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Gazprom launches South Stream construction in Serbia Construction began on Sunday for the Serbian stretch of Russia's South Stream pipeline which will bring Russian gas directly to Europe, making it less vulnerable to price disputes.

25 November 2013 17:29

China sniffs out EEurope investment opportunities Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrives in Romania on Monday ahead of a summit with 16 Central and Eastern European leaders keen to woo investment from the world's number two economy.

25 November 2013 12:43

Mexico to give equality prize to Pakistan's Malala Mexico said Sunday it will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education.

25 November 2013 11:41

World powers, Iran clinch 'historic' nuclear deal World leaders hailed Sunday a "historic" nuclear deal with Iran as a triumph for diplomacy, but cautioned the hard work was just starting to keep Tehran from building a bomb.

25 November 2013 11:15

Eurozone warns Spain, Italy to deliver on commitments The eurozone Friday warned five countries led by Spain and Italy to deliver on promises to hit deficit and debt targets in national spending plans next year.

24 November 2013 15:47

Indie video games make their mark Indie video games made by tiny teams on even tinier budgets are increasingly competing with the big guys, making inroads on consoles after cutting their teeth on phones and tablets.

23 November 2013 14:27

North Korea admits holding US citizen North Korea has acknowledged that it is holding another American, but has so far barred Western officials any access to the detainee, a US official said Friday.

23 November 2013 14:03

UK 'slave' women 'beaten, brainwashed' in 30-year ordeal Three women held captive in a London house for 30 years were beaten and brainwashed, police said Friday, as Britain struggled to comprehend its worst case of modern-day slavery.

23 November 2013 13:34

More than a million Xbox One consoles sold on launch day Microsoft on Friday crowed that more than a million Xbox One consoles were snapped up within 24 hours in 13 countries after hitting shelves for the first time in the morning.

23 November 2013 11:10

Norwegian prodigy Carlsen on brink of world chess title Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen needs just a draw later Friday to be crowned world chess champion after taking an almost unassailable lead against India's Viswanathan Anand in a one-sided contest.

22 November 2013 18:00

New weight loss surgery made in Almaty A professor from Lithuania has made an advanced weight loss surgery in Almaty.

22 November 2013 17:37

West disappointed after Ukraine scraps EU deal Ukraine on Friday faced accusations from the West it had missed a historic opportunity and caved into Kremlin pressure after the government scrapped plans to sign a deal to deepen trade and political ties with the European Union.

22 November 2013 16:49

Leonardo DiCaprio boosts Nepal bid to save tigers A foundation set up by actor Leonardo DiCaprio pitched in $3 million Thursday to save tigers in Nepal, whose plan to double the big cats' population has shown success.

22 November 2013 15:42

London's High Court sentences Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to 22 months in prison London's High Court has sentenced Salim Shalabayev, brother of Mukhtar Ablyazov wife Alma Shalabayeva, to 22 months in prison for contempt of court.

22 November 2013 14:10

Three women rescued in London 'after 30 years in slavery' Three traumatised women have been rescued from a house in London after being held as slaves for at least 30 years with one of them having spent her entire life in servitude, police said Thursday.

22 November 2013 12:55

Rescue workers among six dead in Latvia supermarket cave-in Six people including two rescue workers were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday when the roof of a supermarket collapsed in a suburb of Latvia's capital Riga, emergency services confirmed.

22 November 2013 11:55

BoJ holds fire on stimulus, says economy recovering The Bank of Japan on Thursday held off announcing any fresh measures to stimulate the economy, saying it was "recovering moderately" and that efforts to stoke inflation were taking hold.

21 November 2013 18:12

Recessions linked to cognitive decline in later life People who go through an economic recession at the peak of their working life suffer a risk of cognitive decline in later years, a study suggested on Wednesday.

21 November 2013 16:41

'Banksy' Lego-style crime mural goes viral in Malaysia A street mural that was whitewashed by authorities because it highlighted Malaysia's crime problem has gone viral, with versions popping up across the country and earning their creator comparisons to UK graffiti artist Banksy.

21 November 2013 16:22

BHP sees China driving resources demand for 15 years Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday said China's economic growth was resilient enough to drive strong demand for commodities for the next 15 years.

21 November 2013 13:54

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