Austria warns against arms shipments to Syrian rebels
Austria has warned its 26 European Union partners in a letter against providing weapons for rebel movements in the Syrian conflict.
Gatsby star treads in Fitzgerald's footsteps
When Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the latest big screen adaptation of "The Great Gatsby", arrives at the Cannes Film Festival this week, he will be following in the footsteps of author F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Oxford University sets up Thatcher scholarship
Britain's famous Oxford University is to honour former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month, with a £100 million ($153 million, 118 million euros) scholarship trust for "future leaders".
Cycling: Astana cyclist retains pink jersey at Giro d’Italia
Kazakhstan's Astana team’s cyclist, Italian Vincenzo Nibali kept the pink jersey of Giro d’Italia super marathon cycling race after the ninth stage.
Spanish PM to visit Kazakhstan in autumn
Prime-Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy will visit Kazakhstan in autumn 2013.
Britain's Tories to propose EU referendum law
Britain's Conservative Party will on Tuesday propose laws to force an in-out referendum on the country's membership of the European Union to be held by the end of 2017.
Romania, Kazakh oil firm settle debt dispute
Romania and the Kazakh oil company KazMunayGaz have settled their dispute over a 500-million-euro ($658-million) debt and pledged to invest together in energy projects.
Turkey worried about 'rising xenophobia' in Europe
Turkey's foreign minister voiced concern Sunday about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell's bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims.
Deadlock, demos loom after tight Bulgarian election
The European Union's poorest country Bulgaria faced fresh political uncertainty Monday after inconclusive elections held three months after the biggest demonstrations in years forced the government to resign.
Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals
More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions.
Berlusconi affirms loyalty to coalition government
Silvio Berlusconi affirmed over the weekend his centre-right movement's loyalty to the grand coalition government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta at a rally in a northern city which attracted noisy support and dissent.
G7 talks growth, austerity amid yen concerns
The G7 top economies are set for a second day of talks aimed at spurring growth amid US-Europe divisions over the scale of austerity and renewed market focus on "currency wars".
One suspected case of SARS-like virus in France, one confirmed
French health authorities said one person was suspected of contracting a deadly new SARS-like virus after coming into contact with a man confirmed to be infected.
G7 nations meet as US pressures Europe over austerity
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven leading economies will meet in the English countryside on Friday for talks on spurring growth, amid US-Europe divisions over the scale of austerity.
Cannes facts: Glamour, drama and offbeat
Following is a selection of facts about the Cannes Film Festival.
Merkel in surprise visit to Afghanistan: spokesman
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere have arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit.
Ladies swoon as Prince Harry begins US tour
Britain's Prince Harry broke hearts in Washington's corridors of power Thursday, showing more interest in landmines than in the excited fans who greeted him at the start of a week-long US visit.
Kazakhstan-made short film to be screened in Cannes
Madiyar Kassymov, producer of the short, will travel to France along with Sharipa Urazbayeva to take part in the Cannes Film Festival.
Immigration tops British government's agenda for the year
The British government will set out its legislative programme for the coming year on Wednesday, with immigration top of the agenda in a Queen's Speech aimed at people who "work hard and want to get on".
Tennis: Shvedova advances to 3rd round of Mutua Madrid Open
Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova will play against Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues in the next round of the tournament on May 9.