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France 'faced down' attacks but still under threat says Hollande France "faced down" Islamists who were behind the deaths of 17 people in three days of attacks but still remains threatened.

10 January 2015 12:04

Polish left picks surprise presidential candidate Poland's ex-communist social democrats tapped a political unknown with model good looks and a doctorate degree in history for the May presidential vote.

10 January 2015 11:24

Sirisena to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president Maithripala Sirisena will be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president after the strongman incumbent conceded defeat in a bitterly fought election.

09 January 2015 14:57

Crisis-hit Croatia to elect president in uncertain vote Croatia elects a president in a run-off vote expected to be a tight fight between centre-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic and conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

09 January 2015 14:21

US says was overly optimistic on Haiti quake aid US officials admitted that Washington had been over ambitious in its plans to help Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

09 January 2015 13:21

Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades Sri Lankans turned out in large numbers, shrugging off some reports of intimidation to vote in the island's tightest election in decades.

09 January 2015 11:34

France to host international 'anti-terrorism' meeting Sunday France's interior minister said he would host an international meeting for his counterparts to discuss the battle against terrorism.

09 January 2015 10:58

Nazarbayev to discuss Ukrainian crisis and Astana meeting with Merkel in Berlin on January 9 President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrives to Berlin on Janurary 9 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

08 January 2015 16:53

Greek PM uses Paris attack to slam Syriza migration proposals Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras used the deadly Islamist attack on France's Charlie Hebdo magazine in an election campaign speech.

08 January 2015 14:42

EU chair Latvia says Russia 'more open' to Ukraine solution Latvia said Russia seemed more open to a negotiated solution over the conflict in Ukraine, raising the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow.

08 January 2015 14:27

Kerry pushes Sri Lanka leader to hold 'free, fair' polls Top US diplomat John Kerry has urged Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to ensure that Thursday's elections are peaceful and credible.

08 January 2015 12:42

New Mayor of Kokshetau city appointed Yermek Markzhikpayev has been appointed the new Mayor of Kokshetau city in northern Kazakhstan.

07 January 2015 18:18

EU to stay out of Greece election campaign: commissioner EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Greek voters will be left free to choose their destiny in upcoming elections.

07 January 2015 12:16

Time to crack down on 'Islamophobia', Turkey's Erdogan tells EU Turkish President warned the EU it should crack down on "Islamophobia" amid rising anti-Muslim protests instead of trying to teach Turkey lessons about democracy.

07 January 2015 11:35

Key events in Kazakhstan 2014: Overview Overview of 2014 and the key events in Kazakhstan.

06 January 2015 16:48

100 days in power for Afghan president, but no government Afghan President Ashraf Ghani marked his first 100 days in power, still struggling to form a government.

06 January 2015 15:08

Obama invites new Tunisian president to Washington President Barack Obama has invited Tunisia's first democratically elected president to visit Washington.

06 January 2015 11:54

Iraq PM calls for 'tribal revolution' against IS Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for a "tribal revolution" against the Islamic State group.

06 January 2015 11:34

Kazakhstan to popularize model of interethnic tolerance internationally: State Secretary Kazakhstan will continue popularizing the country’s model of interethnic tolerance and public consent internationally.

05 January 2015 15:37

Hollande: Russia sanctions should be lifted 'if progress' on Ukraine French President Francois Hollande said Monday that biting Western sanctions against Russia should be lifted if progress were made in resolving the Ukraine crisis.

05 January 2015 15:04

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