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Instagram sued over contract changes A lawsuit is seeking to stop Instagram from changing its terms of service, saying the Facebook-owned smartphone photo-sharing service is breaching its contract with users.

25 December 2012 19:03

US stocks lower on 'fiscal cliff' pessimism US stocks slid during a shortened Christmas Eve session Monday amid pessimism about prospects for a "fiscal cliff" deal by the end of the year.

25 December 2012 15:55

Iraq agrees to extend oil pipeline through Jordan Iraq and Jordan agreed on Monday to extend an oil pipeline to the Red Sea city of Aqaba for the export of Iraqi crude, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said after a fleeting visit to Amman.

25 December 2012 15:13

Kazakhstan’s 2012 GDP growth estimated at 5%: PM Serik Akhmetov According to the International Monetary Fund, in 2011 Kazakhstan was ranked 53rd among 182 countries with its GDP of $214.84 billion.

25 December 2012 13:52

25 December 2012 13:28

Kazakhstan doesn’t rule out external borrowings to purchase ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield The consortium developing the field comprises Eni, Shell, ExxonMobil, Total and KazMunaiGaz (all with a 16.81% stake) as well as ConocoPhillips (8.4%) and Japan's Inpex (7.56%).

25 December 2012 12:53

Vietnam seeks economic boost with fresh rate cuts Vietnam on Monday cut its key interest rates for the sixth time in 2012 in an attempt to boost an economy growing at the weakest pace in more than a decade.

25 December 2012 10:49

Foreign banks loan $1 billion to Kazakhmys Kazakhstan's Kazakhmys has signed an agreement on a pre-export credit line of $1 billion from a range of foreign banks.

24 December 2012 19:09

Gazprom to pay Kyrgyzstan's gas debts to Kazakhstan Russian Gazprom, the new owner of KyrgyzGas, will pay Kyrgyzstan’s gas debts to Kazakhstan.

24 December 2012 17:31

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Belize PM says debt deal reached with creditors Belize has reached a deal in principle with creditors to restructure about half of its unpaid debt after "long and arduous" talks, allowing the country to avoid default.

24 December 2012 10:23

ConocoPhillips sells off Nigerian operation US energy giant ConocoPhillips has agreed to sell its Nigerian operations to growing African group Oando for 1.79 billion dollars (1.35 billion euros).

21 December 2012 18:42

Gazprom to buy Kyrgyz gas operator for $1: Kyrgyzgaz Russia's gas giant Gazprom is taking a controlling stake in Kyrgyzstan's debt-ridden state gas company for one dollar.

21 December 2012 18:01

Kazakhstan service for Instagram got into Russian Startup Rating Printogram.me is used for printing photos from Instagram in the form of photographs, polaroids and paintings for interior decorations.

21 December 2012 16:52

Cyprus bailout talks won't wrap up this year: IMF Talks on a bailout for Cyprus are not expected to wrap up this year, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

21 December 2012 14:02

Almaty companies win quarter of all Kazakhstan's state procurenment contracts Local content has increased 2.5-fold since the beginning of the State Procurement Order campaign 4 years ago: Almaty Akim.

21 December 2012 11:25

US shooting fuels bullet-proof backpack sales On the heels of the deadly shooting tragedy in Connecticut, parents' anxiety is driving a surge in sales of bullet-proof backpacks, in the hope the armored bags can give their kids a safety edge.

20 December 2012 18:25

Apple "pinch-to-zoom" patent deemed invalid A filing Wednesday in a high-stakes legal battle between Samsung and Apple revealed that a "pinch-to-zoom" patent central to the case has been deemed invalid.

20 December 2012 17:14

Christmas debt boons for Greece but risks remain Greece opened its Christmas stockings early this year with an unexpected debt rating boon and European Central Bank support but analysts warn that risks remain in the troubled nation's fragile fiscal recovery.

20 December 2012 15:35

Obama, Boehner spar on fiscal cliff, deal may go to wire US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dueled over the fiscal cliff Wednesday, and despite narrowing differences remained stubbornly at odds over how to avoid looming tax hikes and spending cuts.

20 December 2012 14:33