Kazakhstan has once again reaffirmed its commitments to human rights and fundamental freedoms, said the Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov at a meeting of the Council of OSCE Foreign Ministers held in Vilnius.

• December 7, 2011

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for Russia's parliament election to be annulled and a new vote held. He said the results do not reflect the will of the people, and authorities must admit to fabrications and rigging.

• December 7, 2011

France still considers India as an attractive investment destination despite the Government's flip-flop on FDI in retail.

• December 7, 2011

Russia will continue render assistance to Kyrgyzstan – they will not let them die, but a golden rain is not expected. Andrey Grozin, Russian expert, head of the Central Asia and Kazakhstan Department of the CIS Countries Institute, stated at today’s demonstration lecture.

• December 6, 2011

The chairman of presidential Atomic Energy Security Council (AESC) refuted statements of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia suggesting Armenian nuclear power plant poses security threat to the region.

• December 6, 2011

With India and Israel being at an advanced stage of finalising a free trade agreement, the bilateral trade is likely to touch $15 billion from around $5 billion now, said Mr Alon Ushpiz, Ambassador of Israel to India.

• December 6, 2011

Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that the solemn greeting ceremony of Abiyev was held in Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry, the anthems of both countries were sounded.

• December 5, 2011

Russia's parliamentary election was tilted in favour of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party and marred by violations, but voters still took advantage of having a choice, European monitors said on Monday.

• December 5, 2011