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'Clinton: the musical' to hit New York stage It's tough being Hillary Clinton. Her book's a flop, she's angered ordinary Americans with crass remarks about money and now her husband's sex life is a New York musical.

03 July 2014

Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days under water Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Florida Keys.

03 July 2014

Shakira to headline at World Cup final Pop star Shakira will perform before the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, headlining a closing ceremony that includes guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana and rapper Wyclef Jean.

03 July 2014

US-based scientist makes potent version of H1N1 flu A US-based Japanese scientist said he has succeeded in engineering a version of the so-called swine flu virus that would be able to evade the human immune system.

03 July 2014

Toshiba nearing deal on Bulgarian nuclear reactor deal Toshiba's US unit is nearing a deal estimated at almost $5 billion to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria, a report said Thursday, as Japanese firms eye atomic contracts overseas after the Fukushima crisis erased demand at home.

03 July 2014

Kazakhstan to hold its officials responsible for copying other countries' laws The topic of plagiarism in draft laws by incompetent government officials was raised at the Central Communications Service briefing on Tuesday, July 1.

03 July 2014

Indian minister calls for Goa beach bikini ban A minister in India's resort state of Goa has drawn ridicule by saying women in bikinis should be banned from beaches and girls in short dresses should not visit pubs.

03 July 2014

Cost of electricity and gas in Kazakhstan to keep rising: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that the cost of electricity and gas would grow.

03 July 2014

Taliban suicide attack on military bus kills 8 in Kabul A Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul killed eight military officers Wednesday in an attack on an air force bus, Afghan officials said, in the latest strike against the national security forces as US troops withdraw.

02 July 2014

Caribbean corals could vanish over next 20 years: report Caribbean coral reefs could disappear within 20 years as overfishing has all but wiped out the fish that feast on coral-smothering algae, the UN and an international conservation watchdog warned.

02 July 2014

Kazakhstan's Marat Bisengaliev records album with London Symphony Orchestra World-famous Kazakh violinist Marat Bisengaliev has recorded an album of neoclassical music of a Kazakh composer with the renowned London Symphony Orchestra.

02 July 2014

Kaskasu ski resort near Shymkent to be completed in 2019 Construction of the Kaskasu ski resort will be completed in 2019.

02 July 2014

Popular destinations for in-migration in Kazakhstan Kazakh Ministry of Labour named the regions most popular among internal migrants in Kazakhstan.

02 July 2014

BTA files motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit in US Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by its creditors in the United States.

02 July 2014

China workers strike over Japanese boss' war denial Around 1,000 Chinese workers went on strike after their Japanese boss denied Tokyo had invaded China and said its 1930s actions were to "help" the country escape colonial rule, state-run media reported.

02 July 2014

Kenyan cargo plane crashes into building, killing 4 on board At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Wednesday from the Kenyan capital's main airport, the busiest in east Africa.

02 July 2014

US director-writer Paul Mazursky dead at 84 Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer Paul Mazursky, whose credits include "An Unmarried Woman" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," has died at age 84, his agent said.

02 July 2014

Bill Clinton, Blair back Colombia peace efforts Former world leaders Bill Clinton and Tony Blair attended a special summit in Colombia in support of the country's bid to forge peace with FARC rebels.

02 July 2014

'Backpackers found living in squalor' after Sydney fire At least 15 people, reportedly backpackers from Japan and South Korea "living in squalor" in minibuses, a shipping container and a caravan, had to be rescued from a raging Sydney fire.

02 July 2014

Almaty, Oslo, Beijing remain in bid to host 2022 Olympics Only three cities remain in the bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after Lviv withdrew from the competition.

02 July 2014