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Rakhat Aliyev. ©youtube.com Rakhat Aliyev no longer has Austrian passport Austrian authorities have cancelled Rakhat Aliyev’s passport.
14 November 2013
Aid steams in to Philippines as Obama launches appeal The United States said relief channels were belatedly opening up to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Thursday as President Barack Obama urged Americans to dig deep and other countries upped their aid.
14 November 2013
World's largest orange diamond fetches record $35.5 mn A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was on Tuesday auctioned for a record $35.54 million in Geneva.
14 November 2013
©Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Da Vinci's instrument: the sound of genius With elegant black and tan keys it looks like a baby grand piano, but when tinkled they release the voluptuous tones of a cello.
14 November 2013
©Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach Euro "too strong", says European Commission's Tajani European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani said Wednesday the euro was overvalued and urged the zone's central bank to help exporters by weakening the single currency.
14 November 2013
Young Frenchman too heavy to fly will go home by ship A young Frenchman who weighs 230 kilograms (500 pounds) and was deemed too heavy to fly on a jetliner arrived in New York Tuesday to head home by ship.
13 November 2013
E-cigarettes could save millions of lives, conference told Switching to e-cigarettes could save millions of smokers' lives, a conference on the increasingly popular devices heard Tuesday, though some experts warned more research on the health effects is needed.
13 November 2013
©RIA Novosti Almaty has new Swedish competitor in 2022 Winter Olympic bid Sweden has put forth Stockholm in a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
13 November 2013
Villa that inspired Pinocchio for sale in Italy A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for 10.5 million euros ($14 million) -- a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book.
13 November 2013
©Reuters/Jon Nazca Morocco unveils scheme to recognise illegal immigrants Morocco has unveiled details of an "exceptional operation" to give official papers to some of its 25,000-40,000 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom hope to reach Europe.
13 November 2013
'Hunger Games' get wet London premiere The latest chapter of dystopian sci-fi saga "The Hunger Games" premiered in London on Monday, with Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence returning as the teenage heroine who inspires a revolution against sadistic rulers.
12 November 2013
European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, Olli Rehn.©Reuters/Francois Lenoir EU to hold France, Germany to account in push for growth The EU will this week test a new system to ensure states toe economic rules when it decides whether to challenge eurozone giants Germany and France, over their growth and deficit policies.
12 November 2013
©Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann ABBA mulls possible 'Waterloo' reunion Legendary Swedish pop group ABBA could reunite next year to mark the 40th anniversary since they won the Eurovision Song Contest and were catapulted to global stardom, singer Agnetha Faltskog revealed on Sunday.
12 November 2013
Syria opposition says would attend peace talks with conditions Syria's main opposition grouping said Monday it was willing to attend peace talks on the condition that President Bashar al-Assad transfer power and is excluded from any transition process.
12 November 2013
A shot from the movie <i>Shal</i> Kazakhstan's Shal flim to participate in Black Nights fest Shal (Old Man) movie by Kazakhstan director Yermek Tursunov was included into official program of the Tallinn Film Festival Black Nights.
11 November 2013
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©akorda.kz Kazakhstan and Luxembourg agree to avoid double taxation Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has signed the law ratifying the Convention between Kazakhstan and Luxembourg to Avoid Double Taxation.
11 November 2013
Gaps seen narrowing despite Iran nuclear deal failure Diplomats insisted they are closing in on an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear programme despite the failure to clinch a long-sought deal in marathon negotiations in Geneva.
11 November 2013
©Reuters Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to Earth A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.
11 November 2013
U.S. Senator John McCain. ©Reuters/Jonathan Ernst 'Vive la France!' say US opponents of Iran nuclear deal Conservative US leaders, fond of finger-pointing at France in recent years, lavished praise on Paris Sunday for blocking an agreement between Western powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.
11 November 2013
Chunk of 'Nazi art trove' may be returned to Munich man: report German authorities think a good number of the paintings found in an art trove largely looted by the Nazis may ultimately be returned to the Munich man in whose apartment they were discovered.
11 November 2013

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