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Prince Harry to spend 'six months with Australian army'
Planning is underway for Britain's Prince Harry to spend six months on secondment to the Australian army.
25 April 2013
Austria suggests signing agreement on mutual support in criminal cases with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev met with Secretary General of Austrian Foreign Ministry Johannes Kirle.
25 April 2013
China, Romania key sources of hacking: report
China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China's mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft.
25 April 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan boxers won Serbian tournament
Seven Kazakhstan boxers participated in the International 51st Belgrade Winner tournament that was held in Serbia.
24 April 2013
Iceland centre-right opposition poised for election win
Iceland's centre-right opposition is seen likely to win general elections Saturday after a leftist coalition failed to meet voters' expectations in the aftermath of a financial crisis that threatened to capsize the country.
24 April 2013
EU to take preferences off Kazakhstan exporters in 2014
The European Union will take most of the preferences off Kazakhstan exporters starting from 2014.
24 April 2013
Football: Kazakhstan's rivals for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification determined
Kazakhstan women's national football team will play against France, Finland, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria in the qualification tournament.
24 April 2013
Japan, France set to win Turkish nuclear plant deal: report
A consortium of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva are on track to win a deal to build a $20 billion nuclear power station in Turkey.
24 April 2013
French parliament adopts landmark gay marriage law
French lawmakers on Tuesday defied months of angry protests to approve a bill that is to make France the 14th country worldwide to legalise same-sex marriages.
24 April 2013
Hollande leaves domestic woes behind for sales trip to China
French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by a high-powered business delegation, starts a two-day visit to China Thursday, with trade rather than geopolitics at the top of the agenda.
24 April 2013
Kidman, Lee join Spielberg on Cannes festival jury
Hollywood A-listers actress Nicole Kidman and director Ang Lee will join Steven Spielberg next month on the Cannes film festival jury.
24 April 2013
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General visiting Switzerland
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev is visiting Switzerland this week.
24 April 2013
French embassy in Tripoli bombed, 2 injured: sources
A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage in the first attack on a foreign mission since militants stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in September.
24 April 2013
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan youth team wins World Junior Championship
Kazakhstan national team won all matches of the Championship and was ranked first overall. ВИДЕО В НОВОСТИ!
23 April 2013
Swiss watchmakers keep wary eye on China
The world's biggest watch fair is set to open this week in Basel amid growing uncertainty over whether the industry can keep up its momentum and rake in another year of record sales in China.
23 April 2013
France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on
France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the historic vote.
23 April 2013
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan player named the Best Defenceman of World Junior Championship
Ukraine’s Sergey Pisarenko became the Best Goalkeeper and Japan’s Yuri Terao - the Best Forward of the Championship.
23 April 2013
Hockey: Two Kazakhstan hockey players join All-Star team of Hungary World Championship
Japan’s defenceman Aaron Keller, Italy’s forward Patrick Iannone and Hungary’s Arpad Mikhaly also got into the World Championship's TOP-5.
23 April 2013
New book sheds light on softer side of Iron Lady
The authorised biography of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher hits bookshops on Tuesday, revealing an intimate side to the Iron Lady.
23 April 2013
ABBA The Museum to open in Stockholm
Fans of the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can hardly wait: in just a few weeks, Stockholm will open the doors to the world's first museum dedicated to the iconic foursome.
23 April 2013