Referendum on extending Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev's term
// Jan. 28, 2011 - 07:10 GMT
Referendum extending Nazarbayev's powers 'inevitable' - lawmaker (Update 1)
The referendum extending the term of Kazakhstan's long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev up to 2020 is inevitable, said Kazakh lawmaker and ex-election chief Zagipa Baliyeva on Friday.
// Jan. 14, 2011 - 08:38 GMT
Kazakh parliament unanimously approves referendum to extend Nazarbayev's rule to 2020, veto impossible
Kazakhstan's parliament on Friday voted unanimously in favor of a referendum to extend the rule of long-standing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev until 2020, bypassing the 2012 election.
// Jan. 14, 2011 - 06:49 GMT
Referendum extending Nazarbayev's powers 'inevitable' - lawmaker
The referendum extending the term of Kazakhstan's long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev up to 2020 is inevitable, said Kazakh lawmaker and ex-election chief Zagipa Baliyeva on Friday.
// Jan. 14, 2011 - 06:19 GMT
Ukraine's ex-interior minister appeals arrest
Ukraine's former interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko, in custody on abuse of office charges, appealed his arrest on Thursday.
// Dec. 30, 2010 - 09:21 GMT
Ukrainian president urges end to parliament brawls
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged an end to parliament brawls, calling on the opposing sides to be reconciled with each other or be held accountable.
// Dec. 25, 2010 - 03:29 GMT
Ahmadenijad congratulates Lukashenko on winning fourth term
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his winning of his fourth consecutive term as president, Iranian ISNA news agency said on Tuesday.
// Dec. 21, 2010 - 08:11 GMT
St. Petersburg newspaper photographer held at Belarus rally
Police detained a photographer from a St. Petersburg newspaper during Sunday's opposition riots in Minsk, the newspaper's website said on Monday.
// Dec. 20, 2010 - 09:39 GMT