Obama says Russia not abiding by deal on Ukraine
US President Barack Obama accused Russia on Thursday of failing to respect an agreement to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, the latest salvo in the Cold War-like duel between Washington and Moscow over the future of the ex-Soviet nation.
Abe, Obama affirm Japan-US alliance at summit
Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe were Thursday discussing the future shape of the Japan-US security alliance as they met for talks at the start of the president's tour of a tense Asia.
Brazil ex-leader Kubitschek was not murdered
Former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek was not murdered by the country's military dictatorship but died in 1976 due to a car crash, a panel said.
President says ferry crew's actions 'tantamount to murder'
The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board acted in a way "tantamount to murder," President Park Guen-Hye said Monday, as four more crew members were arrested.
Philippine leader apologises over 'world's worst airport'
Philippine President Benigno Aquino publicly apologised on Wednesday for failures in air conditioning at Manila airport, already named by an online travel guide as the world's worst.
Liberia's first post-war president dies
Former Liberian president Gyude Bryant, who led a peacetime government after two ruinous back-to-back civil wars, died aged 65 on Wednesday, the government said in a statement.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the country’s financial industry
Head of State gave a number of instructions to the National Bank and the Government to reduce the share of NPLs, accelerate introduction of Basel III standards, and strengthen safeguards to protect the rights of consumers of banking products.
Kazakhstan and Bahrain to promote Islamic banking in Kazakhstan
We are interested in Bahrain’s practices in this realm as the country is a major center of Islamic finances”, President Nazarbayev said following his talks with King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa in Astana April 14.
Kazakhstan intending to boost trade turnover with Bahrain
It’s the first official visit of Sheikh Ḥamad ibn ʿIsā Āl Khalīfah to Kazakhstan.
President Nazarbayev suggests decreasing headcount of public bodies inspecting small businesses
According to him, there is a moratorium on inspecting small businesses and the officers have no job to do.
Kazakhstan’s President on tax amnesty before introducing reporting expenses
This measure will help us bring a big share of business out of shadow, bringing us closer to the transparency level reached in developed economies: President Nazarbayev.
President Nazarbayev instructs to develop strategy to invest assets of Single Pension Fund
President also stressed that the National Bank should develop extra incentives to reduce dollarization of the banking sector.
Government should teach Kazakhstan’s citizens to pay off loans: President Nazarbayev
President is confident that excessive support to businesses on the part of the Government hampers businesses from developing.
Solis elected as Costa Rica's new president: official
Political centrist Luis Guillermo Solis was elected president of Costa Rica in a runoff vote Sunday, becoming the first third-party candidate to win in decades.
Samsung 'selfie' flap now in hands of lawyers: White House
The controversy over a "selfie" photo of President Barack Obama and baseball star David Ortiz now is in the hands of attorneys, a White House official said on Sunday.
Malta gets new female president
Malta's Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was on Friday sworn in as the island state's ninth president after being named by the prime minister and approved by parliament.
Two female Western journalists shot in Afghanistan, one dead: police
A female Western journalist was shot dead and another wounded in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost on Friday, on the eve of the country's presidential election, police said.
Nazarbayev meets with new Presidential Administration
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ranking officials of the Presidential Administration.
President Nazarbayev comments on new Defense Minister
I believe he is the most appropriate candidate to fill in the position. We have deliberately chosen a civilian for the position: President Nazarbayev.
President Nazarbayev on languages in Kazakhstan
Measures should be taken to calm down the excessively ardent public servants discriminating against candidates seeking public service on the basis of the language the latter speak: President Nazarbayev.