Belgium cut off from world by national strikeBelgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
Azamat Tazhayakov's lawyer to lodge an appealAzamat Tazhayakov’s lawyers will appeal against the decision of the jury that found the Kazakhstani student guilty of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case.
25 July 2014
De Mistura to succeed Brahimi as Syria peace mediatorItalian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura will be the new UN mediator for Syria, taking on the Herculean task of finding a political solution to the devastating civil war, diplomats say.
10 July 2014
Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' by BahrainBahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."
08 July 2014
Two Tunisian ex-hostages return home from LibyaA Tunisian diplomat and a fellow embassy staffer who were abducted in Libya returned to Tunisia on a military plane early Monday after being freed by their unknown captors.
30 June 2014
King of Jordan on official visit in AstanaKing of Jordan Abdullah II and Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Al Abdullah arrived to Astana on an official visit on June 19.
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in IndonesiaThe opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.