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Kazakhstan arrests top media chief on corruption charges Kazakhstan arrested the influential head of the country's Union of Journalists and former presidential spokesman Seitkazy Matayev.

23 February 2016

Hollande acknowledges impact of nuclear testing in Pacific French President Francois Hollande acknowledged that three decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia had had "an impact" on health.

23 February 2016

'Brexit' would 'threaten jobs', warn UK business leaders The bosses of more than a third of Britain's top companies urged voters to keep the country in the European Union.

23 February 2016

'Bad bank' deal could be option for several countries: EU banking resolution chief A state-backed "bad bank" that would take over non-performing loans from a country's banks could also be an option for other countries.

17 February 2016

Beijing deploys missiles on disputed island: Taiwan China deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, insisting it had a right to build "self-defence".

17 February 2016

Chaotic mix of actors and interests in Syria war Syria's brutal five-year war has turned increasingly messy tangle of internal and external players with their own multi-faceted agendas.

17 February 2016

Figure Skating: Injured Olympian Ten withdraws from Four Continents Olympic medallist and defending champion Denis Ten withdrew due to injury from the Four Continents figure skating championships in Taipei.

17 February 2016

Figure Skating: Olympian Ten to defend title at Four Continents Olympic medallist Denis Ten from Kazakhstan will face tough competition at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Taipei.

17 February 2016

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.

10 February 2016

Opera Software welcomes Chinese consortium's $1.2 billion bid Chinese consortium led by the Golden Brick Silk Road investment fund offered 10.5 billion kroner ($1.2 billion) to take over Opera Software

10 February 2016

Climate change 'forcing species to move' Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world's plants and animals to move location, with every major type of species affected.

10 February 2016

Trump: Celebrity billionaire, next US president? Donald Trump is a billionaire real estate tycoon with bravado to spare, a former reality television star who says winning is everything.

10 February 2016

13 million pupils in OECD nations 'failing at 15' 13 million pupils in OECD countries fail to attain a sufficient level of proficiency in either reading, maths or science by the age of 15.

10 February 2016

Tajikistan to hold key referendum in May Tajikistan is to hold a referendum in May that is expected to let President Emomali Rakhmon stay in office.

10 February 2016

Moscow warns US over missile system deployment to S. Korea Moscow warned Washington that deployment of a US missile defence system to South Korea could spark an arms race in the region.

10 February 2016

Rio Carnival conquers Zika fears with repellant and samba With crazy costumes, pulsating music the Rio Carnival's top performers swatted aside Zika worries to get down for the world's biggest party

08 February 2016

US missile shield spotlights divisions on handling N. Korea Official moves towards the deployment -- fiercely opposed by China -- of a US missile defence system in South Korea highlight the inherent dangers of disunity in dealing with North Korea's growing military threat.

08 February 2016

Technology, ancient and modern, can help buildings survive quakes Magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Taiwan highlighted what is needed to build a structure that can withstand seismic shocks.

08 February 2016

World's first 'robot run' farm to open in Japan A Japanese firm said Monday it would open the world's first fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process.

01 February 2016

Renault opens first China factory French car giant Renault opened its first car factory in China.

01 February 2016