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PM under fire as 100,000 flee worst Malaysia floods in decades
Malaysia's worst flooding in decades forced more than 100,000 people to flee as premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing with US President.
26 December 2014
Nazarbayev and Poroshenko meet in Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko today in Kiev, Ukraine.
23 December 2014
India's Sonia Gandhi hospitalised for infection
The head of India's opposition Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has been hospitalised for a respiratory infection, her party said on Friday.
19 December 2014
Kazakhstan's President on global situation
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has shared his thoughts about the current situation in the world.
16 December 2014
Ukraine truce under pressure as Europe raises Russia fears
A three-day-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was under pressure after three government soldiers were killed.
12 December 2014
Uzbek President marks Nazarbayev's farsighted approach
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has marked the farsighted approach of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
26 November 2014
French President Francois Hollande to visit Kazakhstan in December
President of France Francois Hollande will visit Kazakhstan’s capital Astana in December 2014.
24 November 2014
Nazarbayev talks to Putin on phone
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
22 November 2014
Presidents of Czech Republic and Uzbekistan to pay official visit to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev will meet with the President of Czech Republic Milos Zeman and the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
20 November 2014
New Governor of East Kazakhstan Oblast appointed
Danial Akhmetov has been appointed Governor of East Kazakhstan Oblast.
18 November 2014
Karim Massimov meets Georgian PM
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili during his official visit to Kazakhstan.
18 November 2014
Swiss President to pay official visit to Kazakhstan
President of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on November 20.
18 November 2014
Republicans fume over report Obama may shut Guantanamo
President Barack Obama is considering shutting Guantanamo and transferring its terror-suspect detainees to US soil.
11 October 2014
Yemen names new PM, who is rejected by rebels
Yemen's president named his chief of staff as premier, a move rejected by Shiite rebels who overran the capital two weeks ago.
08 October 2014
Brazil primed for closest election in decades
Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.
04 October 2014
Kazakhstan offers Singapore to mutually abolish visa regime
Kazakhstan has offered Singapore to have a visa free regime between the countries.
31 August 2014
Putin discusses sanctions and bans with Nazarbayev and Lukashenko
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has discussed trade and economic harmonization in the context to Russia’s ban of Western imports of food with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
09 August 2014
Chinese leader seeks to woo Latin America
Chinese President Xi Jinping presses a charm offensive with Latin American leaders on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's growing interest in a resource-rich region traditionally considered the backyard of the United States.
17 July 2014
Putin, Kirchner seek 'multipolarity' in Argentina visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner called for a multipolar world order as Moscow sought to boost ties with Latin America amid heightened East-West tensions.
14 July 2014
Putin in Cuba to rekindle Latin America ties
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Cold War ally Cuba on Friday, launching a tour that will see him cozy up to Latin America amid newly frayed relations with the West.
12 July 2014