Kazakhstan to launch Agency for International Development: President Nazarbayev
We are ready to accommodate such an agency in either Astana or Almaty, President said when meeting the diplomatic corps January 18.
President Nazarbayev on Eurasian integration
January 18 President Nazarbayev met foreign diplomatic corps.
Head of Presidential Security Service relieved of duties
Respective decree was signed by President Nazarbayev January 16.
Kazakhstan’s Government sees a large-scaled reshuffle
Mr. Marat Tazhin has been appointed Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State, replacing outgoing Mr. Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed.
Kazakhstan sees complete reorganization of ministries
Among other things, Head of State has established a new Ministry for Country’s Regions Development.
Presidential inaugurations: a long, chilly US tradition
The US presidential inauguration is a centuries-old tradition, but despite the warmth and affection offered an incoming leader, the quadrennial ceremony is often a bitterly cold affair.
'Very happy' Bush the elder leaves hospital
Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.
Sri Lanka swears in new chief justice despite protests
Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday appointed the government's senior legal adviser as a replacement for the impeached chief justice, despite protests by lawyers and a chorus of international criticism.
Kazakhstan adopts state-supported education deposits
Depositing a certain amount in the name of their child, parents enjoy both the bank’s interest and a special premium from the government.
President Nazarbayev invites Barack Obama to visit Kazakhstan
January 14 Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA, presented credentials to the US President.
Venezuelan officials send mixed messages on Chavez
Officials sent mixed signals Sunday about the condition of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fueling growing political uncertainty in the oil-rich country.
Gambians stage anti-EU demonstration
Thousands of Gambians Friday marched in the capital, Banjul to show solidarity with President Yahya Jammeh in his row with the European Union.
Philippine leader keeps gun despite outcry
Philippine President Benigno Aquino may continue to carry a gun despite an impending ban on bearing firearms in the run-up to polls.
Czechs vote to replace eurosceptic president Klaus
Austerity-weary Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in the country's first-ever direct presidential election.
No C.Africa deal in sight as rebels demand president quit
Peace talks to resolve the Centrafrican rebel crisis were suspended, with no settlement in sight after the rebels demanded that President Francois Bozize resign and be brought before the ICC for war crimes.
President Nazarbayev suggests restricting car assess to Almaty downtown
According to him, those travelling from the suburbs should leave their private cars on the out-skirts and rely on public transport to reach the city center.
Kazakh language transiting to the Latin alphabet has nothing to do with the nation’s political preferences
Some people groundlessly regard the decision as a sign of Kazakhstan’s political preferences changing: President Nazarbayev.
Former US president Bush in intensive care
After more than a month in a Texas hospital battling bronchitis, former US president George H.W. Bush has taken a turn for the worse and is in intensive care with a "stubborn fever".
Kazakhstan created its own Lapland
Rixos Lake Borovoye is the first five-star hotel at Borovoye resort. 200 rooms are available for visitors of the resort.
Chavez said to be 'well' and 'conscious'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making steady progress after cancer surgery in Cuba and the respiratory infection he developed earlier in the week has been contained.