Lula aides convicted of corruption in Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday found former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ex-chief of staff guilty of corruption in connection with a vote-buying scheme in Congress.
Agreement on Friendship between Kazakhstan and Russia to be updated and expanded before the end of 2013
It was announced following the talks of Presidents Nazarbayev and Putin in Moscow October 9.
Colombia leader back in office after cancer surgery
Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos resumed his duties as president Monday, a week after he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his prostate.
Maldivian police arrest ex-president Nasheed: party
Maldivian police on Monday arrested the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed after he again failed to turn up for the start of a trial for abuse of power.
Kazakhstan’s President talks on Customs Union, terrorism, Zhanaozen riots, Olympic success and other things
President Nazarbayev said he was dreaming of turning Kazakhstan into a nation independent of oil, gas and other mineral wealth. “I am looking forward to having this goal reached and seeing how it works”.
Philippine president defends cybercrime law
Philippine President Benigno Aquino defended a new cybercrime law Friday amid a storm of protests from critics who say it will severely curb Internet freedoms and intimidate netizens into self-censorship.
Colombian president's cancer surgery successful
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos underwent successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his prostate Wednesday.
Georgia tensions rise after close-run polls
Georgia on Tuesday awaited the outcome of hard-fought parliamentary polls as the opposition threatened a dramatic victory over President Mikheil Saakashvili's long-dominant ruling party.
Ex Foreign Minister appointed Aide to the President
48-year-old Kazykhanov managed the country’s Foreign Ministry from April 2011.
Ahmadinejad slams West's 'nuclear intimidation'
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West and Israel of nuclear "intimidation" on Wednesday, after US President Barack Obama vowed to halt Tehran's alleged weapons program.
New York, New York - Ahmadinejad bids farewell
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would have fond memories of his annual trips to New York, as he wrapped up his last trip to the Big Apple as his country's leader.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Turkey Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek
My current visit is aimed at strengthening of the inter-parliamentary ties: Turkey Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek
Saakashvili battles billionaire in Georgia poll showdown
Georgia votes in parliamentary polls Monday with President Mikheil Saakashvili's party facing a billionaire-led opposition in a test of the ex-Soviet state's democracy overshadowed by a torture scandal.
S.Korea warns North against election meddling
South Korea on Wednesday threatened a strong military response to any provocative act by North Korea aimed at influencing the South's presidential election in December.
Iran's president says backing gays is for 'capitalists'
Supporting homosexuality is the stuff of hardline capitalists who do not care about real human values, Iran's president said Monday.
Pakistan-US gingerly seek to repair ties
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday as the two nations inch towards repairing vital ties severely damaged by a series of crises.
Iranian president condemns anti-Islam film
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday sharply criticized the film mocking Islam that has sparked deadly anti-American protests in the Muslim world, but also called for restraint.
Belarus opposition ridicules 'falsified' polls
Belarus on Monday boasted of a massive turnout in parliamentary polls won by supporters of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko but the opposition ridiculed the results as brazenly rigged.
Aslan Mussin appointed head of Accounts Commission
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has appointed former head of the Presidential Administration Aslan Mussin chairman of the Accounts Commission.
Isolated Belarus elects parliament amid boycott
Belarus will on Sunday elect a new parliament in polls largely boycotted by the opposition, almost two years after protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election sparked a mass crackdown.