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Largest 'dirty war' trial opens in Argentina A trial involving almost 800 cases of human rights abuses during Argentina's 1976-1983 military junta got under way Wednesday, chronicling the use of torture and murder during the dictatorship.

30 November 2012

New media world won't end need for journalists: study Bloggers, "crowdsourcing" and computer-generated articles are making contributions to the news media, but they cannot replace professional journalists in digging up important news.

30 November 2012

Google buys marketing firm to boost discount moves Google has agreed to buy the marketing firm Incentive Targeting in a move that gives the tech giant more tools to work with retailers on discounts and other promotions.

30 November 2012

New York nanny pleads not guilty to kid slayings A Manhattan nanny accused of stabbing to death two small children in her care before trying to commit suicide pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a hospital court hearing.

30 November 2012

Scientists record most powerful quasar blast ever US astronomers have detected the most powerful blast from a quasar ever recorded, offering the first proof of important theories about why the universe is shaped the way it is.

30 November 2012

Clinton urges end to support for DR Congo rebels US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called on all regional African leaders to halt any support for the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

30 November 2012

BP banned from US government contracts British oil giant BP was temporarily banned from winning new US government contracts Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

30 November 2012

Pressure mounts on fiscal cliff, Obama urges fix US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for a pre-Christmas deal with Republicans to avert a year-end tax and deficit crunch, as pressure mounted from the business world and stock markets fluttered.

30 November 2012

While in Astana U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs discussed NATO troops in Afghanistan During the meeting we exchanged our opinions on regional security and stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan, in particular: Wendy Sherman said in Kazakhstan.

29 November 2012

White men to head all committees in US House US House Republicans, ruing a presidential election loss in which it failed to attract enough women and minorities, has picked leaders for the 19 committees in the upcoming Congress, and they are all white males.

29 November 2012

Boxing: Astana Arlans flattened USA Knockouts Kazakhstan Astana Arlans club won without giving a point to USA Knockouts in the WBS.

29 November 2012

Dakar-2013: Kazakhstan’s crew is ready for the rally Kazakhstan’s crew led by Arthur Ardavichus, the bronze prize winners of the last year's Dakar, will drive No. 517 in the rally.

29 November 2012

WikiLeaks suspect may speak at pre-trial hearing The US soldier accused of slipping a cache of classified documents to WikiLeaks is expected to take the stand for the first time during a new round of pre-trial hearings that began Tuesday.

29 November 2012

Mexico beauty queen killed in shootout was 'human shield' A 22-year-old Mexican beauty queen killed during a gunfight between a suspected drug gang and soldiers appeared to have been used as a human shield.

28 November 2012

Huge Rio protest against oil royalties share-out plan Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Rio Monday to press Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that would redistribute oil royalties in favor of non-oil producing states.

28 November 2012

Kazakhstan and U.S. will form trade and investments commission The decision was made in Washington during the talks on Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO.

28 November 2012

Rare photo of Titanic iceberg coming up for auction A rare original photograph of the iceberg suspected of sinking the Titanic in the icy North Atlantic in 1912 is coming up for auction next month.

28 November 2012

Sandy costs top $42 bn in New York state: governor Superstorm Sandy ran up a super bill of $42 billion across New York state, causing more damage than infamous Hurricane Katrina, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday, appealing for federal emergency funds.

28 November 2012

Life where you'd least expect it: bacteria survive ice, dark Researchers have found bacteria thriving beneath ice, in the dark and without oxygen in a lake in Antarctica, pushing the boundaries of what was thought necessary to sustain life on Earth.

28 November 2012

Boxing: Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin looking for rival for January 19 American middleweight boxer Fernando Guerrero (25-1, 19 KO) might become the next candidate for the bout against Gennady Golovkin.

28 November 2012

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