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Tunisia presidential runoff likely after 'historic' vote Tunisia's incumbent President Moncef Marzouki appeared set for a runoff vote against an anti-Islamist party ex-premier.

24 November 2014

French President Francois Hollande to visit Kazakhstan in December President of France Francois Hollande will visit Kazakhstan’s capital Astana in December 2014.

24 November 2014

World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal.

24 November 2014

Nazarbayev talks to Putin on phone Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

22 November 2014

China rejects Uighur scholar's appeal against life sentence A Chinese court rejected an appeal against a life sentence handed to a prominent scholar from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority.

22 November 2014

Ukraine coalition agrees to make NATO membership a priority Ukraine's pro-Western political parties agreed to make joining NATO a priority in a coalition deal that will give them a parliamentary majority.

22 November 2014

Details of Obama's immigration plan President Barack Obama takes executive action to left the threat of deportation for some five million people.

21 November 2014

Jeb Bush champions US education reform ahead of 2016 Ex-president George W. Bush's younger brother Jeb, who is mulling a 2016 White House run, called for a revolution in the US education system.

21 November 2014

Biden arrives in Kiev for Ukraine talks US Vice-President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine, US diplomats in Kiev said, ahead of talks over possible increased assistance amid conflict in the east.

21 November 2014

Brazil leader vows no interference in Petrobras probe Brazil's President vowed not to interfere with investigators probing a scandal at the state-owned oil company Petrobras involving political payoffs.

21 November 2014

Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies extradition agreement with Italy The Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified the Agreement on Extradition of Convicts between Kazakhstan and Italy.

20 November 2014

Presidents of Czech Republic and Uzbekistan to pay official visit to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev will meet with the President of Czech Republic Milos Zeman and the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

20 November 2014

Venezuelan leader wraps up 'superpowers' with 28 laws Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wrapped up a year of congressionally granted "superpowers" by decreeing 28 new laws.

20 November 2014

Secret Service says 'fell short' protecting White House The Secret Service admitted to an "inexcusable" series of failures that allowed a disturbed veteran to make it deep into the White House armed with a knife.

20 November 2014

Britain 'not optimistic' on meeting deadline in Iran nuclear talks British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expressed doubt that a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers would be reached by the deadline.

20 November 2014

Spanish prosecutors to take legal action against Catalan president Spanish prosecutors said they will take legal action against Artur Mas after he went ahead with a symbolic independence referendum in defiance of a court injunction.

20 November 2014

Britain's Prince Charles to speak out as king: report Britain's Prince Charles plans to make "heartfelt interventions" in national life when he becomes king.

20 November 2014

Obama to act alone to fix 'broken' US immigration law US President Barack Obama will lay out a plan to fix the "broken" laws stranding millions of undocumented migrants in limbo.

20 November 2014

India's Modi in Fiji to meet Pacific leaders Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by cheering crowds clamouring for selfies when he visited Fiji.

19 November 2014

Joe Biden leaves on Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco tour US Vice President Joe Biden departed on a five-day tour of Ukraine, Turkey and Morocco, with the ongoing struggle between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels.

19 November 2014

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