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Standard & Poors no longer takes Kashagan into account when assigning ratings to Kazakhstan The project is likely to be regarded as ad addition to the current economic growth model that has been recently shaped: S&P’s Associate Director Karen Vartapetov.

20 October 2015 15:50

Kanye West surprises with two newly-released songs Rap superstar Kanye West, who has drawn more attention recently for non-musical pursuits from fashion to the presidency, unexpectedly released two songs.

20 October 2015 14:04

Deutsche Bank accidentally sent client $6 billion: report Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank accidentally sent $6 billion to a client after entering the wrong numbers, Bloomberg News reported.

20 October 2015 13:56

Weight Watchers soars after Oprah tips investment scale Weight Watchers shares more than doubled in value after US media star Oprah Winfrey said she will buy a 10 percent stake in the struggling company.

20 October 2015 13:08

White House parries questions on Biden run Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden's possible 2016 run, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House's political message.

20 October 2015 13:05

China's Xi Jinping arrives in Britain for state visit Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain for a four-day state visit as the government of Prime Minister David Cameron seeks stronger trade ties with the world's second-largest economy.

20 October 2015 12:53

One seriously hurt as thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant rally, counter-protest Tens of thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden in counter rallies over the anti-migrant movement PEGIDA, with one demonstrator left seriously injured in a brief clash between the two sides.

20 October 2015 12:45

At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.

20 October 2015 12:31

Facebook will warn users of state-sponsored attacks Facebook followed in Google's footsteps and began warning users when it appears they are targeted by state-sponsored cyber attacks.

20 October 2015 12:16

S&P upgrades Ukraine from 'selective default' Standard and Poor's upgraded Ukraine's credit rating from "selective default" thanks to the cash-strapped former Soviet country's ability to strike a major debt write-restructuring deal.

20 October 2015 12:10

We are approaching a more severe crisis than the one we faced back in 2007-2009: President Nazarbayev According to him, due to falling global prices for hydrocarbons, budget revenues have dropped by 40%. Besides, global prices are falling for major Kazakhstan’s commodities.

20 October 2015 11:45

UN chief regrets 'root causes' of refugee crisis were unaddressed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said more should have been done to tackle the "root causes" of the worst refugee and migrant crisis since World War II.

20 October 2015 11:30

Malaysia again shuts schools due to Indonesia smoke haze Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming that has smothered much of Southeast Asia in smog for weeks.

19 October 2015 15:28

Hollande says Air France turbulence doesn't reflect state of country French President Francois Hollande said the social turbulence currently gripping Air France, which was rocked by violent protests over job cuts, was not a reflection of the state of the country.

19 October 2015 15:28

Slovenia blocks over 1,000 migrants at border Slovenian authorities said they had refused to let in more than 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia after a daily quota had been reached.

19 October 2015 15:26

Platini admits no written contract for FIFA payment: report Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game, admitted there was no written contract for remuneration he received from world body FIFA.

19 October 2015 15:23

Kerry calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian violence US State Secretary John Kerry called for an end to the wave of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence but said "Israel has every right in the world to protect itself".

19 October 2015 15:22

The illicit wine-makers of Pakistan's north The hems of his jeans rolled, Rehmat Ali climbs barefoot up a tree to pick the grapes dangling from climbing vines, defying hostile religious injunctions against alcohol to celebrate a wine-making tradition.

19 October 2015 15:18

Stalin portraits and Soviet nostalgia rule in Ukraine's rebel regions Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraineю

19 October 2015 15:14

Fashion Week opens in Sao Paulo Sao Paulo kicked off the 40th edition of its Fashion Week featuring the winter 2016 collection of Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch.

19 October 2015 15:08