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Nazarbayev says Mangistau economy rests on oil production, there is need to develop other sectors President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with entrepreneurs and community representatives in Aktau, where he outlined the priority areas of development.

05 October 2014

Eiffel Tower's new glass floor aims to turn heads A much-anticipated facelift of the Eiffel Tower will be unveiled with a new glass floor to dizzy the tourists who flock to Paris's best-known landmark.

05 October 2014

Huge Hong Kong rally as protesters reopen door for talks Thousands of pro-democracy protesters held a peace rally in central Hong Kong in defiance of recent attacks against their ranks.

05 October 2014

Latvia centre-right coalition scores victory: exit polls Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma scored a resounding majority in elections.

05 October 2014

Spanish PM urges dialogue over Catalonia independence bid Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and dialogue as Catalonia leaders pressed ahead with a vote on independence in defiance of Madrid.

05 October 2014

Song and dance as pro-Russia rebels mark 'liberation' from Ukraine Ukraine's largest rebel-controlled city marked six months of "independence" from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags.

05 October 2014

Scientists sound alarm over long wait for Nobel prize Awarding Nobels decades after the original scientific discovery could lead to the coveted prize becoming irrelevant.

05 October 2014

Top N. Korea leaders hold talks in South on rare visit Three top North Korean officials made a surprise visit to South Korea on Saturday and held the highest-level talks for years.

04 October 2014

Putin a '19th century' imperialist: Bulgarian president Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev denounced Russia's Vladimir Putin as an aggressive leader with a 19th-century empire-building style.

04 October 2014

Apple plans iPad event on Oct. 16: report Apple has scheduled an October 16 event to update its iPad line, technology news website Re/code reported Friday.

04 October 2014

Teach English, not Russian in Ukraine schools: president Ukrainian President risked further angering the Kremlin by suggesting that English lessons replace Russian ones in schools.

04 October 2014

Brazil primed for closest election in decades Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.

04 October 2014

Catalans defy Spanish court in independence duel Catalan leaders forged ahead for a vote on independence, defying a court challenge by the national government in their bid to redraw the map of Spain.

04 October 2014

Oslo drops its bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics; Kazakhstan's Almaty and Chinese Beijing still competing Norwegian Oslo has withdrawn its bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics leaving Kazakhstan's Almaty and Chinese Beijing as the only contenders in the race.

04 October 2014

Turkey warns will hit back if IS attacks Syria exclave Turkey warned it would not hesitate to strike back at Islamic State jihadists if they attacked Turkish troops stationed at Ankara's exclave inside Syria.

04 October 2014

'Selfie' explores online addiction, embarrassment Narcissism, isolation, control freakery: the deep impact of the Internet and social networks on our modern lives is coming under the spotlight in a new TV show.

04 October 2014

Yahoo wants to invest in Snapchat: report Flush with cash from its investment in Alibaba, Yahoo is angling to buy into hot mobile messaging startup Snapchat, the Wall Street Journal reported.

04 October 2014

Simon becomes hurricane along Mexico's Pacific coast: forecasters Simon strengthened to become the 13th named hurricane of the 2014 eastern North Pacific hurricane season as it swirled off the Mexican coast.

04 October 2014

British PM confirms 'brutal murder' of Alan Henning by IS group British Prime Minister confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justice.

04 October 2014

Police arrest triad gang members in Hong Kong clashes Hong Kong police have arrested several people with suspected links to the city's notorious "triad" criminal gangs.

04 October 2014