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Intercepts from Qaeda chief sparked US missions closures: reports Intercepts between Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri and the leader of the group's Yemen affiliate sparked Washington's closure of US missions overseas and global travel alert.

06 August 2013

US extends some embassy closures over Qaeda threat US missions across the Middle East and Africa will be closed through August 10, officials said Sunday, amid intelligence reports an Al-Qaeda attack may be imminent.

05 August 2013

Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: state media The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2012.

03 August 2013

American Consulate to issue first-ever 5-year visa in Kazakhstan American Embassy will issue its first 5-year visas to Kazakhstan citizens on August 1, 2013.

31 July 2013

Turkey mulls more regular flights to Kazakhstan The aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Turkey may increase the number of regular flights between the two countries.

25 July 2013

Prices for foreign and local charter flights compared in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies and Kazakhstan Tourist Association has compared prices for charter flights of foreign and local airlines.

23 July 2013

Fifteen Colombia soldiers killed in rebel ambush: govt Fifteen Colombian soldiers have been killed in an ambush by leftist FARC rebels, the country's president said Sunday, raising concerns about peace talks launched last year.

22 July 2013

Tourists flock to Pakistan Kashmir valley in rare boom Success stories can be rare in Pakistan, but business is booming in one Kashmir tourist spot as the region rebuilds after a devastating earthquake and shrugs off associations with violence.

20 July 2013

Versace villa in Miami set for auction The palatial Miami villa where fashion icon Gianni Versace was shot dead in 1997 is to be sold at auction and is expected to fetch more than $50 million.

19 July 2013

Early ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan may send many bankrupt Kazakhstan Tourist Association is asking the authorities to postpone introduction of the ban on foreign charter flights until the end of the tourist season.

19 July 2013

Greek deputies approve reform bill tied to EU-IMF loans Greece's parliament early on Thursday narrowly approved a sweeping bill of reforms tied to the country's next tranche of EU-IMF loans.

18 July 2013

Kazakhstan postpones charter flights ban to October 1 The ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan has been postponed until October 1, 2013.

18 July 2013

Ban on foreign charter flights to have no effect on ticket rates in Kazakhstan The decision to ban foreign companies from making charter flights from Kazakhstan was made with observance of all the necessary procedures and was approved by all respective authorities: expert.

17 July 2013

Turkey may present Kazakhstan with ultimatum over charter flights ban: media Turkey is concerned about Kazakhstan’s ban on foreign charter flights.

17 July 2013

Foreign airlines may be banned from making charter flights from Kazakhstan Kazakhstan mulls adopting a law banning foreign airlines from performing charter flights from Kazakhstan.

12 July 2013

U.S. prolong visas for Kazakhstan citizens Kazakhstan citizens can now obtain 5-year U.S. visas.

11 July 2013

Statue of Liberty reopens on July 4 The Statue of Liberty finally reopened to visitors, on the July 4 national holiday, months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York.

05 July 2013

Cambodian jungle graveyard mystifies experts Over a hundred "burial jars" and a dozen coffins arranged on a ledge in remote Cambodian jungle have for centuries held the bones -- and secrets -- of a mysterious people who lived alongside with the Angkor era.

03 July 2013

Contested renovation in Tibet capital complete: media The controversial renovation of the historic area around a key monastery in the Tibetan capital has been completed.

02 July 2013

Italy promises UNESCO it will not abandon Pompeii Italy's culture minister assured UNESCO on Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.

01 July 2013