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Moscow lying 'to my face,' says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian leaders of lying "to my face" about Moscow's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.

25 February 2015 13:46

Venezuela's ruling party targets new opposition leader Lawmakers from Venezuela's ruling party said they have asked prosecutors to investigate a leading opposition lawmaker for conspiring to overthrow President.

25 February 2015 13:39

Iran nuclear deal 'is at hand': EU foreign policy chief The European Union's foreign policy chief said an Iran nuclear deal was "at hand" and urged different sides to show political will ahead of a new round of talks.

25 February 2015 13:25

Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council to interpret early presidential elections idea The Senate has requested the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan to provide an official interpretation of the Article 41 of the Constitution on early presidential elections.

24 February 2015 17:47

Russia talks up chances of Iran nuclear deal Russia voiced confidence that world powers and Iran would be able to reach a comprehensive accord over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme by a June 30 final deadline.

24 February 2015 15:22

French president Hollande vows stiffer penalties for hate speech French President vowed to introduce tougher penalties for "racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic" remarks in the wake of last month's militant attacks in Paris.

24 February 2015 15:13

Australian PM Abbott accused of inciting ill-feeling Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was on Tuesday accused of "scapegoating" an entire community and inciting "ill-feeling" after telling Muslim leaders to do more to combat extremism.

24 February 2015 15:07

West making little headway in Ukraine crisis: Lithuania FM Despite pressure from sanctions and a high-level Franco-German mediation, the conflict in east Ukraine shows little sign of ending, Lithuania's foreign minister said.

24 February 2015 15:00

Emboldened Obama embraces presidential power Barack Obama is expected to issue the third and most significant veto of his presidency, embracing raw executive power in the twilight of his administration.

24 February 2015 14:34

Anti-nuclear movement leader may run for President in Kazakhstan Amantai-kazhy Assylbek, the leader of a Kazakhstani anti-nuclear movement, has declared his readiness to run for president.

23 February 2015 21:06

Kazakh Ambassador to UK presents letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Yerzhan Kazykhanov has presented the letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II.

23 February 2015 19:47

Brazil's Rousseff refuses Indonesian envoy credentials Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff refused to accept the credentials of the Indonesian ambassador to demonstrate her anger at last month's execution.

21 February 2015 15:46

US, Latin America worry over Venezuela tensions The United States and Latin American nations voiced concerns Friday over political tensions in Venezuela after the socialist government arrested the opposition mayor of Caracas in an alleged coup plot.

21 February 2015 15:44

Russia 'undermining' global world order: US In some of its sharpest criticism to date, Washington accused Moscow of "undermining" the global order by supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine.

21 February 2015 13:36

Russia may try to seize NATO territory, warns general Russia could try to seize territory from NATO states off the back of fighting in Ukraine, the military alliance's deputy commander in Europe.

21 February 2015 13:23

World's oldest leader Mugabe triumphant ahead of 'obscene' birthday bash The world's oldest leader, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, turns 91 with much to celebrate -- even as critics condemn as "obscene" his lavish birthday party plans.

21 February 2015 10:41

Leaders renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations.

20 February 2015 16:09

Afghan-Pakistan ties 'never better': Pakistani minister Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have never been better, a top Pakistani minister said.

20 February 2015 15:04

Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.

20 February 2015 13:05

Majilis asks Nazarbayev to support early presidential elections The Majilis has asked Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to support the idea of holding the presidential elections ahead of time.

19 February 2015 21:10

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