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Pressure on New Zealand to save world's rarest dolphin New Zealand is facing pressure to save the world's rarest dolphin at an international scientific meeting underway this week in what conservationists say is a test of the nation's "clean, green" credentials.

10 June 2013 17:30

Two Koreas strike cautious accord on high-level talks North and South Korea reached Monday a patchy agreement to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul, following marathon talks aimed at rebuilding trust after months of soaring tension and threats of nuclear war.

10 June 2013 13:43

Transportation of tourists from Turkey to cost Kazakhstan $1 million The first group Kazakhstan tourists who could not leave Turkey because of the airline's bankruptcy came back to Kazakhstan on June 9.

10 June 2013 12:44

Fears for African rhinos in China rainforest In a tropical Chinese rainforest, seven savannah-dwelling African rhinos are said to be awaiting release into the wild, raising fears for their welfare in a country with a booming rhino horn trade.

09 June 2013 16:25

Airline bancruptcy gives extra vacation days to 1,000 Kazakhstan tourists in Turkey Around 1,000 Kazakhstan citizens cannot leave Antalya, Turkey, because of the Turkish air company's bankruptcy.

07 June 2013 18:49

Jackie Chan seals prints at famed Hollywood theater Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan became the first Chinese actor Thursday to have his hands and feet cast in wet cement at Hollywood's famed Chinese Theatre, alongside generations of Tinseltown icons.

07 June 2013 15:25

Turkey tourism takes a hit but visitors shrug off unrest Hotel reservations may be down after a week of violent mass protests in Turkey, but plucky tourists on the ground have taken the unrest in their stride.

07 June 2013 14:59

Online, at a price: Cubans get public Internet spots Cubans barred from logging onto the Internet at home on Tuesday flocked to newly opened public access spots to surf an uncensored World Wide Web -- if they could afford the high prices.

05 June 2013 16:20

N. Korean leader wants ski resort by year-end: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a national appeal to speed up work on a "world class" ski resort, which is being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

05 June 2013 13:15

Kazakhstan students to study in Latvian aviation university Kazakhstan young people will offered an opportunity to study in Riga Aviation University: President Nazarbayev.

04 June 2013 15:37

French move to ban industrial food from 'restaurants' Worried its gastronomic reputation is being damaged by substandard eateries, France is considering banning establishments from calling themselves restaurants if meals are not made from scratch by in-house chefs.

04 June 2013 11:19

Alakol enters global network of biosphere reservations Kazakhstan’s biosphere reserve Alakol lake has been entered into global network of biosphere reservations.

03 June 2013 19:31

Kazakhstan ready to double trade and economic turnover with Latvia Kazakhstan's trade turnover with Latvia is the highest among the Baltic states, around $350 million: Kazakhstan PM Serik Akhmetov.

03 June 2013 14:28

Environment-friendly development of ski resorts in Almaty possible: Courchevel president He believe the new resorts will be popular among Europeans, since Kazakhstan is located in the crossroads between the Old World and Asia.

03 June 2013 11:14

Iraq to restore ancient arch to woo back tourists Iraqi authorities have contracted a Czech firm to carry out a 10-month restoration of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon as part of a plan to boost tourism to the once-popular site.

31 May 2013 10:51

Bhutan to begin voting on second ever government Voters in the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan will begin electing their second ever government this week, five years after the country's Buddhist "dragon kings" gave way to democracy.

29 May 2013 11:03

New York City launches bike share service Ten months behind schedule, New York City on Monday launched what aims to be one of the world's biggest bike share programs, following in the path already taken by Paris, Montreal, London and Barcelona.

28 May 2013 18:12

Kazakhstan to make Baikonur rocket launches a tourist attraction Kazakhstan wants to make rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome a tourist attraction.

28 May 2013 17:59

Kazakhstan singer signs up with US producer Kazakhstan singer Nursi (Nursulu Shaltayeva) from NG band has signed up a recording contract with UpOrDown Entertainment production company.

28 May 2013 17:49

Qatar mulls launching Doha-Kazakhstan flights Qatar Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussain Kamal met with Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev.

28 May 2013 15:30