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Dolphins inspire rescue radar device: study
British engineers said Wednesday they had taken inspiration from dolphins for a new type of radar device that could easily track miners trapped underground or skiers buried in an avalanche.
24 October 2013
Hungary opposition to unite for anti-Orban protest
Hungary's usually divided opposition will unite Wednesday for a major rally against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, following what it sees as three years of authoritarian government.
24 October 2013
Kazakhstan's band Aldaspan becomes participant of international project Orchestra of Samples
Kazakhstan ethnic rock band Aldaspan has become a participant of the international project called Orchestra of Samples, organized by famous British duet of DJs Addictive TV.
23 October 2013
Greece suspends state aid to neo-Nazi party
The Greek parliament has adopted a measure suspending state aid to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, after six of its lawmakers faced charges in a high-profile probe of the group's alleged criminal activities.
23 October 2013
Mexico probes US spying, France says snooping must end
Mexico ordered an investigation into allegations that the US spied on the emails of its president and his predecessor, the latest diplomatic wrangle stemming from America's intelligence-gathering efforts.
23 October 2013
Football: Ferguson lifts lid on Beckham, Rooney, England
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson launched his new autobiography, lifting the lid on his relationships with stars including David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney.
23 October 2013
'Forget Hollywood': Germany trains Syria chemical team
An explosion rips through a chemical weapons depot. Bleeding victims stumble out of the building and scream for help.
22 October 2013
Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction
China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.
22 October 2013
US hit by new spying row amid anger in France, Mexico
The US has become embroiled in a new row over its controversial spying programme as allies France and Mexico condemned revelations Washington tapped millions of phonecalls and hacked into leaders' emails.
22 October 2013
Nobel Peace Laureates arrive in Warsaw for summit
Polish revolutionary leader Lech Walesa welcomed Nobel Peace Prize winners to Warsaw on Sunday for a three-day summit.
22 October 2013
Hanks's Mary Poppins tale closes London Film Festival
The London Film Festival (LFF) closed on Sunday with the world's first screening of "Saving Mr Banks", the humorous and moving tale of Mary Poppins's adaption for the big screen.
21 October 2013
Hollande under fire for 'emotional' response to Roma girl
French President Francois Hollande has been attacked from all sides for offering a deported Roma schoolgirl the chance to return to France without her family.
21 October 2013
Mexico demands US answers on German media reports of spying
Mexico has demanded answers from Washington following a report in a German weekly that US agents hacked into former president Felipe Calderon's email account.
21 October 2013
The man behind the emperor: Augustus show opens in Rome
A political genius, a great reformer, a patron of the arts -- but ancient Rome's first emperor Augustus was also a family man, as highlighted in a new exhibition that opened in Rome this week.
20 October 2013
Many LatAm leaders absent as foundering summit opens in Panama
Many Latin American leaders were no-shows at the opening of the 23rd Ibero-American summit in Panama, revealing the foundering direction of the annual forum.
19 October 2013
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Slovenia appointed
Kairat Abdrakhmanov has been appointed Kazakhstan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovenia.
18 October 2013
Kazakhstan opera singer to perform in Italy
Kazakhstan opera singer Mariya Mudyak will perform in Genoa, Italy.
18 October 2013
Kazakhstan's opera singer in world Top Ten sopranos
Kazakhstan's Mariya Mudryak entered the world Top Ten sopranos at the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
18 October 2013
Costumes and decorations for Attila opera brought to Astana from Italy
The world premiere of Astana Opera theater will take four nights. The main premiere night is October 21 when Attila opera by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed.
17 October 2013
Respite for families in Spain mass eviction protest
Doris Perez broke into tears when she heard she could stay two weeks more in the Spanish apartment she has occupied, amid a mass protest to save her and scores of others from eviction.
17 October 2013