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Greece's Tsipras says German plan 'would lead to crisis without end' Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end".

14 August 2015 14:20

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo designer faces fresh plagiarism claims The designer of Tokyo's 2020 Olympics logo said he has withdrawn some designs created for drinks giant Suntory in the wake of fresh plagiarism allegations.

14 August 2015 14:12

Pakistan's answer to 'The Onion' tackles tough topics with satire From a mullah who wants a military operation against women wearing jeans to "uncircumcised" Islamic State fighters, a satirical Pakistani website is using humour to shine a light on current affairs in the turbulent nation.

14 August 2015 13:57

Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relations US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.

14 August 2015 13:26

Letter reveals Prince Charles' dread of divorce Britain's Prince Charles dreaded the prospect of divorce a year before he wed Princess Diana, suggests a letter he wrote in 1980 that is up for sale in the United States.

14 August 2015 13:16

IS truck bomb kills at least 54 in Baghdad market A truck bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 54 people in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad, the deadliest single attack in Iraq's capital in months.

14 August 2015 11:39

Chemical experts assess China blast site after 50 killed A Chinese military team of nuclear and chemical experts began work Thursday at the site of two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin.

14 August 2015 11:30

White House reveals Obama's summer reading list As US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.

14 August 2015 10:53

Nazarbayev, Obama and Putin to address UN General Assembly on the same day Nursultan Nazarbayev will address the United Nations General Assembly on the same day as US President Barack Obama, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

13 August 2015 18:43

Mass axing of oil worker taking place in Aktobe Kazakh-Chinese oil company Velikaya Stena in Aktobe in Kazakhstan's west is laying off many workers.

13 August 2015 18:34

Kazakhstan's Akorda among world's most beautiful presidential residences The residence of Kazakhstan's President Akorda is the third most beautiful presidential palace in the world according to Theestle.net.

13 August 2015 18:14

Kazakhstan's 5% employer pension contributions explained by Vice Minister Vice Minister of Health and Social Development explains the new provision in the pension legislation concerning five percent employer contributions.

13 August 2015 18:01

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating fined for improper storage of waste Karachaganak Petroleum Operating has been fined for improper storage of 64.22 tons of liquid waste at Karachaganak field.

13 August 2015 17:28

Former US president Carter reveals he has cancer Former US president Jimmy Carter said that recent liver surgery has shown he has cancer, and that it has spread.

13 August 2015 13:52

Huge China explosions leave scores dead, hundreds injured Enormous explosions in a major Chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.

13 August 2015 13:46

UN chief sacks C.Africa mission head over peacekeeper sex abuse claims UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced he had fired the mission chief in the Central African Republic, declaring "enough is enough" after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.

13 August 2015 13:03

Music eases pain after surgery: study Listening to music before, after and even during surgery reduces anxiety and the need for painkillers, according to a comprehensive study published.

13 August 2015 13:02

Rio set for 'great' Olympics: IOC Rio will stage a great Olympics, as long as it sorts out "millions" of details first, the head of an IOC fact-finding mission said.

13 August 2015 12:45

Iran's FM, Syria's Assad discuss fight against 'terror' Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and called on regional countries to "fight terrorism and extremism".

13 August 2015 12:29

Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books Kiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale.

13 August 2015 12:14