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British spy agencies in the spotlight over soldier's murder Britain's intelligence services were under pressure Saturday to explain their knowledge of two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London, amid claims they had tried to recruit one of them.
27 May 2013
Pair grilled after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane Two men arrested on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport remained in custody Saturday for questioning by the police.
26 May 2013
Key step cleared to Swiss-China free trade deal Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European partners.
25 May 2013
IMF chief avoids charges in French payout scandal IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges on Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.
25 May 2013
Photo courtesy of retroworks.brogspot.com Mobile app to help fight against racism in France A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.
25 May 2013
IMF chief grilled for 2nd day over 2007 payout scandal French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day Friday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.
24 May 2013
Photo by Marat Abilov© France wants to teach Astana EXPO France has offered help to Astana in holding the international exhibition EXPO-2017.
24 May 2013
Police make new arrests in London soldier killing British police made two further arrests Thursday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
24 May 2013
Britain's press demands jailing of Islamist preacher Britain's newspapers on Friday paid tribute to the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected Islamist attack in London and demanded that the preacher suspected of radicalising suspect Michael Adebolajo be jailed.
24 May 2013
Arthur Ardavichus. Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© Ardavichus to take part in truck racing Cup of France Bronze winner of Dakar rally, Kazakhstan racer Arthur Ardavichus has decided to try himself in track racing on trucks.
24 May 2013
Lagarde: global star threatened by French court case Christine Lagarde smashed the glass ceiling at one of the world's preeminent institutions when she was named two years ago to lead the International Monetary Fund, capping a shooting-star career.
24 May 2013
France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime.
23 May 2013
Bayreuth pays homage to Wagner on 200th birthday Bayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town's legendary Festpielhaus theatre.
23 May 2013
Hollande, Merkel to mark 150 years of German centre-left Germany's opposition Social Democrats mark their 150th birthday Thursday, with French President Francois Hollande as the only foreign speaker and conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the audience.
23 May 2013
Photo courtesy of astana.kz Canoeing: Kazakhstan athlete third at 2nd stage of World Cup Kazakhstan athlete Sergey Yemelyanov came third after the second stage of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup II in Racice, Czech Republic.
23 May 2013
The document was signed by president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Askar Mamin and chairman of AS Vopak E.O.S. Ltd Arnaut Lugtmeyer. Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy© Estonian company buys 15 locomotives from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Estonian company AS Vopak E.O.S. Ltd will buy 15 Kazakhstan-made TEZZA locomotives from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
23 May 2013
'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack Two men wielding knives and a gun murdered a man believed to be a British soldier near a London barracks Wednesday, before delivering an Islamist tirade to passers-by.
23 May 2013
Hungary moves to ease tensions after Orban Nazi slur Hungary has sought to ease tensions with Berlin after Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked Germany not to "send in the tanks again" in a recent interview on state radio.
22 May 2013
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. ©REUTERS/Francois Lenoir EU leaders look to energy for growth boost EU leaders, desperate to give growth a boost, target energy policy Wednesday amid concerns a US-led revolution in shale oil and gas development will reshape the global economy and leave Europe far behind.
22 May 2013
Young composer and pianist from Kazakhstan Takhat-Bi Abdyssagin. Print media department photo Young Kazakhstan composer opens music festival in Paris A young composer and pianist from Kazakhstan Takhat-Bi Abdyssagin has opened a music festival in Paris.
22 May 2013

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