western Europe, as Italy's foreign minister said the escalating crisis threatened the bloc's "soul".

24 August 2015 13:37

Macedonia allows 'vulnerable' migrants to cross border Macedonia said it would allow a limited number of "vulnerable" migrants to enter the country after sealing its border with Greece to them, leaving thousands of refugees stuck in no-man's land.

22 August 2015 11:58

Tsipras proposes snap Greek vote for September 20: agency Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has proposed calling an early election in the crisis-hit country on September 20, the ANA news agency said.

21 August 2015 10:03

Mass axing of oil worker taking place in Aktobe Kazakh-Chinese oil company Velikaya Stena in Aktobe in Kazakhstan's west is laying off many workers.

13 August 2015 18:34

IMF says it will not join new Greece bailout right now The International Monetary Fund said it would not join a new bailout program for Greece until conditions for debt sustainability.

31 July 2015 10:21

Greek gov't has 'no intention' of calling early election Greece's government has "no intention" of calling early elections while in the throes of finalising a deal with its eurozone partners on a new bailout.

21 July 2015 10:38

Controversial Russian politician named deputy in Ukraine The nomination of a Russian politician to a top post in Odessa has caused a flurry of controversy in the tense political atmosphere of the violent Ukraine conflict.

20 July 2015 11:26

Ukrainian PM says Greece can learn austerity lessons Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that Greece could learn a few lessons from Britain about how to implement austerity measures.

16 July 2015 12:32

Greek PM faces hard sell on bailout deal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was Tuesday to hold meetings with his parliamentary majority, faced with the tough task of selling a new bailout deal.

14 July 2015 14:38

Poroshenko faces new security crisis in western Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis as a deadly standoff between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultranationalists entered a third day in a western enclave near Hungary.

14 July 2015 11:38

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 05:09

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