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Hollande says may sue magazine over affair claim
French President Francois Hollande told AFP Friday he was considering legal action against Closer after the magazine said he was having an affair with an actress.
10 January 2014
French magazine reveals Hollande 'affair' with actress
French magazine Closer on Friday said President Francois Hollande was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, promising to back its claim with photographs after months of swirling rumours.
10 January 2014
Wanted: Billions of bees for European farms
Many countries in Europe face a worrying lack of crop-pollinating honeybees, a problem caused mainly by an EU policy shift in favour of biofuels.
10 January 2014
Long way home: Tenizbayev acquitted by British jury
The Kazakh teenager, arrested on charges of sexual harassment in London on August 2013, was acquitted in a jury trial.
09 January 2014
France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine
A French court approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine.
09 January 2014
Russia blocks new UN Syria statement
Russia on Wednesday blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said.
09 January 2014
Kazakhstan artist wins literary festival in UK
Asol Bilyalova from Kazakhstan has won in the Artistic Illustration category at the Literature Festival 2013 in London and Cambridge.
09 January 2014
Obama invites Merkel to Washington after phone-tap row
President Barack Obama invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Washington on Wednesday, hoping to mend fences after a row provoked by revelations of US eavesdropping on her cellphone.
09 January 2014
Hollande backs ban on 'anti-Semitic' comedian
President Francois Hollande has backed attempts to ban controversial French comedian Dieudonne as a furore intensified over his sketches that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
08 January 2014
Western Europe - Western China road gets 600 points of criticism
The Western Europe – Western China road has received more than 600 points of criticism from the experts who checked it.
08 January 2014
Figure skating: Young figure skater from Kazakhstan wins tournament in Slovakia
13-y.o. Elizabet Tursynbayeva from Kazakhstan has won the New Year's Cup 2014 international figure skating tournament in Slovakia.
08 January 2014
Ukrainian novelist Kurkov backs 'school for revolution' protests
The long-running opposition protests on Kiev's central Independence Square are becoming a "school for revolution" as the country's leaders lose touch with society, top Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov told AFP.
08 January 2014
Almaty beats all Asia in Top 10 cities to visit in 2014
Almaty is the most 'alluring city' in Kazakhstan and number 7 of the Top 10 cities to visit in 2014 according to The Rough Guide.
08 January 2014
'Downton Abbey' producer sees drama thriving on TV
The global success of "Downton Abbey" is vivid proof that romance and drama are alive and well and thriving on the small screen, its executive producer said Tuesday.
08 January 2014
Sarajevo's legendary shoe-shiner dies
Sarajevans paid tribute Tuesday to a legendary shoe-cleaner known as "uncle" Miso, who died at the age of 83 after more than 60 years working on the streets, even during the 1992-1995 war.
08 January 2014
Magma clue to Earth's super-volcanoes
Geologists on Sunday reported insights into super-volcanoes, the brooding, enigmatic giants of Earth's crust whose eruptions are as catastrophic as they are rare.
06 January 2014
Skiing: Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin wins 15-kilometers mass start of Tour de Ski in Switzerland
Kazakhstan skier Alexey Poltoranin has won the classic 15-kilometer mass start at the fourth stage of Tour de Ski in Switzerland.
06 January 2014
2014 year of 'hard truths' for British economy: Osborne
British finance minister George Osborne will warn that 2014 is to be the year of "hard truths" and public spending cuts when he sets out his plans for the year ahead.
06 January 2014
Nazi hunters call for protests against French comic
A Nazi-hunting family has called for protests against controversial French comedian Dieudonne over his vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews, as a government minister said he must pay fines accrued for racist abuse.
05 January 2014
Scientists discover hormone that blocks marijuana buzz
A naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defense in the brain against the high caused by marijuana and could be useful in preventing addiction, researchers said Thursday.
04 January 2014
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