Obama says securing Semipalatinsk test site was made possible thanks to outstanding leadership of N. Nazarbayev and people of Kazakhstan

28.03.2012

U.S. President Barack Obama hailed securing all nuclear materials at the former Soviet nuclear test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan as an example of "extraordinary cooperation" that would "make sure that loose nuclear material is not vulnerable to smuggling or to potential terrorist plots." 2349 

Will shootings affect French election?

28.03.2012

Re-election to the Elysée Palace was looking like mission impossible for President Nicolas Sarkozy: Trailing far behind the socialist candidate François Hollande in the polls for months, Sarkozy had only just recently narrowed his rival's lead, but only at the price of a pugnacious and robust few weeks of campaigning, exploiting the extreme right's favorite themes, immigration and halal meat, Kazinform refers to CNN. 2398