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Ukraine president returns to work as protests persist Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych returns to work from four days of sick leave after opposition leaders appealed for Western assistance and an injured militant accused of rioting left the country for medical treatment.
03 February 2014
Kefalonia, Greece. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Strong earthquake rattles Greek island A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea early Monday, the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
03 February 2014
Tens of thousands march in Paris to back traditional family Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris and Lyon on Sunday against new laws easing abortion restrictions and legalising gay marriage, accusing French President Francois Hollande's government of "family phobia".
03 February 2014
GGG vs Osumanu Adama. Photo a courtesy of Sumio Yamada GGG TKOs Osumanu Adama in Monte Carlo Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan has one again defended his WBA and IBO Middleweight titles by TKOing Osamanu Adama from Ghana yesterday.
03 February 2014
Robert Capa in color lights up New York Robert Capa was one of the world's most renowned photographers covering 20th century war and politics, and a new exhibition showcases his dazzling work in color, much of it forgotten.
01 February 2014
Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in Vienna World powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.
01 February 2014
©Reuters/Michael Buholzer Glencore Xstrata 'to pull out' of Philippine mining project Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata is expected to pull out of a $5.9 billion gold-copper mining project in the Philippines, its Australian partner Indophil said.
01 February 2014
Pro-abortion rally in Madrid over planned curbs Pro-choice supporters were set to converge on Madrid's streets Saturday to voice their opposition to a government plan to restrict access to abortion.
01 February 2014
French EuroMillions winner scoops 72 million euros One lucky French lottery player scooped a EuroMillions jackpot worth over 72 million euros on Friday, organisers La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) said.
01 February 2014
Syria foes set to end talks with no concrete progress Syria's warring sides are expected to wrap up their first peace talks on Friday without concrete progress on ending the violence, a political transition or ensuring humanitarian aid for millions in need.
31 January 2014
Vatican trove shows Catholic persecution in samurai-era Japan A trove of ancient documents unearthed at the Vatican could shed light on the brutal crackdown on Christianity in isolationist Japan under its samurai rulers.
31 January 2014
Kerry to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders In a major show of support for pro-democracy protesters in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet top opposition leaders for the first time this weekend.
31 January 2014
Photo courtesy of drugdiscovery.com Antioxidants speed lung cancer growth in mice: study People who smoke or have lung cancer should think twice about taking vitamin supplements, according to a Swedish study Wednesday that showed certain antioxidants may make tumors grow faster.
31 January 2014
Azamat Tenizbayev. ©Vesti.kz Kazakhstan Taekwondo Fed accuses London lawyer of deception Taekwondo Federation of Kazakhstan has promised to compensate all the expenses the champion landed himself into by sleeping in an airplane ... and sue his 'big bad lawyer'.
31 January 2014
Defiant Ukraine opposition refuses to back amnesty bill Ukraine's opposition defiantly refused to back an amnesty bill that would free activists and ease the country's worst crisis since independence.
30 January 2014
©Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann Bats bounce back in Europe: EU watchdog Europe's bat population recovered by more than 40 percent between 1993 and 2011 after decades of decline.
30 January 2014
Woman charged with attempted murder following London terror raids London police on Wednesday charged a woman with attempted murder following terror raids on three properties that also led to the arrest of the teenage son of a senior British diplomat.
30 January 2014
Sergei Khizhnichenko. Photo a courtesy of sports.ru Kazakhstani football player transferred to Polish top division A forward of the Kazakhstan national football team Sergey Khizhnichenko has signed up with Korona football club from Kietce, Poland.
29 January 2014
Rakhat Aliyev. Photo courtesy of azattyq.org Inaction of Austrian, German and Maltese authorities against Rakhat Aliyev may damage public confidence to EU justice Claude Turmes, a member of the European Parliament, is concerned that inaction of European authorities on mounting serious accusations against Aliyev could undermine public confidence to EU justice.
29 January 2014
Mukhtar Ablyazov. ©Yaroslav Radlovsky Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property Mukhtar Ablyazov might faceconfiscation of property in Kazakhstan.
29 January 2014

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