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Greece faces general strike amid fury over state TV closure Greek unions plan a 24-hour general strike Thursday, amid a storm of protest over the government's decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures.
13 June 2013
Airbus next-generation plane prepares for first flight Airbus's new A350 plane is due to take off on its much-anticipated maiden flight Friday, a milestone for an aircraft the firm hopes will help close the gap with rival Boeing in the lucrative long-haul market.
13 June 2013
World leaders to meet in N. Ireland's 'watery gem' Eight of the world's most powerful leaders will shut themselves away in splendid isolation for the G8 summit from Monday in a resort in a picturesque area of Northern Ireland that was once a bastion of the Irish Republican Army.
13 June 2013
Syria helicopter raid sparks Lebanon warning Lebanon's army has warned it will hit back against any new attacks from Syria after a helicopter gunship struck an eastern town, ratcheting up tensions amid US-British talks on the conflict.
13 June 2013
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy. ©REUTERS Poorest WTO members win new patent-rule waiver The globe's poorest nations have won an eight-year extension of a waiver on intellectual property rules, but still need to hold talks on the vexed issue of pharmaceutical patents.
13 June 2013
©REUTERS Kazakhstan tourist dies at jeep safari in Turkey Kazakhstan citizen died during a jeep safari in Turkey.
13 June 2013
US ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman. Photo courtesy of jspace.com US envoy to Belgium denies soliciting prostitutes The US envoy to Belgium Tuesday denied "baseless accusations" that he trawled for prostitutes in a park, as the State Department hit out at charges top staff tried to hush up sex-and-drugs charges.
13 June 2013
Berlin rebuilds palace destroyed by Allies, communists Berlin Wednesday kicks off the reconstruction of its palace, a divisive 590-million-euro ($783 million) project to recreate the baroque architectural jewel whose post-war remnants were razed by communist leaders.
12 June 2013
Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Defense Ministry's press-service Kazakhstan and Spain enhance military cooperation Defense Ministers of the two countries Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and Pedro Morenes Eulate met in Astana for talks.
12 June 2013
Niederaussem coal power station Foreign technologies to be used in construction of thermal power plant No.3 in Astana Foreign technologies may be used in construction of the thermal power plant No.3 in Astana.
12 June 2013
Hungary economic 'fairy tale' comes true, or so it seems When Hungary's economy minister predicted a year ago an economic "fairy tale" for Hungary in 2013, few believed him. But recent data from the central European country show he might have been right.
12 June 2013
Photo courtesy of  www.parlam.kz Nigmatulin meets Turkish president in Ankara Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Majilis Nurlan Nigmatulin has met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during TÜRKPA events in Ankara.
11 June 2013
Tourists at registration desks in Antalya. ©REUTERS Turkish Pegasus to bring Kazakhstan tourists from Turkey 169 Kazakhstan tourists who are stuck in Antalya because of Sky Airlines bankruptcy will be transported to Aktobe by Turkish Pegasus.
11 June 2013
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said Monday, as they stepped up patrols around Muslim sites in the capital.
11 June 2013
Tod's shoes turns from Italy to beat crisis Custom-made shoe moulds hanging in a sun-filled workshop are the secret behind the success of luxury Italian shoemaker Tod's, which is flourishing despite a recession-hit economy.
11 June 2013
Consumers in crisis-hit Spain put brakes on spending Spaniards are buying fewer cars, fewer clothes and even cutting back on smoking as a grinding recession and rising unemployment force them to slash spending, dealing a severe blow to manufacturers and shops.
11 June 2013
Europe stepping up Internet surveillance on lower scale than US European governments' ability to monitor citizens' online activity on security grounds has increased significantly in recent years.
11 June 2013
Musician Elton John. ©REUTERS/Fred Prouser Calls to decriminalise drugs at Elton John HIV conference Former Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski on Sunday called for drug decriminalisation at the opening of a global conference to curb the spread of HIV, with backing from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
11 June 2013
Britain's Prince Philip turns 92 in hospital Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip will on Monday celebrate his 92nd birthday in the London hospital where is recovering from exploratory abdominal surgery.
10 June 2013
Photo courtesy of users.telenet.be French geographers publish global atlas on sexuality Where are people most unfaithful? Who uses sex toys? On a darker level, where is child rape more prevalent? French geographers have tried to answer these questions and others in a global atlas on sexuality.
10 June 2013

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