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National payment system in Kazakhstan unfeasible: experts Amidst sanctions standoff between the West and Russia, Kazakhstan is concerned with the lack of its own payment system. Experts comment on possibilities and limitations in introducing such a system.

09 October 2014

Japan Nobel winner is salaryman who took on bosses Japan celebrated three more Nobel prizes, including for a scientist remembered as the salaryman who stood up to a corporation -- and won.

09 October 2014

NATO waging 'war of extermination' against Russia: Castro Cuba's former president Fidel Castro on Wednesday accused NATO of planning a "war of extermination" against Russia.

09 October 2014

UK's Oscar-tipped Cumberbatch toasts codebreaker Turing British actor Benedict Cumberbatch said he hopes the film will be a worthy tribute to the wartime codebreaker persecuted for being gay.

09 October 2014

Clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa ahead of Jewish holiday Dozens of Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site ahead of a religious feast.

09 October 2014

Online voting not ready for worldwide roll-out: study Online voting has the potential to boost election participation around the world, but is not yet ready to be widely rolled out due to security risks.

09 October 2014

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Belgium's King Philippe President Nazarbayev arrived in Belgium to hold a number of bilateral talks, including some with reps of the European Commission.

09 October 2014

Poland keen to play fresh role in Ukraine crisis talks Poland is keen to work with Germany and France in search of a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.

09 October 2014

IMF: World economy menaced by too much financial risk The world economy needs more productive investment and less in speculative assets, which in many cases are now overvalued and pose big stability risks.

09 October 2014

Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest A woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving a chase by a crocodile and eating small fish.

09 October 2014

Chairman of Kazakh Senate receives first US ambassador Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has had a meeting with the first ambassador of the USA to Kazakhstan William Courtney.

09 October 2014

Kazakhstani peace battalion and NATO participate in Steppe Eagle exercise in Germany Kazakhstani peacekeeping battalion is taking part in the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise in Germany.

09 October 2014

More than 330 killed in Ukraine since truce: UN More than 330 people have been killed in Ukraine since a fragile truce began a month ago, with five million people affected by continuing violence.

08 October 2014

France to go for plain cigarette packets in 2016 France will introduce plain cigarette packaging in 2016, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.

08 October 2014

'Biopic' life stories headline London Film Festival Biographical films are the toast of the 58th London Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday with "The Imitation Game".

08 October 2014

Iran issues 'red lines' ahead of key nuclear talks Iran's supreme leader reiteratedhis country's "red lines" in negotiations with world powers over its controversial nuclear programme.

08 October 2014

Russia probes McDonald's children charity Russian prosecutors have launched a probe into a charitable fund run by the McDonald's restaurant chain, the organisation's director said.

08 October 2014

Hi-tech exhibition in Almaty takes viewers on 'time-traveling' experience of greatest inventions A new multimedia exhibition in Kazakhstan's Almaty aims to chronicle the history of greatest inventions of humankind with the use of a latest technology.

08 October 2014

Kazakhstani Danika Patrick in the making - Lyubov Andreeva Her name is Lyubov Andreeva and she is presenting Kazakhstan at Formula Russia this year.

08 October 2014

Samruk Kazyna total assets should reach $200bln: Nazarbayev President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that tranformation of Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund had to involve doubling of its total assets.

08 October 2014