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Canada expels 20 Hungarians for human trafficking Canada announced the extradition of 20 Hungarians convicted in what authorities described as the largest human trafficking case in Canadian history, for forcing eastern European refugee claimants into slavery.

23 July 2014

Only one place to swim in Astana Department of Consumer Protection of Astana has conluded that people can swim only in one place in the Ishim (Yesil) River.

23 July 2014

Gaza rocket halts Israel flights as foes resist truce efforts Airlines blocked flights to Israel Wednesday after a Gaza rocket struck near airport runways, as the UN chief urged an end to a conflict that has killed 639 Palestinians and 31 Israelis.

23 July 2014

New NATO commander for Europe takes over US Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.

23 July 2014

Kazakhstan-based car makers facing obstacles to car exports to Russia Not a single one out of the current 5 car making facilities has been able to export its cars, excepting minor one-time supplies.

23 July 2014

Malaysia Airlines plane brought down by mistake: US intelligence officials Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane may have been shot down by mistake by pro-Russian militants, said a U.S Intelligence official.

23 July 2014

Four children, two adults killed in France minibus crash Four children, their driver and a 20-year-old were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed head-on into a truck coming the other way in France, authorities said.

23 July 2014

Qatar emir in surprise Saudi visit, holds talks on Gaza The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, made a surprise visit Tuesday to Saudi Arabia where he discussed developments in strife-torn Gaza with King Abdullah, state media said.

23 July 2014

Chrysler to recall 792,300 SUVs for ignition problem Chrysler said it would recall up to 792,300 sport utility vehicles to fix an ignition-switch problem, the same part involved in the massive General Motors recall.

23 July 2014

Geneticists find 100+ DNA pointers for schizophrenia A massive gene trawl has linked over 100 DNA coding mutations to schizophrenia, yielding critical clues about what causes the illness and possibly how to treat it, scientists said

23 July 2014

Colombia posts lowest murder rate in 10 years: officials Homicides in Colombia fell to their lowest rate in a decade, plummeting more than nine percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, officials said.

23 July 2014

Encephalitis kills 60 in eastern India in fortnight An outbreak of encephalitis has killed 60 people in two weeks in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a top health official has said, calling the situation "alarming'.

23 July 2014

Taiwan battens down for Typhoon Matmo Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan, picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.

23 July 2014

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on banks’ net worth and deposits restrictions He reminded the Central Bank had suggested gradually raising the mandatory net worth from the current $54.6 million to $546 million by 2019.

22 July 2014

Air Astana conducts first flight to Ukraine since MH17 crash Air Astana has made its first flight to Kiev since the crash of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over Donetsk region in Ukraine.

22 July 2014

I was in the air over Ukraine when Malaysia Airlines plane crashed: Netherlands ambassador to Kazakhstan The Ambassador said in an interview that he was in the air over Ukraine whilst the tragedy of MH17 flight was unfolding.

22 July 2014

Central Bank Governor on prices for real estate at the threshold of EXPO-2017 According to the Central Bank Governor, about 15% of those taking mortgages are insolvent.

22 July 2014

Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers: TV Turkish authorities arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest apparent crackdown on opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of presidential polls.

22 July 2014

Here's sellin' to you, kid. Casablanca piano up for sale The iconic piano from Hollywood romance "Casablanca" goes on sale at auction in New York in November, the highlight of more than two dozen collectors' items from the fabled war-time classic.

22 July 2014

Body of Honduras journalist found; 45th killed since 2003 A Honduran reporter who went missing over the weekend has been found dead, the 45th journalist killed in the Central American country since 2003, officials said.

22 July 2014