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New Dominican Republic president pushes anti-poverty fight Economist Danilo Medina was sworn in as the Dominican Republic's new president Thursday and pushed for a pact against poverty as he assumed the post.

18 August 2012 15:30

'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.

17 August 2012 15:06

Romney to Obama: take your 'hate' back home Mitt Romney lashed Barack Obama as "angry and desperate" Tuesday and told him to take his "hate" home to Chicago in an outburst which prompted the president's camp to brand him "unhinged."

15 August 2012 18:12

Weightlifting: Ilya Ilyin will do PhD in Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism Two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan is going to start doing his PhD course in Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism this year.

14 August 2012 16:57

Tourists film New York police shooting Bystanders in New York whipped out cellphones to film the shooting by police of a man allegedly threatening them with a knife in the tourism magnet of Times Square.

14 August 2012 11:54

Philippine flood deaths climb to 60 Weary farmers in the Philippines' farming heartland struggled amid their worst floods in decades on Friday, as the death toll from torrential rains that also pounded the capital rose to 60.

11 August 2012 10:00

American militarymen will get treatment with stem cells in Astana Treatment of American patients in the Center is held as pat of the Achievement of Global Leadership project. First patients arrived in 2010.

10 August 2012 12:55

Tongan wreck may be pirate treasure ship: official Divers in Tonga have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a pirate vessel that folklore says sank in the 19th century with a hold full of treasure, officials in the Pacific nation said Thursday.

09 August 2012 13:08

Olympics: Athletes chill out in alternative village On the other side of London from the frenzy and commotion of the Olympic Park, a hundred competitors are training and relaxing in a more chilled-out, alternative Athletes' Village.

09 August 2012 10:26

Olympics: Serik Sapiyev reached semifinals in boxing Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has advanced into the semifinals of the tournament and told about his match against Venezuela's Gabriel Perez.

08 August 2012 14:41

Medical tourism to Astana is becoming popular among foreigners 99 foreign patients have already used the services of the diagnostics center and 12 patients came for treatment to the neurosurgery center in Astana.

08 August 2012 12:29

Greece and the Olympics: wishing for a ray of hope Eight years after hosting the Olympic Games in the country where they were born, Greeks seem more interested in finding out if there will be light at the end of their dismal economic tunnel.

07 August 2012 16:39

London tourism rates plunge during Olympics The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms.

03 August 2012 11:25

Maiya Maneza promised a fiance for her Olympic victory Kazakhstan sport authorities have promised to find a fiance for weight-lifter Maiya Maneza as a bonus for her London Olympic victory.

02 August 2012 12:51

23 new hotels to appear in Kenderly resort in Mangistau oblast Kenderly resort will create 15 thousand jobs and help prevent social tensions in Zhanaozen town, Roza Assanbayeva said.

02 August 2012 11:25

Kazakhstan is mostly visited by French and Italian tourists Top five countries by number of tourists visiting Kazakhstan are France, Italy, Great Britain, Russia and India.

02 August 2012 11:18

First clashes near Christian areas of Damascus: NGO Fighting between soldiers and rebels broke out on Wednesday for the first time near two Christian districts of Damascus.

01 August 2012 18:24

Climate change prompts French ski area to mull downsize A modest ski area in the French Alps is ready to unbolt its chairlifts and rope off slopes as the local mayor concludes that climate change means the trails ahead will be rocky.

01 August 2012 11:23

Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom An expected worldwide boom in Muslim tourism is reflected in the growing availability of amenities such as halal spas and airport prayer rooms.

01 August 2012 10:04

N. Korea allows S. Korea executives to visit resort North Korea will allow South Korean business executives to visit a jointly-developed tourism resort despite an acrimonious years-long dispute over the project.

31 July 2012 14:50