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Philippines stands firm in diplomatic row with Hong Kong The Philippines insisted Thursday it would not apologise for a 2010 hostage crisis in which Hong Kong tourists died, saying its response to the tragedy had been generous and compassionate.

30 January 2014 15:18

Deadly rainy season leaves 41 dead in Bolivia Bolivia President Evo Morales declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to assist victims of the country's deadly rainy season, which has claimed 41 lives and left 20,000 people homeless according to provisional figures.

29 January 2014 14:22

Australia fears domestic extremism from Syria conflict The conflict in Syria poses new risks of homegrown extremism in Australia, with citizens returning radicalised after fighting there.

28 January 2014 13:54

Air Canada suspends ticket sales in Venezuela Air Canada suspended ticket sales in Venezuela on Friday, adding to a rising number of airlines protesting a government devaluation of the local currency just for travellers.

25 January 2014 13:35

End of Dominican Adventure: runway teen girl to return to Kyzylorda Runaway teen Indira Gainieva, 17 who eloped with her boyfriend Edward Bunyan, 16 from their boarding school, will be returned to Kyzyolrda.

24 January 2014 22:16

Kok Zhailyau resort to have freeride tracks Kok Zhailyau mountain skiing resort near Kazakhstan's Almaty will have kinds of ski tracks and slopes for skiers of different levels.

24 January 2014 16:49

Indonesia to open instant noodles plant in Kazakhstan A joint plant working on Kazakh flour looks profitable for both Indonesia and Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev.

24 January 2014 14:54

Australia to go ahead with shark 'kill' zones A controversial policy to catch and kill sharks off popular west coast beaches got the green light in Australia, in a move the Humane Society Tuesday termed a "complete disgrace".

22 January 2014 10:11

Ethiopia's Timkat draws crowds to ancient royal baths The sun has not yet come up, but hundreds of people -- cloaked in white shrouds and chanting biblical hymns -- are already gathered at the holy baths in northern Ethiopia to celebrate Timkat.

21 January 2014 09:43

Two dead, hundreds evacuated in flood-hit French Riviera River levels were receding early on Monday in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety.

20 January 2014 18:00

New whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beach More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves Saturday on the same remote New Zealand coast where another 52 whales have either died or been put down in the past two weeks.

19 January 2014 19:07

Lighting costs Rio's iconic Christ statue tip of thumb The iconic statue of Jesus overlooking Rio de Janeiro, one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, has lost a thumb tip to lightening, a report said Friday.

19 January 2014 14:20

New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain The unique findings, that show the life of Kazakh people during the 14th century have been discovered in Great Britain.

17 January 2014 16:09

Chinese New Year travels to top 3.6 billion: official A total of 3.6 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chinese New Year holiday, officials said Tuesday, as workers head home in the world's largest human migration.

14 January 2014 16:33

Powerful Cyclone Ian hits Tonga A state of emergency was declared in parts of Tonga Saturday as powerful Cyclone Ian slammed into the South Pacific island nation, bringing winds estimated at 105 knots (200 kilometres per hour).

13 January 2014 09:54

Greek bronzes raise hope of revival in southern Italy Two remarkably life-like Greek bronze statues have gone on show in the same Calabria region in southern Italy where they were found by an amateur diver 42 years ago.

12 January 2014 13:52

Kazakh-Iran economic and trade cooperation to ease tension in the region Iranian Deputy Minister Valiola Afkhami visited Astana to meet with his Kazakhstani counterpart at the 3rd sitting of the Kazakh-Iranian Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

11 January 2014 12:08

Kazakhstan tourists to enjoy five-star liner for $8,000 during 10 Sochi Olympics days Kazakhstan tourists will be staying on board of a five-star liner for $7 000 during the Sochi Olympics.

09 January 2014 20:11

China has world's most outbound tourists: report Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world's biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.

09 January 2014 15:22

'Exceptionally rare' conjoined whales found in Mexico Fishermen have found two conjoined gray whale calves in a northwestern Mexican lagoon, a discovery that a government marine biologist described as "exceptionally rare."

08 January 2014 12:13