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Australia PM urged to quit after 'Brexiting' himself Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.

04 July 2016 13:30

India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.

27 June 2016 15:24

Kazakh president appoints new administration chief Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed a new chief-of-staff amid signs of a major political shake up in the country.

22 June 2016 17:09

British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".

12 May 2016 14:29

Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude' Queen Elizabeth II called members of a Chinese delegation "very rude", in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.

11 May 2016 16:29

Britain would be less well off after Brexit: OECD Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the OECD said on Wednesday.

27 April 2016 15:38

Kyrgyz parliament confirms new PM, government Kyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously endorsed a new government led by the country's sixth prime minister.

13 April 2016 19:56

Brazil's impeachment: a how to guide Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff risks being driven from office if the lower house votes in favor of an impeachment trial.

11 April 2016 16:34

US and Russia to push Syrian political transition US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to intensify the drive for a political settlement in Syria but remained divided over Bashar al-Assad's future.

25 March 2016 16:17

Brexit 'biggest domestic risk to financial stability': Carney Britain voting to leave the European Union would create a domestic risk to British financial stability: Bank of England governor Mark Carney

09 March 2016 01:03

Chaotic mix of actors and interests in Syria war Syria's brutal five-year war has turned increasingly messy tangle of internal and external players with their own multi-faceted agendas.

17 February 2016 16:41

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry comments on Iran-Saudi crisis The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan calls the leaders of both countries to cooperate to resolve the crisis.

20 January 2016 17:35

Tajik parliament votes to name president 'leader of nation' Tajikistan's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to grant President Emomali Rakhmon the title 'Leader of the Nation' for life.

09 December 2015 18:33

EU may delay Russia sanctions decision to next week EU nations may delay a decision on whether to roll over economic sanctions against Russia.

09 December 2015 18:24

'Virtual trees' turn the Eiffel Tower green for COP21 The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.

30 November 2015 16:54

Trump scraps press event as black pastors deny endorsement Donald Trump abruptly scrapped a news conference designed to showcase his support from black religious leaders, as African-American pastors lined up to deny they were willing to endorse the Republican frontrunner.

30 November 2015 16:49

Turkey sends corpse of shot down pilot back to Russia: reports Turkey on Monday sent back to Russia the corpse of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border.

30 November 2015 15:51

EU, Turkey agree 3bn euro aid deal to stem migrant crisis: Tusk The European Union and Turkey agreed on a deal to stem the migrant crisis, including a three-billion-euro ($3.2-billion) aid package for Syrian refugees in Turkey.

30 November 2015 15:46

Assad says enemies boosting his opponents Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his enemies have increased support for rebels fighting his regime as loyalists backed by Russia and Iran push an offensive to regain lost territory.

30 November 2015 15:01

French PM Valls calls on Gulf to accept more refugees French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on the Gulf states to accept more refugees fleeing Syria, saying that a "humanitarian disaster" could erupt in the Balkans if Europe does not control its borders.

28 November 2015 15:20

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