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Confusion over fate of foreigners held in Algeria An American hostage was confirmed dead Friday amid uncertainty over the fate of other foreigners held at an Algerian gas plant, with their captors demanding a prisoner swap and an end to French military action in Mali.
20 January 2013
Boeing crisis deepens as US, Japan ground Dreamliner Boeing suffered another huge blow on Wednesday as US and Japanese regulators grounded its 787 Dreamliner until a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries can been resolved.
17 January 2013
Photo by Anton Akulov© Communications fully restored in Karatau Communications have been restored in the cities of Zhambyl oblast hit by the storm wind: Kazakhstan Transport and Communications Ministry.
15 January 2013
The situation in Karatau. Photo by Anton Akulov© Karatau and Zhanatas get first light Power supply was partly restored in Karatau and Zhanatas at around 4 a.m. on January 14.
14 January 2013
©RIA Novosti 20 tons of flour and 14 tons of potatoes dispatched to Karatau and Zhanatas A stock of food and water for thousands of people have been dispatched to the disaster-hit region in South-Kazakhstan Oblast.
14 January 2013
Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© 500 militarymen taking part in elimination of emergency situation in Zhambyl oblast Around 500 militarymen are taking part in elimination of consequences of the natural disaster in Zhambyl oblast.
14 January 2013
Tenginews.kz stock photo 50 thousand people in extreme conditions in disaster-hit Zhambyl oblast The situation remains unchanged in disaster-hit Talas region of Zhambyl oblast: over 50 thousand people are in extreme conditions.
14 January 2013
Photo courtesy of rus.ruvr.ru Communications and electricity partially restored in Karatau Сommunications have been partially restored in disaster-hit Karatau in south Kazakhstan.
14 January 2013
Photo courtesy of the press-service of Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry© Damaged boiler house being cleared, power being resotred in Karatau Utility services and the military troops are cleaning roads off fallen trees and debris.
14 January 2013
Photo courtesy of ark.gov.ua Heating and hot food hubs operating 24/7 in disaster-hit Zhanatas The state authorities are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the storm in south Kazakhstan.
14 January 2013
Deputy Prime-Minister Krymbek Kusherbayev. ©Tengrinews.kz Kusherbayev arrived to emergency area of Zhambyl oblast Kazakhstan Deputy Prime-Minister arrived in Zhambyl oblast to personally control the works on elimination of the consequences of the storm.
14 January 2013
Photo courtesy of the press-service of Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry© Situation in south Kazakhstan under control Rescuers have taken the situation in south Kazakhstan under control. The region was badly damaged by bad weather.
14 January 2013
Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry Weather caused an emergency in south Kazakhstan Residents of several regions of South-Kazakhstan Oblast and Kyzylorda Oblast have lost power, heating and water.
14 January 2013
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested that CSTO jointly respond to emergency situations Kazakhstan President took part in CSTO meeting in Moscow.
20 December 2012
Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency through January, continuing special intervention powers for the police and army after a recent series of Islamist attacks.
01 November 2012
Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan Hurricane Sandy sent crippling floods pouring onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion, blacking out much of Manhattan and leaving widespread storm devastation.
30 October 2012
Hurricane Sandy set to strengthen on path to Cuba Hurricane Sandy was expected to strengthen as it careened towards Cuba early Thursday after battering Jamaica, where it downed power lines and forced more than a thousand people to seek emergency shelter.
26 October 2012
Flooded houses in Kostangeldy microregion. Snapshot from YouTube video Electricity restored in flooded region of Zhezkazgan The water was pumped out of 74 houses.
11 October 2012
Flooded houses in Kostangeldy microregion. Snapshot from YouTube video Water pumped out from flooded houses in Zhezkazgan 32 houses in Kostangeldy microregion in Zhezkazgan were flooded on September 29.
04 October 2012
Greek prisons groaning under austerity cuts Austerity cuts imposed in Greece have created an explosive situation in the country's overcrowded prisons, where sanitation and food services are in disarray, insiders warn.
29 September 2012

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