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Four Polacks injured in car accident near Almaty
Four citizens of Poland have been injured in a car accident in Almaty oblast.
30 September 2013
Britain demands jobless work for state hand-outs
Britons who are out of work for several years will be required to work full-time on community projects to receive state unemployment payments.
30 September 2013
Kazakhstan and Monaco to expand cooperation in medicine and education
During the official trip to Monaco Kazakhstan President said that the countries would expand cooperation in medicine, education and legal system.
30 September 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan female boxer wins gold at World Youth Championship
Gaukhar Yermakbayeva, a boxer from Kazakhstan, has won gold at the World Youth Championship in Bulgaria.
30 September 2013
Knox, ex-lover retrial for Italy murder begins
The retrial of Amanda Knox and her former lover for the murder of a British student begins in Florence on Monday, though she has decided not to attend.
30 September 2013
Nigeria Islamists release video of French hostage: SITE
Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December.
29 September 2013
French motorists top league of unpaid fines in London
Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, 3.3 million euros) in unpaid parking fines in central London.
29 September 2013
Hugh Jackman gets lifetime achievement award in Spain
Australian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of "Wolverine" and "X-Men", received a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain.
29 September 2013
Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade again
Serbia on Friday banned Gay Pride for the third year running, saying the risk of allowing the parade to go ahead was too high.
28 September 2013
Romania gets 2 bn euro IMF standby aid
The International Monetary Fund approved Friday a standby loan of nearly two billion euros ($2.7 billion) to match a backup loan of the same size requested from the EU.
28 September 2013
Spain denies accord to get Britain to leave Falklands
Spain on Friday denied Argentina's claims that the two countries had clinched an agreement to get Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
28 September 2013
Germany's Social Democrats agree to talks with Merkel
Germany's Social Democrats said Friday they will begin talks with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, who are trying to put together a "grand coalition" with their election rivals.
28 September 2013
British PM gets on 'purr-fectly' with Downing St cat
British Prime Minister David Cameron's office denied Saturday that his family has no love for Larry, the Downing Street cat.
28 September 2013
New climate report an 'alarm clock moment': UN
An imminent scientific summary on climate change will serve as an "alarm clock moment" for the world.
28 September 2013
Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow'
The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Friday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.
27 September 2013
Ablyazova unveils names of three Kazakh diplomats
The complaint has been filed against Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov, the Embassy’s political advisor Nurlan Khassen and the consul’s attaché Yerzhan Yessirkepov. The Ambassador is allegedly guilty of meeting his Italian colleagues, and the latter two diplomats of accompanying the deported woman and child on their way home.
27 September 2013
Ballerina brain holds secret to balance: study
Years of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.
27 September 2013
French court postpones decision on Ablyazov's release motion
French court has postponed its decision on the motion to release former chairman of BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov on bail.
27 September 2013
Climber finds treasure trove off Mont Blanc
A French climber scaling a glacier off Mont Blanc got more than satisfaction for his efforts when he stumbled across a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires.
27 September 2013
Venezuela arrests 22 in Air France cocaine bust
Venezuela has arrested 22 people including eight military staff in a smuggling case in which 1.3 tons of cocaine were flown from Caracas to Paris on an Air France jet.
27 September 2013