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Bigger risk of Finnish job cuts in Nokia-Alcatel deal: minister
Finnish Finance Minister said that Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's takeover of rival Alcatel-Lucent will put more jobs at risk in Finland than in France.
18 April 2015 10:32
Nazarbayev comments on upcoming elections
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has commented on his participation in the upcoming presidential elections.
17 April 2015 21:12
Iran Foreign Minister speaks at Kazakhstan University of Humanities and Law
Foreign Minister of Iran talks sanctions, extremism, oil, failure of Western policies and cooperation with Central Asia in his speech for Kazakhstani students.
17 April 2015 18:41
Hillary Clinton heads to New Hampshire after Iowa kickoff
US presidential contender Hillary Clinton will visit the key primary election state of New Hampshire early next week, after her first presidential election trip this week.
17 April 2015 12:46
EU eager to finalize probe into Google 'market abuse'
The European Union said Thursday it had filed anti-trust charges against Google to speedily resolve allegations that the tech titan abuses its search engine's market dominance.
17 April 2015 11:59
Russian defence chiefs blame US for global security risks
Top Russian defence officials lashed out at the USA, accusing it of undermining global security by funding revolutions and expanding NATO in a bid to contain Russia.
17 April 2015 11:45
Varoufakis says Greece committed to eurozone
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that his country is determined to remain in the eurozone.
17 April 2015 11:11
Chelsea Clinton steps into the spotlight
Photographed, interviewed and increasingly prominent in her family's charitable empire, there is no more ardent cheerleader for her mother's bid for the presidency.
16 April 2015 14:13
Resurgent Russia worries Finns, but NATO not an option
Finns are once again worried about the threat posed by their resurgent eastern neighbour Russia, though they remain firmly opposed to joining NATO.
16 April 2015 13:51
Another ally of Ukraine ex-president Yanukovych found dead
A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances.
16 April 2015 13:46
Hollande says Nokia must guarantee French jobs in Alcatel deal
French President Francois Hollande said he supported Finnish firm Nokia's 15.6-billion-euro ($16.6 billion) bid to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent.
16 April 2015 13:33
EU parliament urges Turkey to recognise 'Armenian genocide'
The European Parliament urged Turkey to use the centenary of Ottoman-era massacres to "recognise the Armenian genocide".
16 April 2015 11:44
Russia sanctions only lifted when truce respected: G7
Russia can expect international sanctions against it to be lifted only when it complies with the terms of a ceasefire with Ukraine.
16 April 2015 10:05
President of Turkey to visit Kazakhstan on April 16
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on April 16.
15 April 2015 19:51
Erdogan vows to brush off any EU parliament genocide decision
Turkish President warned Turkey would ignore any decision by the European Parliament qualifying the 1915 killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide.
15 April 2015 16:37
Hollande heads to Switzerland to mend ties after tax squabbles
French President Francois Hollande will arrive in Switzerland for a state visit aimed at mending ties with Bern.
15 April 2015 16:22
Clinton makes first campaign stop in small-town America
Hillary Clinton's 1,000-mile road trip brought her to a small town in America's agricultural heartland for the first official stop.
15 April 2015 15:35
Obama hails progress in fight against Islamic State in Iraq
President Barack Obama hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House and hailed the US-backed Iraqi forces' progress against the IS group.
15 April 2015 15:25
G7 foreign ministers look to progress on Ukraine, Iran
G7 foreign ministers met in Germany looking to build on recent progress on the Ukraine crisis and Iran's nuclear programme.
15 April 2015 13:28
UN threatens Libya sanctions, urges negotiations
The UN Security Council pressed Libya's warring factions to urgently form a unity government and threatened sanctions against those behind spiraling violence.
14 April 2015 15:25