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Japan PM urges reset in ties at first meet with China's Xi
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged a reset in frayed ties with China at his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
06 September 2013
Obama to meet Russian gay activists on G20 visit
US President Barack Obama will meet with Russian gay rights activists in the course of his visit to Russia.
05 September 2013
French ambassador leaves Kazakhstan
The Ambassador of France Jean-Charles Berthonnet has completed his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
03 September 2013
Kazakhstan and Indonesia arrange direct flights
Kazakhstan and Indonesia will be connected with direct flights.
03 September 2013
US postpones meeting with Russia on Syria: official
The United States on Monday postponed a meeting with Russia on the Syrian crisis, as Washington appeared to be positioning for a potential military strike.
27 August 2013
Obama: Greece needs policies focused on growth and jobs
US President Barack Obama called Thursday for more growth-oriented policies in Greece, saying the austerity has not been adequate to revive the country's battered economy.
09 August 2013
LatAm nations express surveillance 'indignation' to UN
Latin American bloc Mercosur reiterated Monday to the United Nations its indignation over US espionage practices revealed by Edward Snowden.
06 August 2013
EU's Ashton heads to visit Morsi amid new Egypt protests
The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton headed to meet ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi early Tuesday as his supporters rallied anew in Cairo.
30 July 2013
Syria opposition leader set to meet France's Hollande
Syria's opposition leader is scheduled to meet French President Francois Hollande Wednesday, a day after asking France for military aid to boost the forces fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
24 July 2013
China-Pakistan friendship 'sweeter than honey': Sharif
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang their countries' relationship was "sweeter than honey".
05 July 2013
Merkel hosts leaders to fight youth unemployment
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts European leaders in a bid to tackle sky-high youth unemployment.
03 July 2013
EU leaders meet as doubts grow over future
EU leaders meet this week knowing they have to deliver growth and jobs, especially for the young, as years of debt crisis austerity and soaring dole queues test faith in the European project.
25 June 2013
EU finance minister talks break down on bank closure regime
European Union finance ministers failed early Saturday to reach an agreement on how to close down failing banks before they can do too much damage to the wider economy.
24 June 2013
Obama meets privacy board on spy programs
President Barack Obama held a "candid" meeting with a privacy watchdog board, as he makes the case his White House has not abused power with Internet and telephone surveillance programs.
23 June 2013
More EU pressure on Iran, Israel PM tells Ashton
Europe must take a firmer line with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at the start of a working meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
21 June 2013
'Friends of Syria' meeting in Doha to discuss aid for rebels
Foreign ministers of the "Friends of Syria" group meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss military help and other aid for rebels after an onslaught by government forces who have retaken key areas.
21 June 2013
Investment ombudsman's first meeting to be held in Astana
The first meeting of the Kazakhstan investment ombudsman will be held in Astana on June 18.
17 June 2013
World leaders to meet in N. Ireland's 'watery gem'
Eight of the world's most powerful leaders will shut themselves away in splendid isolation for the G8 summit from Monday in a resort in a picturesque area of Northern Ireland that was once a bastion of the Irish Republican Army.
13 June 2013
Syria helicopter raid sparks Lebanon warning
Lebanon's army has warned it will hit back against any new attacks from Syria after a helicopter gunship struck an eastern town, ratcheting up tensions amid US-British talks on the conflict.
13 June 2013
Obama and Xi play nice, but future unclear
The leaders of the United States and China appear to have started off on friendly terms during a weekend together in the California sun, but it remains to be seen if good vibes can bridge deep gaps.
11 June 2013