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Illustration by Tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan and U.S. unify consular fees for visas Kazakhstan and the U.S. have unified the consular fees for issue of visas.
08 July 2013
Mexico volcano ash disrupts US flights for second day Frustrated passengers stood in long lines at Mexico City's airport Friday as US airlines canceled flights for a second day after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed a new column of ash.
06 July 2013
©REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Solar plane poised for last flight of US journey For Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, flying an experimental solar aircraft across America has been exhilarating, but perilous at times.
06 July 2013
Venezuelan leader offers Snowden 'humanitarian asylum' Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered to give "humanitarian asylum" to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who is waiting in a Moscow airport for a nation to give him sanctuary.
06 July 2013
Brazil unrest could flare anew during papal visit Brazil's social turmoil over poor public services and endemic political corruption appears to have abated but could flare again during Pope Francis' visit later this month.
06 July 2013
Mexico volcano grounds US airlines Four US airlines canceled dozens of flights to and from Mexico City's international airport on Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano blew ash and steam skyward.
05 July 2013
Bolivia's leader threatens to close US embassy Bolivia's president threatened to close the US embassy as leftist Latin American leaders joined him in blasting Europe and the United States.
05 July 2013
Statue of Liberty reopens on July 4 The Statue of Liberty finally reopened to visitors, on the July 4 national holiday, months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York.
05 July 2013
New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds European astronomers said on Friday they had devised a technique to detect water in the atmosphere of planets orbiting other stars.
05 July 2013
Apple seeking 'next big direction': co-founder Apple is in a waiting period with the US gadget giant seeking the "next big direction" almost two years after the death of its groundbreaking boss Steve Jobs.
05 July 2013
H1N1 flu outbreak in northern Chile kills 11 At least 11 people have been killed in an outbreak of H1N1 flu virus in northern Chile, where the rate of infection is more than six times higher than the rest of the country.
05 July 2013
©REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Yahoo startup shopping spree continues Yahoo forged ahead Wednesday on its months-long take-over binge with word that it had bought Xobni, a startup behind tools for better managing contact lists and email inboxes.
05 July 2013
Obama, Merkel discuss concerns over US spy programs President Barack Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday to address mounting European concerns about broad US surveillance programs.
05 July 2013
Obama urges swift return to civilian rule in Egypt President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for a swift return to elected civilian rule in Egypt, saying the United States was "deeply concerned" by the military's toppling of Mohamed Morsi.
04 July 2013
Douglas Engelbart. Photo courtesy of wikidi.com Computer mouse inventor dies at 88 Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionized computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88.
04 July 2013
US Navy bolsters presence in Gulf The US Navy has deployed three additional coastal patrol ships to its Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, bolstering America's presence in the strategic Gulf.
04 July 2013
©REUTERS Martin Luther King remembered in Washington exhibit Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr is being remembered in a Washington, D.C. exhibition held to tie-in with the 50th anniversary of his famous march on the US capital.
04 July 2013
©REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Brazil truckers block highways in fresh toll protest Trucks blocked highways across Brazil for a second straight day on Wednesday as drivers pressed demands for fuel subsidies, better working conditions, and an end to road tolls.
04 July 2013
Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun (C) departs Manhattan Federal Court with her lawyer. ©REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Former Tiffany exec charged in jewelry theft A former executive of iconic New York jewelry store Tiffany was arrested on Tuesday for stealing more than $1 million worth of valuables which she later resold.
04 July 2013
©REUTERS/Gaston Brito US director making Chavez 'addendum,' not feature Oliver Stone is not shooting a new movie about Hugo Chavez but an "addendum" using outtakes from an old film.
04 July 2013
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