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Russian navy ships steam off after G20 in Australia Four Russian navy ships that appeared off Australia's northern coast amid heightened tensions ahead of the G20 summit have now left.

20 November 2014 13:36

Moscow hopes ties with EU have not crossed 'point of no return': Lavrov Russia said it hopes its ties with the EU had not yet crossed the point of no return over the Ukraine crisis.

18 November 2014 15:00

Merkel heads for pub in Brisbane Most of the world's powerhouse leaders arriving in Brisbane for the G20 summit to relax at their luxury hotels, but not Angela Merkel who opted for the pub.

15 November 2014 13:19

Obama to press reform progress on Myanmar visit Fears that Myanmar's reforms are stagnating are in the spotlight as it hosts Barack Obama during major regional summits showcasing the country's giddying transition.

13 November 2014 14:34

China wins APEC support for free trade 'roadmap' Asia-Pacific leaders backed China's roadmap for a vast new free trade area rivalling US plans for the region at a summit in Beijing.

12 November 2014 13:52

Summit of Islamic Financial Services Council to be held in Kazakhstan next year Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has declared that the summit of the Council for Islamic Financial Services will be held in Almaty in 2015. He also spoke about the future of Islamic finance in Kazakhstan.

08 November 2014 16:04

APEC leaders meet amid rival trade proposals, tensions Leaders of more than half the world's economy gather in Beijing next week for the annual APEC forum.

05 November 2014 15:08

Kazakhstan will seek to unleash the potential of CIS: Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan will seek to further tap into the potential of the Commonwealth of Independent States during its 2015 chairmanship.

13 October 2014 12:05

Nazarbayev suggests creating Caspian free trade zone President of Kazakhstan suggested creating a Caspian free trade zone at the 4th Caspian Summit that took place in Russia.

01 October 2014 14:52

Nazarbayev speaks about Caspian logistics potential During the 4th Caspian Summit President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the opportunities the Caspian Sea opened in terms of transportation and tourism.

01 October 2014 01:25

Caspian states agree third party military forces should stay away from the Sea The five countries of the Caspian Sea have agreed on keeping third party military forces away from the Sea.

01 October 2014 00:47

Putin calls Caspian countries to coordinate oil and gas prices at the 4th Caspian Summit President of Russia called five Caspian countries to coordinate their actions on the global hydrocarbons market.

30 September 2014 23:06

Nazarbayev calls Caspian Summit in Russia a breakthrough Heads of Caspian littoral states have gathered in Russia and reached a number of important agreements.

30 September 2014 15:32

World greenhouse emissions threaten warming goal: report Emissions of greenhouse gases are rising so fast that within one generation the world will have used up its margin of safety for limiting global warming.

22 September 2014 12:49

G20 nations want Putin at leaders' summit Vladimir Putin is set to attend the G20 leaders' summit in November despite alarm over Russia's actions in Ukraine with host Australia.

20 September 2014 12:08

Nazarbayev discusses cooperation with Tajik President Rakhmon President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with Tajik President Emomalii Rakhmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

12 September 2014 17:21

Obama calls on allies to defeat Islamic State Barack Obama outlined plans for a broad international coalition to defeat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria.

06 September 2014 14:53

NATO summit opens as US, Britain rally allies A NATO summit billed as the most important since the Cold War got underway with calls to stand up to Russia over Ukraine.

04 September 2014 19:02

Putin G20 decision some way off: Australia A decision on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be invited to the G20 summit in November is still some way off.

03 September 2014 16:03

Pussy Riot say no place for Putin at G20 Pussy Riot called on Australia to withdraw its invitation to President Vladimir Putin to attend this year's G20 summit.

30 August 2014 14:37

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