I will protect national interests and wellbeing of citizens: Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev delivered a speech at the official inauguration ceremony.
Kazakhstan should choose - reforms or degradation: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that challenges were awaiting the country and it had to choose between reforms and degradation.
Karim Massimov appointed Kazakh Prime Minister
President of Kazakhstan appoints Karim Massimov Prime Minister.
Kazakhstan government resigns
With the inauguration of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the government of Kazakhstan resigns according to the Constitution.
Nazarbayev inaugurated
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has set a date for inauguration of the country's President to April 29.
Brazil's Rousseff inaugurates nuclear sub shipyard
Brazilian President inaugurated a naval shipyard that will oversee construction of a nuclear-powered submarine and four others to patrol Brazil's long coastline and oil reserves.
Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president, opposition storms out
Turkey's outgoing premier Erdogan was sworn in as president, as opponents who accuse him of authoritarianism stormed out of the ceremony.
Hungary backpedals on disputed Holocaust monument
The Hungarian government said Wednesday it had postponed the inauguration of a controversial monument which Jewish critics say glosses over Budapest's active role in the Holocaust.
Tajik president inaugurated for fourth term
Tajikistan's long-running President Emomali Rakhmon was inaugurated for a fourth term on Saturday, as he promised to alleviate the grinding poverty in the former Soviet country.
Crisis-hit Maldives hold new presidential vote
The Maldives on Saturday voted in a run-off presidential election held under intense international pressure to elect a new leader and end months of political unrest.
Mali president inaugurated in front of thousands
Leaders from across Africa and France watched the inauguration of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of his supporters.
Cartes takes office in Paraguay
Conservative businessman Horacio Cartes was sworn in as president of Paraguay Thursday, amid slowly improving relations with South American neighbors damaged by the 2012 ouster of leftist president Fernando Lugo.
Iran's Rowhani sworn in, urges West to talk
New President Hassan Rowhani, a reputed moderate, told the West after taking the oath of office on Sunday the only way to interact with Iran is through dialogue, not sanctions.
Ecuador's President Correa sworn to second term
Ecuador's hugely popular leftist president, Rafael Correa, was sworn in to a second term Friday, with energy reform and expanded overseas trade topping his agenda.
High drama as new Venezuelan president sworn in
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday, in a ceremony replete with drama as he replaced the late Hugo Chavez and urged dialogue with the opposition to build a better country.
Venezuela's Maduro to Peru summit before swearing-in
Election officials moved to defuse a political crisis on the eve of President-elect Nicolas Maduro's inauguration Friday, yielding to demands for an audit of the results in Sunday's bitterly contested elections.
Pope sets out on mission to 'embrace the poorest'
Pope Francis has donned the symbols of papal power, vowing to embrace the "poorest" at a grand inauguration in the Vatican as leader of a troubled Roman Catholic Church.
Taiwan row a first diplomatic test for Pope Francis
China's angry reaction to Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's attendance at the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday is the first taste of a long-running dispute..
Kazakhstan and South Korea to enhance strategic partnership
First deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev attended the inauguration ceremony of South Korea President Park Geun-Hye.
Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett at final Obama ball
Pop diva Lady Gaga and veteran crooner Tony Bennett spanned the generations Tuesday as President Barack Obama offered a final thank you to his army of campaign volunteers at his last inaugural ball.