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Ex-FBI agent gets 11 years for security leaks, child porn
A former FBI agent was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for disclosing confidential national security information about a foiled bomb plot to an Associated Press reporter.
15 November 2013
Aid steams in to Philippines as Obama launches appeal
The United States said relief channels were belatedly opening up to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Thursday as President Barack Obama urged Americans to dig deep and other countries upped their aid.
14 November 2013
Obama popularity at all-time low: survey
US President Barack Obama's popularity has slumped to an all-time low, with a majority of Americans for the first time believing him to be dishonest and untrustworthy, a new survey showed Tuesday.
13 November 2013
Obama not 'poking' into origin of intelligence on allies
President Barack Obama Thursday said he had never poked and probed to find out the origin of US intelligence on key allies like Germany, following a furor over claims US spies eavesdropped on foreign leaders.
08 November 2013
Syrian regime says not going to Geneva talks to hand over power
The Syrian regime will not attend a proposed Geneva peace conference if the aim is for President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power, the country's information minister said Monday.
05 November 2013
Only six Americans enrolled on 'Obamacare' first day
Just six people managed enrol in Obamacare on day one of the health plan's troubled rollout, documents released by Republican lawmakers showed, in a new embarrassment for the White House.
03 November 2013
Letter in defence of Kazakhstan students arrested in Boston submitted to Obama
A letter in defence of Kazakhstan students apprehended in Boston has been transferred to U.S. President Barack Obama.
06 June 2013
Nazarbayev sends condolences to Obama over Boston blasts
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama over the terrorist attack in Boston.
16 April 2013
Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama
Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.
07 February 2013
Columbia space tragedy, 10 years on
NASA will commemorate the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts a decade ago, a landmark incident that triggered the end of the shuttle mission.
01 February 2013
Nazarbayev expressed condolences to Obama over U.S. school mass shooting
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama in relation to the tragedy in the American school in Connecticut.
17 December 2012
Hillary Clinton congratulated Kazakhstan people on Independence Day on behalf of U.S. President
I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrate your Independence Day this December 16: Clinton.
17 December 2012
Obama stands firm on taxes in fiscal cliff showdown
US President Barack Obama told opposition Republicans they would have to accept tax increases for the rich if the country was to avoid going over the fiscal cliff.
15 November 2012
Nazarbayev congratulated Obama on re-election
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to Barack Obama in relation to his re-election U.S. President.
09 November 2012
Polls start to open on US election day
US polling stations opened, with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney locked in a tight presidential contest after a burst of last-minute campaigning.
06 November 2012
US Cold War trade rule stays as Russia joins WTO
The Obama administration welcomed Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization, but said US exporters would be disadvantaged unless Congress repeals Russia's Cold War-era trade status.
24 August 2012
US, Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat
British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama warned they would be forced to consider a new course of action if Syria threatens to use chemical weapons on rebel fighters.
23 August 2012
Romney sees more oil drilling on US land and offshore
White House hopeful Mitt Romney will unveil an energy plan that would empower US states to control drilling on federal lands.
23 August 2012
Charm given to Obama by Nazarbayev was made by Uralsk designers
The Tumar that Nursultan Nazarbayev gave to Barack Obama was made by the artistic group Woman Art Design from Uralsk.
30 March 2012
Nazarbayev presented a charm to Obama and wished luck in elections
Kazakhstan President presented a Tumar (Kazakh traditional charm) to his American counterpart.
26 March 2012