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Greece 'does not blackmail and will not be blackmailed': Tsipras
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that his government would not be pressured into breaking promises made to voters.
13 February 2015 12:17
World Bank to provide up to $2 bn in aid to Ukraine
The World Bank said it is prepared to provide up to $2 billion in financial assistance to conflict-torn Ukraine this year.
13 February 2015 11:55
UN chief urges action on Ukraine peace roadmap
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Russia and Ukraine to follow through on a ceasefire and other commitments to end the 10-month war in east Ukraine.
13 February 2015 11:51
Torebayev's Adventure competes at French film festival
Kazakhstani film director Nariman Torebayev is presenting his 'free interpretation' of Dostoevsky’s White Nights under the title Prikluchenie (Adventure) at the Vesoul international film festival of Asian Cinema’s (FICA) in France.
13 February 2015 04:54
Bulgaria simplifies visa requirements for Kazakhstan
Bulgaria has simplified visa requirements for citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
13 February 2015 04:48
SwissLeaks whistleblower says tried to report tax evasion in 2008
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge tax said he had tried to alert British authorities about evasion in 2008.
12 February 2015 13:03
Physics of food shows secrets of popcorn
To a couple of French investigators, popcorn is a biomechanical enigma waiting to be explained.
11 February 2015 13:47
HSBC not protected from charges over aiding tax evasion: US official
HSBC's 2012 criminal settlement with the US Justice Department does not protect the bank from fraud or tax evasion charges.
11 February 2015 13:27
Ukraine conflict main players hold talks ahead of peace summit
Ukrainian and Russian representatives as well as European mediators and pro-Moscow separatists held talks in Minsk.
11 February 2015 13:19
Obama presses Putin to strike Ukraine peace deal
US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution.
11 February 2015 13:10
Greece wants to fix debt problem with EU, not other powers
Greece's foreign minister said his left-wing government wants to resolve the nation's debt squeeze with Europe.
11 February 2015 12:48
Kazakh Speaker Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev takes part in Munich Security Conference
Kazakhstan Senate Speaker Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev has taken part in the Munich Security Conference.
11 February 2015 03:48
Greece draws up reforms as emergency debt meeting looms
Greece's radical new government was fine-turning details of a controversial reform deal it hopes to seal with sceptical EU creditors at critical talks.
10 February 2015 14:52
HSBC 'SwissLeaks' leaker urges more support for whistleblowers
The man who stole the trove of secret files that sparked a global scandal over banking giant HSBC's alleged assistance to wealthy tax dodgers.
10 February 2015 13:31
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit
EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit.
10 February 2015 13:21
No decision yet on Ukraine arms aid: Obama
US President Barack Obama said no decision had been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists.
10 February 2015 11:47
Britain says Putin behaving like tyrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin is behaving like a "mid-20th century tyrant", British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
09 February 2015 17:24
Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis
US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them.
09 February 2015 14:14
British Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons
Thousands of British Muslims protested against cartoons of Mohammed in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
09 February 2015 14:07
Greek PM 'unshakeable' on election pledges, calls for EU bridge loan
A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be "unshakeable" in carrying out the new Greek government's anti-austerity agenda.
09 February 2015 13:29