Leaders wrestle with austerity as EU jobless fears rise
EU leaders wrestled with German demands for strict austerity and a French-Italian push for growth-friendly spending at a summit.
Kazakhstan to take part in G20 summit
Kazakhstan has been invited to take part in G20 summit in Saint-Petersburg in September.
DRC peace agreement to be signed February 24: UN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend a signing ceremony next week in Addis Ababa for an accord aimed at pacifying the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
OIC summit supports nuclear-free world declaration
The 12th OIC summit finished in Cairo. Kazakhstan delegation was led by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.
Energy leaders say climate crisis more urgent
Energy industry leaders on Wednesday called for a fresh push in the fight against climate change and urged governments to make it easier for the world's poor to access power sources.
LatAm leaders open summit, noting Chavez's absence
After wrapping up talks with their European counterparts, Latin American leaders on Sunday opened their own summit here, with the event notable for the absence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
LatAm, Europe back free trade, eye strategic alliance
European and Latin American leaders have pledged to shun protectionism and boost their strategic partnership to foster free trade and sustainable development based on close international cooperation.
Latin America, Europe open summit to boost trade
Latin American and European leaders open a two-day summit here Saturday to give a fresh impetus to efforts to seal a free trade agreement between their two blocs.
Britain urges bold G8 action on global economy
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing "bold steps" to help boost global economic growth, ahead of a summit he will host in June.
EU leaders end year on high with Greece, bank deals
EU leaders put a crisis-hit year behind them at the last summit of 2012 Friday, trumpeting hard-fought deals on Greece and banks but seemed to row back on reforms to fix the euro's shortcomings.
EU on verge of bridging pre-summit gulf on banks watchdog
European governments argued through the night in a bid to agree a deal on tightening the oversight of eurozone bank, hours before leaders stage on Thursday their final summit of a gruelling third year in debt-crisis mode.
EU seals deal on banks watchdog, ahead of end-of-year summit
The European Union agreed early Thursday to create a bank supervisor to oversee lenders across the eurozone, following marathon talks which ended hours before the year's final EU summit.
Chavez summit no-show raises new health fears
The rumor mill over the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is again spinning wildly as cancer-related treatment forces the leftist anti-US firebrand to skip another international summit.
Pakistan attacks kill 35 as leaders meet for summit
A suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan overnight killed 23 people in the deadliest assault in the country for five months as Muslim leaders gathered for a rare summit in Islamabad.
EU leaders suspend budget talks until noon Friday
European Union leaders on Friday called an overnight suspension of talks aimed at reaching a deal on a hotly contested long-term budget.
40% of Kazakhstan GDP is generated by women
The number of women-deputies in Kazakhstan Majilis has increased 1.4-fold and reached 24 percent after the latest elections.
Obama set to dive into South China Sea turmoil
US President Barack Obama is set to dive into the tumultuous diplomatic waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday at a summit dominated by rival claims to the strategically vital area.
Astana to host 3rd Eurasian Women's Summit
The event will mainly cover expansion of women's opportunities by business and economic skills.
Obama set to tackle sea rows at Asia summit
US President Barack Obama is set to wade into the troubled waters of Asia's maritime disputes at a regional summit next week, with allies hoping for support in their efforts to contain China.
EU budget talks collapse
The first round in two weeks of tough talks on the European Union budget collapsed Friday after austerity-minded states refused to plug a 2012 budget shortfall in funds destined for Europe's needy.