The Shard: divisive new star of the London skyline
Twelve years after it was first sketched out, London's Shard tower will be inaugurated on Thursday to great fanfare -- but Europe's tallest skyscraper has won as many critics as it has admirers.
Japan begins power saving despite nuclear restart
Electricity saving targets came into effect in Japan on Monday as the country eyes a power shortfall over the hot summer, despite the weekend re-start of a nuclear reactor.
Road police patrols will be axed in AlmatyThe number of road police patrols will be decreased; they will be replaced with road surveillance cameras, Akim (Mayor) of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov says.