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China to build two new Antarctic bases: state media Chinese workers are on their way to build the country's fourth Antarctic research base and a fifth is being planned, state-run media said Thursday as the country expands its imprint on the icy continent.

20 December 2013 10:43

Spaniards bet on slimmed-down 'Fat One' Christmas jackpot Spaniards are digging into their pockets to gamble on their beloved "Fat One" Christmas lottery with the world's richest total payout, but winners will get slimmed-down prizes this year as a new austerity tax takes a bite.

20 December 2013 10:21

EU finance ministers reach banking union deal EU finance ministers Wednesday reached a banking union accord which will hand Brussels unprecedented new powers to prevent failing banks from wrecking the economy, official sources said.

19 December 2013 18:03

Once-stolen Stradivarius sells for £1.3 million A rare Stradivarius violin, which was once stolen and offered for just £100 ($162, 118 euros) by thieves, sold at auction in Britain on Wednesday for £1.3 million ($2.3 million, 1.6 million euros).

19 December 2013 14:57

Kazakhstan's skier wins gold at Winter Universiade in Italy A skier from East Kazakhstan Oblast has won the gold medal in the skiathlon competition at the Winter Universiade in Italy.

19 December 2013 14:21

Nearly 1,000 killed by ex-rebels in C. Africa capital: Amnesty The Central African Republic's mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.

19 December 2013 14:08

Museum takes possession of long-lost Nazi diary The US Holocaust Memorial Museum took possession Tuesday of a Nazi war criminal's long-lost diary and posted it online to help researchers decipher the thinking behind Adolf Hitler's "final solution."

19 December 2013 10:28

Russian missile deployment raises alarm Washington has joined Russia's neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.

18 December 2013 15:02

FIA welcomes Off Road Kazakhstan as new member The General Assembly of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) was held in Paris on December 2-6.

18 December 2013 13:27

Astana adds Foster's eye to pyramid British architect Norman Foster has presented his new project in Astana.

18 December 2013 13:21

Kazakhstan wins Canada 4:2 in hockey The Kazakhstan men’s hockey team won Canada at the Winter Universiade preliminaries in Tretino, Italy.

18 December 2013 12:22

Up to 500 dead in South Sudan clashes: UN Clashes between rival army factions in South Sudan have left up to 500 dead and 800 wounded, a top UN official told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

18 December 2013 11:41

Cells from the eye are 'printed' for the first time Neuroscientists on Tuesday said they had used an inkjet printer to print cells from the eye, making a practical step in the quest to grow replenishment tissue for damaged or diseased organs.

18 December 2013 10:56

Eurozone ministers make progress on Banking Union Eurozone finance ministers said early Wednesday they had made progress on a new bank regulatory system, especially on the funding of a mechanism to close failing banks before they damage the economy.

18 December 2013 10:01

Rakhat Aliyev eyeing Cypriot citizenship Rakhat Aliyev intends to obtain the citizenship of Cyprus: German lawyer Lothar de Maiziere.

17 December 2013 14:19

Racing: Kazakhstan racing team ready for prestigious races in Africa Kazakhstan’s Mobilex Racing Team is ready for Africa Eco Race, a prestigious marathon rally.

17 December 2013 12:33

Latvian filmmaker to respond to Borat for Kazakhstan The Latvian filmmaker Victor Vilks is planning to make a new movie that will be a response to Borat on behalf of Kazakhstan.

17 December 2013 11:37

Contestants of Miss USSR UK 2014 from Kazakhstan unveiled A number of participant representing Kazakhstan at the Miss USSR UK 2014 have been unveiled.

16 December 2013 16:26

Controversial fight: Cuba beats Astana Arlans The Astana Arlan’s Head Coach Korchynsky’s prediction of 3:2 was right, though not in favor of his Wolves. The Alpha Wolves lost to Cuban Domadores for the first time this season.

16 December 2013 11:45

Europe's 'crisis after the crisis' poses uncertainty in 2014 Is Europe on the verge of a popular uprising? The question was asked by one of Greece's most respected newspapers as another year of painful austerity drew to a close.

15 December 2013 12:54

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