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Prince Harry reviews global armada in Sydney
Britain's Prince Harry, in full military uniform, reviewed a global armada of warships in a day of pomp and ceremony watched by tens of thousands of people on Sydney Harbour.
05 October 2013
Ireland set to vote on abolishing upper house of parliament
Ireland votes on Friday on whether to abolish its upper house of parliament, a historic move that Prime Minister Enda Kenny argues will save money but which critics say is a power grab.
04 October 2013
Screams as migrants in Italy boat disaster drowned
Locals on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa fought back tears as they spoke of the desperate rush to haul dozens of drowning immigrants out of the sea as hundreds around them sank into the black waters.
04 October 2013
Astana Opera singer is invited to work in Italy
A singer of Astana Opera Medet Chotabayev has received a job offer from Italy.
04 October 2013
Last will and testament of Alfred Nobel, prize creator
Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the Nobel prizes in his will.
04 October 2013
Gambia pulls out of Commonwealth
The Gambian government announced Wednesday that the former British colony is pulling out of the Commonwealth with immediate effect, saying it would "never be a member of any neo-colonial institution".
04 October 2013
Unemployment remains dark spot in Spanish economy
Spain's government sees light at the end of the tunnel with the end to a two-year recession but analysts warn joblessness will continue to weigh down the eurozone's fourth-largest economy.
04 October 2013
Maduro probes purported US involvement in Air France drug cache
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was investigating whether US drug enforcement agents were involved in a huge cocaine drug bust as part of a plot to brand Venezuela a "narco state."
04 October 2013
First Caspian gas supplies to Europe expected in 2019
Direct supplies of Caspian gas to Europe are expected by the beginning of 2019.
04 October 2013
French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December
French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
03 October 2013
Berlusconi drops bid to oust govt in shock U-turn
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple Enrico Letta's government in a humiliating climbdown after key allies rebelled against his leadership.
03 October 2013
Greenpeace disrupts Champions League match to protest sponsor Gazprom
Greenpeace campaigners briefly interrupted a Champions League match in Basel on Tuesday to protest against sponsor and Russian energy giant Gazprom.
03 October 2013
Obama says he admires pontiff's inclusive spirit
President Barack Obama had warm words Wednesday for what he sees as Pope Francis' inclusive attitude in recent remarks urging the Roman Catholic church not to focus only on abortion or gays.
03 October 2013
Internet technology becoming cyber chic
Models wearing Google Glass eyewear, Pebble smartwatches and other hot gadgets strutted a catwalk late Monday as Internet technology continued to merge with the world of fashion.
03 October 2013
When diseases have a bad name, change is hard
Some diseases just have a bad name. But even when their commonly known labels glorify Nazi doctors or slander certain ethnic groups, old habits are hard to change.
03 October 2013
Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin gaines Grand-Prix at film festival in Switzerland
Harmony Lessons of Kazakhstan film director Emir Baigazin has become a winner of the post-soviet film festival Films from Russia and beyond in Switzerland.
02 October 2013
Volleyball: Kazakhstan women's team reaches World Championship
Kazakhstan women national volleyball team has won a pass to the World Championship to be held in 2014 in Italy.
02 October 2013
Italy's Letta tipped to defeat Berlusconi challenge
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta is tipped to win a nail-biting parliamentary confidence vote Wednesday which would deal a major blow to Silvio Berlusconi but could leave Italy more frail than ever.
02 October 2013
World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: study
The world's population will rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion and India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation.
02 October 2013
British PM offers vision beyond austerity
British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Wednesday seek to convince voters that he has more to offer than austerity, promising a "land of opportunity" built on pro-business values.
02 October 2013
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