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Deal reached over US gynecologist who secretly taped patients The health care affiliate of a top US medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.

22 July 2014

Muslim rebel attacks kill 18 in Philippines: military An escalation of fighting between the Philippine army and a breakaway Muslim rebel group in the country's south killed 18 people in a single day of violence, the military said.

22 July 2014

Accused Android app pirates face criminal charges US prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against six people suspected of collectively pirating millions of applications tailored for Android-powered mobile devices.

22 July 2014

Texas governor to send 1,000 troops to Mexico border Texas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to send 1,000 military reservists to the state's border with Mexico, to tackle a surge in immigrant children flooding into the United States.

22 July 2014

US court makes first conviction in Boston attacks A US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.

22 July 2014

Tazhayakov's lawyer presents no witnesses The hearing of witnesses in Azamat Tazhayakov’s case came to an ended.

22 July 2014

Monthly average shopping expenses revealed in Kazakhstan Almaty, the biggest Kazakhstan’s city, is ranked 1st in terms of the average monthly expenses, with the average monthly amount standing at 91 000 tenge ($497), 5 times in excess of the subsistence level set for the region.

22 July 2014

Tazhayakov avoided Tamerlan Tsarnaev: FBI Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov, accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case allegedly avoided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan considering him too religiously devout.

22 July 2014

Tsarnayev knew how to make bombs: Tazhayakov Azamat Tazhayakov allegedly told FBI agents about Dzhokhar Tsarnayev’s dangerous inclinations.

22 July 2014

S. Korea police find body of fugitive ferry owner South Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.

22 July 2014

Kazakhstan announces grain exports figure Kazakhstan’s 2013 grain harvest (net weight) made up 18.9 million tons. According to the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry, grain exports in the 2013-2014 marketing year were estimated at about 7 million tons.

22 July 2014

Brazil construction magnate Norberto Odebrecht dies at 93 Norberto Odebrecht, founder of the Brazilian construction company behind large-scale infrastructure projects including several World Cup stadiums, was buried Sunday after dying of heart failure. He was 93.

22 July 2014

N. American box office goes bananas for 'Apes' "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" clung tight to the top of the North American box office for a second week in a row, earning far more than chimp change, industry data showed.

22 July 2014

Russian steelmaker Severstal announces sale of US plants Russia's steel giant Severstal announced on Monday the sale of its North American plants to US companies for a total of $2.3 billion (1.7 billion euros).

22 July 2014

Little boy dragged to death outside hijacked car in S.Africa A four-year-old boy trapped by his seatbelt was dragged to his death behind a hijacked car in South Africa, leaving his traumatised mother screaming at the side of the road, police and media said.

22 July 2014

Lost toddler saved by dog in forest As the old saying goes “man’s best friend”, a toddler was saved by a mongrel dog in a forest.

21 July 2014

Kazakh helicopter squadron completes tactical flight exercises Four helicopters of Kazakhstani Usharalsk Squadron have participated in tactical flight exercises.

21 July 2014

Astana Opera soloists to perform in Italy Director of La Scala ballet company Makhar Vaziev has invited to soloists of Astana Opera to perform in Italy.

21 July 2014

Tazhayakov's father accuses FBI agent of false testimony Azamat Tazhayakov’s father Amir Ismagulov declared that Sara Wood, an FBI agent, had given a false testimony during the hearing of his son's case.

21 July 2014

Mountain race ends in tragedy in Kazakhstan's Almaty A motorcyclist has crashed to death during a race in Almaty.

21 July 2014