Nazarbayev suggests studying Asian mentality instead of accusing Kazakhstan of autocracy
On the eve of the Constitution Day in Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev commented on accusations of autocracy.
Reagan aide Brady's death a homicide, 30 years after shooting: police
A gunshot wound three decades old killed former presidential spokesman James Brad.
China paper: regulation must 'keep pace with the times'
A Chinese newspaper at the centre of a dispute over censorship said Thursday that Communist regulation of the media must "keep pace with the times", in its first edition since the row began.
China celebrities back censorship protest
China's blogosphere and celebrities -- many with millions of followers -- Tuesday backed journalists at a newspaper embroiled in a censorship row after hundreds of people held a rare protest demanding greater press freedom.
Huge Rio protest against oil royalties share-out plan
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Rio Monday to press Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that would redistribute oil royalties in favor of non-oil producing states.
US urges Egypt, Turkey, Europeans to press Hamas
The United States called Thursday on Egypt, Turkey and European powers to press Hamas to end bloodshed in Gaza, putting the onus on the Islamist movement to end rocket attacks on Israel.
Kazakhstan President’s press-service stakes on efficiency
President’s official website and Twitter-account are considered equally valid and the only official sources of information about activities of the President and the Presidential Administration: press-service.
Clinton urges ASEAN nations to help pressure Iran
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations to help keep up pressure on Iran and end a diplomatic stalemate over talks on its suspect nuclear program.
