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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 15:09
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 14:56
With two years left, Obama prepares to go it alone
Barack Obama has only two years left in office but he is not ready to slow down.
19 November 2014 14:39
US Senate rejects Keystone pipeline by one vote
The US Senate narrowly rejected a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude oil to Gulf coast refineries.
19 November 2014 14:23
Irate Mexico president on defensive over mansion
Mexico's under-fire President Enrique Pena Nieto defended his wife's controversial purchase of a mansion owned by a government contractor.
19 November 2014 14:16
German FM sees 'no grounds for optimism' in Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was not optimistic about an end to the crisis in Ukraine.
19 November 2014 11:06
New Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan appointed
Berdybek Saparbayev has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
18 November 2014 19:00
New Governor of East Kazakhstan Oblast appointed
Danial Akhmetov has been appointed Governor of East Kazakhstan Oblast.
18 November 2014 18:54
Karim Massimov meets Georgian PM
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili during his official visit to Kazakhstan.
18 November 2014 16:44
Swiss President to pay official visit to Kazakhstan
President of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on November 20.
18 November 2014 16:35
Moscow hopes ties with EU have not crossed 'point of no return': Lavrov
Russia said it hopes its ties with the EU had not yet crossed the point of no return over the Ukraine crisis.
18 November 2014 15:00
Kerry broadside against IS: 'We are not intimidated'
US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a withering critique of the Islamic State, blasting extremist brutality.
18 November 2014 12:18
China will never use force to achieve its goals: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed never to use force to achieve Beijing's goals, including in maritime disputes.
17 November 2014 21:42
Modi's singing, dancing fans arrive for Australia address
Thousands of fans readied for a public address by Narendra Modi during the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Australia in 28 years.
17 November 2014 21:10
Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara
Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid iin support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
17 November 2014 13:00
Ukraine 'ready for total war' says Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko claimed his country was "prepared for total war" as fighting continued around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.
17 November 2014 12:56
China to double Iran energy investment: official
China will double its investment in Iran's energy projects, ahead of a deadline for a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme.
17 November 2014 11:01
Algerian President Bouteflika 'hospitalised in France'
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, has been admitted to hospital in the southeastern French town of Grenoble, a French government source told AFP.
15 November 2014 15:28
Pussy Riot thank Amnesty campaigners for support
Campaigners from Amnesty International honoured two members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot who served 22 months in prison.
15 November 2014 12:15
Steps agreed to lower Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that steps were agreed at talks in Amman to lower tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians.
14 November 2014 13:26
