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12.03.2010 / 10:40

Chile swears in new president amid strong quakes

SANTIAGO. March 12. KAZINFORM. Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera took office as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding the country after a massive earthquake killed hundreds of people just 12 days ago; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

12.03.2010 / 09:11

Belarusian President to visit Venezuela March 16-17

CARACAS. March 12. KAZINFORM President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus is expected to make an official visit to Venezuela March 16 and March 17, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said Thursday as he opened a meeting of the Venezuelan-Belarusian high-level commission, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

12.03.2010 / 08:58

Two rescued after being buried for 54 hours in NW China landslide

ZIZHOU.March 12. KAZINFORM Two people were miraculously rescued Friday morning after being buried for 54 hours after a landslide in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

12.03.2010 / 08:01

Armenian genocide resolution "wrong way to go" - Swedish FM

ANKARA/STOCKHOLM. March 12. KAZINFORM Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Friday adopting a resolution which recognizes the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire was "a wrong way to go", Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

11.03.2010 / 15:22

Yanukovych submits Azarov candidacy for Ukraine PM to parliament

KIEV. March 11. KAZINFORM Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday formally proposed to parliament the candidacy of his ally Mykola Azarov for the post of prime minister.

11.03.2010 / 14:37

General Strike to paralyze Greece again on Thursday

ATHENS. March 11. KAZINFORM A general strike starting from Wednesday midnight by workers protesting the government's new austerity measures is expected to ground planes and seriously disrupt public services and transport in the capital of Greece, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

11.03.2010 / 14:13

Pakistan spy chief gets one-year extension

ISLAMABAD. March 11. KAZINFORM. Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Giliani has extended the term of the head of the country's main intelligence agency by a year in a move expected to reinforce efforts to fight militancy; Kazinform refers to Arab News.

11.03.2010 / 13:33

Some 13 kg of cocaine seized at Pulkovo airport

ST. PETERSBURG. March 11. KAZINFORM Almost 13 kilograms of cocaine have been confiscated from a citizen of Latvia in St. Petersburg's airport Pulkovo, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

11.03.2010 / 13:04

Two killed as private helicopter crashes in Karelia

MOSCOW. March 11. KAZINFORM. Two people were killed as a private helicopter crashed in Russia's northern republic of Karelia, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Thursday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

11.03.2010 / 12:05

Russia to sign $10b deals with India

MOSCOW. March 11. KAZINFORM. Agreements worth more than 10 billion US dollars will be signed between Russia and India during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit, said a Russian official on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

11.03.2010 / 11:33

NATO extends anti-piracy operation off Somalia until end 2012

BRUSSELS. March 11. KAZINFORM NATO has extended the mandate of its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2012, the alliance's spokesman James Appathurai has said, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

11.03.2010 / 11:09

Biden blasts Israel over housing plan

RAMALLAH. March 11. KAZINFORM US Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to US-mediated talks, Kazinform refers to Arab News.

11.03.2010 / 10:31

EU Parliament calls NATO nuclear warheads in Europe "anachronistic"

ASTANA. March 11. KAZINFORM NATO's tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are a "strategic anachronism" that needs to be gradually eliminated in cooperation with Russia, the European Parliament said in a resolution approved Wednesday, Kazinform refers to Trend News.

11.03.2010 / 10:09

Obama vows to continue sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON. March 10. KAZINFORM Citing Iran "contrary" to U.S. interests, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States will continue sanctions set by the previous administrations on Iran, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

11.03.2010 / 09:31

French president to intervene in EU-U.S. tanker deal: minister

PARIS. March 11. KAZINFORM. President Nicolas Sarkozy will intervene in an EU-U.S. military airplane deal after European aircraft maker EADS retreats from the contest for the 35-billion-U.S. dollar contract, a French minister said Wednesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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