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It's complicated: The many women in JFK's life
There was glamorous Jackie, of course. And mother Rose, who nurtured his White House ambitions. And all the others: a movie star, a teenaged intern, a mistress with Mafia ties and more.
05 November 2013
S. Korea president addresses suspicions of poll-meddling
S. Korean President Park Geun-Hye vowed to ensure the political neutrality of government agencies, as she addressed allegations that the domestic spy service interfered in last year's presidential election.
31 October 2013
Nazarbayev congratulates Margvelashvili on becoming Georgia's new president
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram congratulating Giorgi Margvelashvili on his election as Georgia's new President.
31 October 2013
Uzbek first daughter confirms media empire shutdown
The eldest daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Wednesday confirmed the closure of television channels she is believed to control, as rumours build of a rift in the ruling family.
31 October 2013
Georgia PM ally revels in big win at presidential poll
An ally of billionaire Georgian PM Bidzina Ivanishvili on Monday basked in an overwhelming win at presidential polls in the ex-Soviet state to replace larger-than-life moderniser Mikheil Saakashvili.
28 October 2013
Nazarbayev proposes liquidating EurAsEC, but Putin opposes
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to dissolve EurAsEC because "two overlapping organizations with similar rules are not needed".
25 October 2013
Kazakhstan’s President suggests granting Turkey admission into the Customs Union
When speaking at the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk, Nazarbayev also suggested dismissing the EurAsEC.
25 October 2013
Kazakhstan’s President suggests Russia holding joint negotiations to enter WTO
Kazakhstan wouldn’t be able to work within the Customs Union with the level of protection suggested by the USA: President Nazarbayev.
25 October 2013
President Nazarbayev assures his health condition is OK
There are rumours of me being supposedly ill and going to resign. I have no intentions of resigning: Nazarbayev.
25 October 2013
Kazakhstan’s President tours round the West of Kazakhstan
There is a necessity to further implement programs to develop small and medium-sized business and micro-lending facilities: President Nazarbayev.
24 October 2013
S. Korea election meddling scandal threatens Park
A simmering row over alleged election meddling by South Korea's domestic spy service is threatening to boil over into a full-blown scandal that could seriously scald President Park Geun-Hye's administration.
23 October 2013
Nazarbayev supports introduction of wealth tax in Kazakhstan
Rich people should channel their wealth into development of the country that helped them become who they are, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
18 October 2013
Ukrainian President to visit Kazakhstan in 2014
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will render an official visit to Kazakhstan in 2014.
16 October 2013
Ex-finance minister Ghani bullish as Afghan election race begins
He collected a meagre three percent of the vote last time, but Ashraf Ghani is not short of self-confidence, believing he will win elections in April and be a transformative president of Afghanistan.
16 October 2013
Azerbaijan leader triumphant but OSCE says poll flawed
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Thursday secured a crushing election victory that saw his family prolong its decades-long rule but the US, EU and OSCE lent weight to opposition accusations of foul play.
11 October 2013
Argentina leader to receive surgery for brain injury
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner was to undergo surgery Tuesday to drain a brain hematoma, officials said, leaving her party in uncertainty in the run-up to this month's congressional elections.
08 October 2013
Rwanda president slams US sanctions over child soldiers
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday angrily condemned a US decision to impose sanctions against his country for allegedly backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who recruit child soldiers.
07 October 2013
Brazil environment icon to decide on presidential bid
The political future of former former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva was unclear Friday after she failed to gather enough signatures to register her new party for next year's elections.
06 October 2013
Gregory Marchenko replaced with Kairat Kelimbetov as Central Bank Governor
Nursultan Nazarbayev elaborated that Mr. Marchenko had been relieved of duties for family reasons.
01 October 2013
After 200 years, George Washington gets a library
George Washington, the first president of the United States, was finally honored with a library Friday, more than 200 years after the end of his tenure.
28 September 2013