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Kazakhstan to render aid to Nepal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan will render assistance to Nepal.

04 May 2015 18:42

'Stand By Me' singer Ben E. King dead at 76 Ben E. King, the soul singer whose Gospel-influenced "Stand By Me" became one of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, has died at 76.

02 May 2015 11:44

Dead worker found under collapsed bridge in Almaty, investigation launched A bridge under construction collapses in Almaty, kills one and injures 20 others, bringing safety at Kazakhstan's construction sites and industries into spotlight.

01 May 2015 03:19

Australia PM hails Gallipoli soldiers on Anzac Day Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday hailed the sacrifice of the thousands of soldiers from Australia and New Zealand killed in the Battle of Gallipoli.

25 April 2015 11:09

Kenya officials suspended over university massacre Nine Kenyan officials have been suspended and could face charges of criminal negligence over the massacre at Garissa university earlier this month.

22 April 2015 13:37

Another ally of Ukraine ex-president Yanukovych found dead A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances.

16 April 2015 13:46

Italian fashion designer Francesco Smalto dies at 87 Italian designer Francesco Smalto, who as one of the stars of the men's fashion industry clothed princes, has died in Morocco aged 87.

07 April 2015 15:55

Nazarbayev expresses condolence over Russian trawler President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolence to the Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Dalniy Vostok trawler that sunk in the Western Pacific Ocean.

03 April 2015 12:35

At least 54 dead in trawler sinking off Russia'a Far East Rescuers were searching freezing waters off Russia's Far East after a fishing boat sank in the Sea of Okhotsk with the loss of at least 54 lives.

02 April 2015 15:44

Kazakh PM Karim Massimov attends funeral of Lee Kuan Yew Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov has attended the state funeral service for the founding father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.

01 April 2015 02:10

Death toll in Chile floods rises to 18 At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing.

31 March 2015 14:33

4 killed, 18 injured in bus rollover in Kazakhstan 4 people have been killed in a terrible road accident in eastern Kazakhstan.

30 March 2015 14:30

Chairman of Kazakhstan's state atomic company dies Chairman of Kazakhstan's KazAtomProm Nurlan Kapparov has died of cardiac arrest.

26 March 2015 19:22

Singapore mourns Lee with buns, dolls and exercise routines The death of Singapore's founding leader on Monday has spawned unusual tributes and business ideas, ranging from the reverent to the ridiculous.

26 March 2015 16:45

Emotional scenes as Singapore pays tribute to Lee Kuan Yew Singaporeans wept on the streets and queued in their thousands to pay tribute to founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.

25 March 2015 15:35

German town mourns 16 teens killed in France air crash A German town mourned 16 teenagers who were among the 150 people killed in a plane crash in the French Alps as they returned from a school exchange in Spain.

25 March 2015 12:08

Opera singers among French Alps air crash victims: theatre Two star opera singers, one of them accompanied by her baby, were among 150 people killed in the German airliner that crashed in the French Alps.

25 March 2015 11:00

Former Australian leader Malcolm Fraser dead at 84 Former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser died after a short illness at the age of 84.

20 March 2015 15:14

26 dead in Syria regime air raids near Damascus: monitor At least 26 people including seven children were killed and more than 100 wounded in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus.

16 March 2015 09:57

Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule.

02 March 2015 14:08

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