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Somalia lawmakers to vote for new president
Somalia's parliament votes Monday for a new president in what the UN has described as a historic election for the war-torn nation, which has lacked an effective central government for decades.
10 September 2012
Mass Myanmar monk rally backs anti-Rohingya plan
Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched in Myanmar Sunday to support President Thein Sein's suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule.
03 September 2012
Colombia confirms 'exploratory' talks with FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed that his government had begun "exploratory discussions" with leftist FARC rebels.
30 August 2012
Nuclear-free world doesn’t imply renunciation of peaceful use of nuclear energy: President Nazarbayev
According to him, peaceful use of nuclear energy translates into tackling poverty, unemployment and food shortages for many.
29 August 2012
Can a splash of color change image of Republicans?
A black former top diplomat, a Cuban-born senator, an Indian-American governor -- the speakers list for next week's Republican National Convention reads like a conservative Rainbow Coalition.
26 August 2012
Mormons buoyed by Romney run but church neutral
When Rudolf Hegewald left East Germany to join fellow Mormons in the US state of Utah more than five decades ago, he could only dream that a member of his faith would one day run for president.
25 August 2012
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev advised Kyrgyzstan not to rely excessively on foreign aid
Kazakhstan has pledged to supply 200 000 tons of grain on a deferred payment basis. Besides, Kazakhstan has agreed to supply an extra 100 million cubic meters of gas.
22 August 2012
Kazakhstan’s President supports Kyrgyzstan’s intention to join the Customs Union
Nursultan Nazarbayev is on his first ever state visit to Kyrgyzstan since Kazakhstan gained independence back in 1991.
22 August 2012
First new political party formed in Turkmenistan in 20 years
A new political party was formed for the first time in Turkmenistan since the isolated ex-Soviet state won independence in 1991.
22 August 2012
New Dominican Republic president pushes anti-poverty fight
Economist Danilo Medina was sworn in as the Dominican Republic's new president Thursday and pushed for a pact against poverty as he assumed the post.
18 August 2012
No decision yet on Assange asylum, Ecuador says
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Tuesday denied a British media report that his country had granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
16 August 2012
US says new Egypt defense minister wants close ties
The new defense minister appointed by Egypt's Islamist president has pledged to uphold the strong military ties between Cairo and Washington.
15 August 2012
Taiwan's ex-leader Lee rejects corruption charges
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 August 2012
Clinton arrives in S.Africa for meeting with Mandela
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 August 2012
Kazakhstan’s President arrives in London on a working visit
He is expected to have a number of bilateral talks and attend the London Olympic Games opening ceremony.
25 July 2012
Ghana president dies after illness, successor sworn in
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 July 2012
French lawmakers vote to cut pay of president, PM
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 July 2012
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