World powers and Iran seek solution at Kazakhstan talks Iran and world powers sit down for two days of talks Friday in the hopes of putting an end to a decade-old nuclear dispute that has left the Islamic republic enduring UN sanctions and risking military action from its arch foe Israel.
Kazakh leader shifts top advisor to secondary role Kazakhstan President has appointed his top political advisor to the much more minor role of ambassador to Georgia, in the latest enigmatic change at the top of the energy-rich Central Asian state.
World powers seek rare progress in Iran nuclear talksWorld powers meet negotiators from Iran in Kazakhstan on Friday in the hope of seizing a possible window of opportunity presented by rare signs of progress in February talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.