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Britain red-faced over bungled 'sham marriage' raid British immigration officials admitted Friday that they mistakenly raided the wedding of an Italian man and his Chinese bride because they believed the marriage was a sham.

10 November 2013 21:09

Lost kingdom: Myanmar's forgotten royals In a modest Yangon apartment, the granddaughter of Myanmar's last king lives poor and unrecognised by her neighbours -- a far cry from the power and riches of her ancestor.

10 November 2013 11:41

Brazil freezes assets tied to Alstom, Siemens price-fixing claims Brazilian judges have frozen assets worth $26 million involved in an alleged cartel suspected of price-rigging during bidding for Sao Paulo's metro rail systems.

09 November 2013 19:04

Ukraine talks deadlocked as EU clock ticks down Ukraine's parliament on Friday failed to end days of deadlock over legislation that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for treatment and pave the way for the signing of a key EU accord.

09 November 2013 15:25

Depardieu's Rasputin rubbished in Russia It was the movie role that won Gerard Depardieu a Russian passport. But the actor's turn as the demonic priest Rasputin who mesmerised the Tsar's family has had a critical mauling in Russia.

09 November 2013 14:50

Anti-Semitism on rise in Europe: survey Anti-Semitism has worsened in Europe in the past few years with abuse increasingly widespread on the Internet, a survey by the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) showed Friday.

09 November 2013 14:16

US, Israel 'lose UNESCO voting rights' The United States and Israel lost their UNESCO voting rights Friday after suspending funding to the organisation in 2011 over Palestinian admission, a source from the UN agency.

09 November 2013 13:36

Explosion during Paris musical rehearsal injures at least 15 Around 15 people were injured on Friday, five of them seriously, in an accidental explosion during rehearsals for a Paris musical, just hours before the show was due to start, police sources and an employee said.

09 November 2013 13:10

Extradition of sentenced Kazakhstan nationals from Italy validated by treaty The treat on extradition of sentenced Kazakhstan nationals from Italy has been singed this week.

09 November 2013 12:41

Astana Opera singers participating in Italian contest The soloists of Astana Opera are participating in the international contest in the Verona, Italy.

09 November 2013 00:33

Astana Opera dancers getting 20-minute applause in Champs-Elysees theater The lead soloists of Astana Opera ballet Madina Basbayeva and Tair Gatauov performed at the gala-concert Stars of 21st Century in France.

08 November 2013 20:21

Copy of Napoleon's will fetches $480,000 at Paris auction A copy of Napoleon Bonaparte's will, drawn up in 1821 when the former French emperor was living in exile, has been sold at auction for 357,000 euros ($480,000).

08 November 2013 18:14

Gas boom to reshape US role in Asia: study A boom in gas production will reshape the US role in Asia and could fuel new tensions with a growing, energy-hungry China.

08 November 2013 17:00

Obama not 'poking' into origin of intelligence on allies President Barack Obama Thursday said he had never poked and probed to find out the origin of US intelligence on key allies like Germany, following a furor over claims US spies eavesdropped on foreign leaders.

08 November 2013 14:14

Max Petroleum to drill two more wells at Uytas field Kazakhstan-focused British Max Petroleum is planning to drill two more wells in the Uytas field.

08 November 2013 13:18

Polio in Syria poses risk for Europe: doctors An outbreak of polio in Syria poses a threat to Europe, where the crippling and potentially fatal disease was declared eradicated in 2002, doctors warned on Friday.

08 November 2013 12:38

Tests point to polonium poisoning in Arafat death: Jazeera Swiss scientists have concluded that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat probably died from polonium poisoning.

07 November 2013 16:52

Swedish far right seeks to ban foreigners from begging The far-right Sweden Democrats party on Wednesday proposed forbidding foreigners from begging in the country under penalty of jail time or expulsion.

07 November 2013 15:44

Australia fumes at UK ban on historic kangaroo, dingo art The National Gallery of Australia on Thursday blasted Britain's decision to block the export of two historic paintings of a kangaroo and a dingo as depriving the nation of its heritage.

07 November 2013 14:24

Israel opposes alleged Iran nuclear proposal Israel urged world powers on Wednesday to reject what it said was an Iranian offer to partly cut back its nuclear programme in return for an easing of Western sanctions.

07 November 2013 13:51

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