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VW says 1.8 mn commercial vehicles fitted with emission-cheating software German auto giant Volkswagen said that 1.8 million of its commercial vehicles worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests.

29 September 2015

Busan film festival fuels Asia's booming movie market Asia’s most influential film festival kicks off in the South Korean port city of Busan, celebrating its 20th anniversary at a time of growing regional clout in the global movie market.

29 September 2015

Kendrick Lamar to make orchestra debut in Washington Kendrick Lamar, one of the most respected young rappers, will make his classical debut in a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra.

29 September 2015

'Cheers' but no cheer: Obama and Putin's grim toast Rarely can a toast at a UN luncheon have been so chilly. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin went through the motions, clinking glasses and making eye contact, but no more.

29 September 2015

Irtysh River to be used for salvation of dying Aral Sea: Kazakh Ministry of Energy Ministry of Energy suggests using the Irtysh River to save the Aral Sea, one of the worst environmental disasters located in Kazakhstan.

29 September 2015

NATO chief worried about Russian military build-up in Syria NATO General Philip Breedlove expressed concern Monday about the strength of Russia's military build-up in northwestern Syria and the apparent creation of a defensive "bubble" in the Mediterranean.

29 September 2015

France cautiously backs Putin call for Syria coalition France gave cautious backing at the United Nations to a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "broad coalition" to fight the Islamic State group in Syria.

29 September 2015

Blatter insists he will stay as FIFA president FIFA's embattled president Sepp Blatter insisted Monday that he will not stand down despite being the target of a Swiss criminal investigation for mismanagement.

29 September 2015

Liquid water found on Mars: NASA Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.

29 September 2015

Armani looks back to the future Giorgio Armani had three important things to say: yes, he can do colours other than grey and beige, no, he is going nowhere and no, he has not had a nose job.

29 September 2015

Trump wants to lower taxes, except for very rich Leading Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes for millions of lower-income Americans.

29 September 2015

Less than a quarter of cancer patients have access to safe surgery: study Fewer than a quarter of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide this year have access to safe and proper surgery.

29 September 2015

Kazakhstan improves position in world flight safety ranking Kazakhstan's compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards has risen from 47 to 65 percent.

28 September 2015

Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Adha Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the Kurban Ait holiday.

28 September 2015

New Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Italy appointed President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Sergey Nurtayev the new Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Italy.

28 September 2015

300 million elderly not receiving long-term care: ILO More than half the world's elderly lack access to long-term care, the International Labour Organization said in a report, condemning the "deplorable" situation facing a rapidly ageing population.

28 September 2015

Microbrew trend in Holy Land turns water to hummus beer In an industrial zone among the hills of Galilee in northern Israel, a ponytailed sociologist with an intolerance for gluten explained what he was up to: beer made with chickpeas and dates.

28 September 2015

Thousands back opposition call for Montenegro govt to quit Around 3,000 people rallied in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica to back an opposition call for the left-wing government of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to resign.

28 September 2015

Pope wraps up US tour with giant open-air mass Pope Francis celebrated a giant outdoor mass in Philadelphia, bringing to a close an electrifying US tour with an appeal for unity and family love, having met victims of church sex abuse.

28 September 2015

Protesters gather in Hong Kong a year since mass rallies Protesters are due to gather once more in Hong Kong, a year since the start of huge pro-democracy rallies that brought parts of the city to a standstill.

28 September 2015