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Almaty prosecutors invent cell phone theft prevention system Thanks to be new development a stolen cellphone can be completely blocked and made inoperable in any of Kazakhstan's networks.

18 February 2013

Helicopter's blades damaged during emergency landing in Almaty oblast After landing on uneven icy surface in Kazakhstan the helicopter flipped to one side “damaging the blades and windows”.

18 February 2013

Scat aircraft skid off runway in Almaty airport because of excessive speed The investigation into the accident during landing of Scat aircraft in Almaty airport has been completed.

18 February 2013

Tight security as Libya celebrates revolt anniversary Libya on Sunday celebrated two years since the start of the revolt which toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with security forces on high alert due to fears of fresh violence.

18 February 2013

Al-Qaeda offshoot claims Baghdad bombings Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq has claimed a wave of bombings targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad that killed at least 21 people Sunday.

18 February 2013

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.

18 February 2013

Divers scour Russian lake after meteor strike injures 1,200 Divers scoured the bottom of a Russian lake on Saturday for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose shockwaves injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes.

16 February 2013

Mali election timeline 'can be changed': minister The minister responsible for organising elections meant to haul Mali out of crisis said Friday the timeline can be changed, after interim president Dioncounda Traore raised eyebrows by promising a vote by July 31.

16 February 2013

Meteor strike in Russia hurts almost 1,000 A plunging meteor which exploded with a blinding flash above central Russia , set off a shockwave that shattered windows and hurt almost 1,000 people in an event unprecedented in modern times.

16 February 2013

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Desperation on board as cruise ship towed to port An operation to tow a disabled cruise ship packed with desperate passengers back to the United States was delayed Thursday after one of the cables attaching it to a flotilla of tugs snapped.

15 February 2013

Fresh blows for under-pressure Syrian regime Gunmen have killed an Iranian commander in Syria as rebels shot down two fighter jets and overran a town, dealing further setbacks for forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

15 February 2013

Helicopter makes emergency landing in Almaty oblast The helicopter with tourists onboard was performing a Burundai-Karaozek flight.

15 February 2013

Libyans fear violence on uprising anniversary Libya on Sunday will mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled the regime of strongman Moamer Kadhafi, amid fears of fresh violence and calls for demonstrations across the country.

15 February 2013

Meteor shower causes damage, injuries in Russian Urals A meteor shower caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above Russia's Urals region on Friday, blowing out windows in some areas and leaving several people injured.

15 February 2013

Australia admits it knew of 'Prisoner X' in detention Foreign Minister Bob Carr admitted Thursday Canberra knew an Australian had been detained by Tel Aviv in 2010 for national security offences, as media suggested he may have been held for treason.

15 February 2013

Official addresses electronic equipment at 9/11 hearing Guantanamo's top security official said Wednesday that intelligence agents had bugged rooms where the accused 9/11 plotters meet with their lawyers, despite a ban on eavesdropping.

14 February 2013

Russia arming Mali, more Islamist attacks feared Russia revealed Wednesday it was supplying guns to Mali's government, as French troops defused a massive bomb in the north of the country, the latest bid by Islamist rebels to strike back.

14 February 2013

120 villages in flood risk are in Almaty oblast The potential flood area covers over 120 villages of Kazakhstan's Almaty oblast with over 40 thousand people.

13 February 2013

Ablyazov hiding in Switzerland: media Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov sentenced to 22 months in jail for contempt of court by the High Court is most probably in Switzerland.

13 February 2013