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Taiwan's ex-leader Lee Teng-hui on Friday defended himself in court against corruption charges stemming from his presidency between 1988 and 2000.

• 13 августа 2012, 13:41

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Monday, the State Department said, hours after her arrival on the latest leg of her Africa tour.

• 06 августа 2012, 12:26

He is expected to have a number of bilateral talks and attend the London Olympic Games opening ceremony.

• 25 июля 2012, 23:45

Ghana President John Atta Mills died suddenly Tuesday, hours after being taken ill and months before he was to seek re-election in a country seen as a bastion of democracy in west Africa.

• 25 июля 2012, 17:48

French lawmakers voted Thursday to reduce the salaries of President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault by 30 percent as part of a series of budget-cutting moves.

• 20 июля 2012, 19:16

India's former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to win presidential elections on Thursday, with some analysts predicting he may wield an unusual degree of influence in the ceremonial role.

• 17 июля 2012, 15:36

The elder brother of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak was arrested and detained early Wednesday pending a corruption trial, in a setback for the conservative ruling party during an election year.

• 12 июля 2012, 14:48

Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament was set to convene on Tuesday in defiance of the powerful military following a decree by newly elected President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate the assembly.

• 11 июля 2012, 10:47

Among possible measures there are kindergarden expenses compensation schemes and tax benefits.

• 10 июля 2012, 14:33

Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a former South Korean dictator, Tuesday formally announced her bid to become the country's first woman president and vowed to work for a fairer economy.

• 10 июля 2012, 13:56

President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov personally invited his Kazakhstan counterpart to visit Macedonia.

• 02 июля 2012, 18:32

Enrique Pena Nieto, the youthful candidate of the party that governed Mexico for decades, won a resounding victory Sunday in the country's presidential election, exit polls show.

• 02 июля 2012, 12:05

KazMunaiGas oil and condensed gas production in 2011 totaled 21.1 million tons. Plans are to produce 21.9 million tons in 2012.

• 27 июня 2012, 17:59

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi will render a working visit to Astana on June 26-27.

• 26 июня 2012, 14:30

The National Fund of Kazakhstan was created in 2000 as a stabilization fund that accumulates windfall revenues from oil sales and ensures the economy of Kazakhstan will be stable against the price swings of oil.

• 22 июня 2012, 14:38

According to him, the Government and the National Bank should take into consideration that local banks not always enjoy the same competitive advantage as foreign ones.

• 22 июня 2012, 14:18

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister held bilateral meetings with President of Afghanistan, Parliament speaker, Afghanistan Foreign Minister and other officials.

• 14 июня 2012, 13:08

Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ex-president of Germany Horst Köhler on the sidelines of the 5th Astana Economic Forum on May 23.

• 24 мая 2012, 19:33

According to the State Agency for Statistics, GDP growth in the Q1 2012 made up 5.6% as compared to the respective figure of 2011.

• 23 мая 2012, 13:24

President Nazarbayev received Total and General Electric Transportation senior management in his residence.

• 23 мая 2012, 10:30