Kazakhstan 50 years behind West: NazarbayevKazakhstan lags 50 years behind the West and needs skilled personnel to enter the Top 30 most developed countries: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
22 January 2014 23:39
Toronto 'crack mayor' caught out on new videoA new video surfaced Tuesday showing Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor -- who pledged to stay off alcohol after admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking -- in an apparent drunken stupor.
22 January 2014 17:48
Assad's future a 'red line' for peace talks: Syria FMThe future role of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a "red line" for the government delegation in peace talks, the foreign minister said Tuesday on the eve of their opening.
22 January 2014 14:52
Obama, Putin discuss Sochi Olympics security: White HousePresidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed security at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, amid rising fears in Washington for the safety of US athletes following terror threats against the Games.
22 January 2014 12:02
Embattled Turkey PM faces tough visit to EUTurkey's embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought Monday to downplay the risk of a crisis with the European Union as he headed to Brussels facing a row over controversial judical reforms.
Guinea president decrees new governmentGuinea's President Alpha Conde late Monday issued a decree forming a new government keeping in place his prime minister and over half the cabinet members, but excluding any opposition figures.
21 January 2014 17:39
Czech billionaire sets aside business for power politicsThe Czech Republic's second richest man whose fledgling party came in second in parliamentary elections, Andrej Babis, said Monday he is setting aside his business portfolio to take up a political one, as finance minister.
21 January 2014 14:29
Iran nuclear deal comes into force as US sanctions loomIran is due Monday to unplug key nuclear equipment for six months in return for a slight easing of crippling Western sanctions, as an interim deal between Tehran and world powers takes effect.
20 January 2014 11:12
Syrian opposition meets to decide on peace talksThe divided Syrian opposition will meet Friday in Istanbul to decide whether to join next week's landmark peace talks, as its Arab and Western allies ratchet up the pressure for it to attend.
18 January 2014 11:24
Japan PM to attend Sochi Olympics: reportsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports said Friday, despite calls for a boycott over Russia's anti-gay laws.
Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to SnowdenPresident Barack Obama presents Americans on Friday with long-awaited reforms of spy agency phone and Internet data collection sweeps, prompted by the damaging torrent of leaks unleashed by Edward Snowden.
Egypt constitution sails through vote but turnout keyEgyptian voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that paves the way for the army chief to run for president, early results showed Thursday, but turnout figures will provide a key measure of his popularity.
16 January 2014 13:10
Putin plots Syria strategy with Iran's ZarifRussia launches a fresh round of Syrian diplomacy on Thursday when it receives the foreign minister of Iran before hosting his counterpart from Syria ahead of historic peace talks on the bloody crisis.
16 January 2014 11:09
Egypt votes on constitution as violence highlights divideEgyptians queued to vote amid tight security Tuesday in a referendum on a new constitution likely to launch a presidential bid by the army chief who overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
15 January 2014 17:54
Moscow expels US journalistUS journalist David Satter, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been banned from the country in one of the first such expulsions since the Cold War.
15 January 2014 09:56
Spain satisfied with US explanation on NSA spying: PMPrime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday after meeting with US President Barack Obama that Spain had received a "satisfactory" explanation of reports that American spies bugged European leaders' phones.
14 January 2014 13:52
Rumoured affair turns messy for France's HollandeFrench President Francois Hollande's political and personal woes deepened on Sunday after it emerged that his girlfriend had been rushed to hospital following a report he has been having an affair with an actress.
