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With back against wall, Portugal pushes on with austerity Despite the risk of aggravating the recession and unemployment, Portugal's government is wagering that following the austerity prescribed by its creditors will help it regain market confidence and avoid a second bailout.
10 April 2013
Austerity putting children at risk: UN The UN warned Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier.
10 April 2013
Want to be a sports star? Look in the mirror The shape of a man's face can help predict his sporting acumen, according to a study that found Japanese baseball players.
10 April 2013
Concerns over African force in Mali grow as France withdraws As France begins withdrawing its troops from Mali, a top US defence official has said a UN-mandated African force was "incapable" of taking over the battle against Islamist extremists.
10 April 2013
Photo courtesy of all-free-download.com Parcel bomb sent to Italian newspaper office A parcel bomb was sent to the offices of Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday but failed to detonate when opened, prompting an evacuation of the building as bomb disposal teams were deployed.
10 April 2013
French ministers to declare assets publicly after scandal France's Socialist government said Monday it had ordered ministers to declare their assets publicly within days, as it seeks to limit the damage from a tax fraud scandal involving an ex-minister.
10 April 2013
Ambassador of Germany to Kazakhstan Guido Herz. Photo courtesy of altaynews.kz Kazakhstan Prosecutor General invites Germans to visit prisons Kazakhstan Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev met with German ambassador to Kazakhstan Guido Herz.
09 April 2013
Hong Kong 'Thatcher's biggest compromise': China media Chinese state media on Tuesday hailed late former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher as an "outstanding" figure who made her "biggest compromise" with the handover of Hong Kong, but said she had a mixed legacy.
09 April 2013
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Nazarbayev condoles over Iron Lady's death Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to British Prime-Minister David Cameron over the death of Margaret Thatcher.
09 April 2013
Chairman of Kazakhstan National Bank Gregory Marchenko. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Kazakhstan invested over $1 billion in Cyprus: Marchenko Kazakhstan invested $1.162 billion into Cyprus as of the end of 2012.
09 April 2013
©REUTERS/Osservatore Romano Michelangelo enlisted to help deter youth crime in Italy Michelangelo's art might help deter Italian youths from a life of crime, the interior minister said Monday, praising the loan of a drawing by the Renaissance master to a school in a rough suburb of Naples.
09 April 2013
France launches major offensive on Mali Islamists A French force of 1,000 soldiers in a major offensive has swept a valley thought to be a logistics base for Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists near the Malian city of Gao.
09 April 2013
Photo courtesy of savingcheap.com Swiss banks eager to root out undeclared funds: experts Amid a massive scandal involving France's former budget minister and an undeclared Swiss bank account, Swiss banks are more eager than ever to kick out tax cheats and clear their names.
09 April 2013
World leaders pay tribute to 'iconic' Thatcher Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who joined in tributes to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader.
09 April 2013
Conspiracy theories fly as Poles mark presidential jet crash Three years after a jet crash in Russia killed a Polish president and 95 other people, conspiracy theorists in Poland are as adamant as ever that it was an assassination.
09 April 2013
Photo courtesy of flagpedia.net Kazakhstan welcomes intention to continue talks on Iran's nuclear program Kazakhstan welcomes the intention of the parties to continue the talks on Iranian nuclear program and expresses hope that the parties find mutually acceptable solutions.
09 April 2013
Marat Bissengaliyev. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Marat Bissengaliyev and ST Brothers to record Abai composition in London Karl Jenkins invited the famous Kazakhstan violinist Marat Bissengaliyev, the frontman of ST Brothers Serik Nurmoldayev and the member of Turan band Abzal Arykbayev to London.
08 April 2013
Both sides claim victory in Montenegro presidential poll Incumbent Filip Vujanovic declared victory in Sunday presidential polls in Montenegro but his sole challenger disputed his claim.
08 April 2013
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. ©REUTERS/Kieran Doherty Ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher dead at 87: spokesman Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who shaped a generation of British politics, died following a stroke on Monday at the age of 87.
08 April 2013
Rakhat Aliyev. ©REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov Rakhat Aliyev to be tried in Vienna Superior Land Court of Vienna has started an investigation into activities of the former Kazakhstan ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev.
08 April 2013

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