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Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO troops would speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghan forces this spring, in a sign the pace of US troop withdrawals could quicken.

13 January 2013 18:27

Pollution turns Hong Kong harbour from 'fragrant' to foul Hong Kong's name may mean "fragrant harbour", but cargo ships burning dirty fuel in what is one of the world's busiest ports add to a foul layer of pollution that kills more than 3,000 people a year.

12 January 2013 10:23

Marseille hopes for image makeover with culture year Long plagued by a reputation for gang crime and lawlessness, France's port city of Marseille is hoping its year as the European Capital of Culture will finally give its image a makeover.

11 January 2013 14:49

Breeding season underway for famed Galapagos tortoises Breeding season is underway for the endangered tortoises of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, whose mating and nesting habits are carefully watched by wildlife specialists hoping to save them from extinction.

10 January 2013 15:27

Egypt's Morsi to urge Obama to free blind sheikh Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has said he will urge US President Barack Obama to free the blind sheikh jailed for the 1993 World Trade Center attack.

09 January 2013 10:01

Snowmobile accident kills six in Italian Alps A snowmobile accident in the Italian Alps left six tourists dead and two others seriously injured Friday, the ANSA news agency reported.

05 January 2013 18:24

Giant tuna sells for record $1.8 million in Japan A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million in the year's first auction at Japan's Tsukiji fish market on Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year.

05 January 2013 17:21

US criticizes Google chairman's N. Korea visit The United States on Thursday criticized a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, calling it ill-timed in the wake of Pyongyang's widely condemned rocket launch last month.

05 January 2013 10:04

Globe greets 2013 in rolling New Year's party A million people crammed into New York's Times Square on Tuesday to greet the New Year in a global party that kicked off in Australia before rolling around the world in a non-stop chain of firework displays.

02 January 2013 10:03

Turkey is yet to decide on use of land lots in Almaty and Aktau Kazakhstan Parliament has approved the draft law On ratification of the protocol between the governments of Kazakhstan and Turkey on transfer of property in Kemer district of Antalya province, Turkey, into Kazakhstan ownership.

01 January 2013 18:02

Myanmar probes deadly plane crash-landing Myanmar was on Wednesday investigating the cause of an air accident that left two people dead and 11 injured when a passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and caught fire.

27 December 2012 13:41

Motor Racing: Astana driver looking to sign up with Mercedes Participation in Mercedes team as a testing driver is interesting for Daniel Juncadella in terms of career development.

27 December 2012 13:16

Egypt adopts new constitution as opposition cries foul Egypt's electoral commission confirmed on Tuesday that a controversial, Islamist-backed constitution was passed by 64 percent of voters, rejecting opposition allegations of polling fraud.

26 December 2012 18:35

Kazakhstan to develop tourism in Turkish Kemer Kazakhstan will receive some land in the forest in Kemer district of Antalya province in Turkey.

26 December 2012 17:29

Kazakhstan created its own Lapland Rixos Lake Borovoye is the first five-star hotel at Borovoye resort. 200 rooms are available for visitors of the resort.

25 December 2012 14:49

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Thousands of Palestinians and tourists were flocking to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday to mark Christmas at the site where many believe Jesus Christ was born.

25 December 2012 11:50

Nepal campaigners plead for killer elephant's life Nepalese animal rights groups pleaded Monday for the life of a lovelorn elephant which has trampled several people to death and is being hunted down by an army execution squad.

25 December 2012 11:04

Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban center of the Mayan civilization.

25 December 2012 10:23

Egypt waits on referendum results; opposition cries fraud Egypt on Monday was awaiting official results of a referendum on a new constitution reportedly backed by two-thirds of voters but which the opposition alleged was riddled with fraud.

25 December 2012 10:03

Chile volcano alert raised Chile issued a top-level red alert Sunday for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat.

24 December 2012 12:11