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18 dead as Italy struck by powerful quake
A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake devastated mountain villages in central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 18 people dead and many more unaccounted for.
24 August 2016
French joblessness below 10 percent for first time in four years
France's unemployment rate dropped below 10 percent for the first time since 2012.
18 August 2016
A night behind bars in Slovenian prison-turned-hostel
Fancy spending the night in a former military prison that is now a youth hostel with an artistic twist? In Slovenia you can.
16 August 2016
Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned
Germany's weightlifting coach has called for seven countries, including Kazakhstan, to be banned from international competition/
11 August 2016
Russia-Turkey feud: from jet downing to making up
Turkish President Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first meeting after Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.
09 August 2016
Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev vowed to send anyone linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.
08 August 2016
Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project
Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project.
08 August 2016
China willing to reach 'understanding' with Vatican
The head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong has said the Chinese government is willing to reach an understanding with the Vatican.
05 August 2016
Olympics: Weightlifting's doping crackdown for Rio
Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.
02 August 2016
London issues first offshore rupee bond
An Indian bank on Monday issued the first ever offshore rupee-denominated bond in London.
01 August 2016
KazMunaiGas threatens action over Romania refinery seizure
Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunaiGas on Wednesday threatened to seek international arbitration against Bucharest.
28 July 2016
15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks
British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour queues snaked back from the port of Dover on Sunday.
25 July 2016
Syrian migrant killed by own bomb near German music festival
A Syrian migrant set off an explosive device near a music festival in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others.
25 July 2016
IS can be conduit for psychopaths' violent desires: experts
Not all jihadists are psychopaths, and not all psychopaths turn violent.
21 July 2016
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.
14 July 2016
Theresa May prepares to take over as Brexit PM
Theresa May becomes Britain's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking over from David Cameron whose career was ended by Brexit.
13 July 2016
Germany issues 10-year bond at negative interest rate for first time
Germany issued a 10-year bond at a negative interest for the first time with a yield of minus 0.05 percent.
13 July 2016
Kazakhstan, Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia win UN council seats
Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said 'we are very proud to be the first Central Asian country to serve on the council'.
01 July 2016
Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned EU member states against drawing hasty conclusions about Britain's decision to quit.
24 June 2016
Britain votes to leave EU, PM resigns
Britain voted to break away from the European Union Friday, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing a thunderous blow to the bloc
24 June 2016