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Astana racer became Formula-3 champion
Astana driver Daniel Juncadella won almost all Formula-3 Euro Series races and the Championship of Europe races.
04 March 2013
Serik Akhmetov meets French Foreign Minister
French business delegation and Kazakhstan reps exchanged opinions on enhancement of Kazakhstan-French relations in trade and investments.
04 March 2013
Jaguar Land Rover mulls manufacturing in India: report
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury car unit owned by Tata Motors, is considering manufacturing vehicles from scratch in India.
04 March 2013
Swiss overwhelmingly vote for golden parachute ban
A large majority of Swiss voted Sunday to rein in executive pay and force business leaders to give up golden parachutes, according to final results of the popular vote.
04 March 2013
Cardinals to begin pre-conclave talks in Vatican
Catholic cardinals begin talks on Monday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope, following Benedict XVI's historic resignation, as a British cardinal not in attendance admitted to sexual misconduct with priests.
04 March 2013
Football: Arsenal in the dark on Gulf takeover bid reports
Arsenal have had no contact over a potential takeover, sources told the Press Association on Sunday, amid reports of a looming record bid by a Gulf consortium.
04 March 2013
Economic gloom overshadows euro finance ministers meeting
Eurozone finance ministers meet Monday against the backdrop of a weak economy and increased political uncertainty after inconclusive polls in Italy, the group's third largest economy.
04 March 2013
British queen hospitalised with gastroenteritis
Britain's 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth II spent Sunday night in hospital after being admitted for the first time in 10 years as a precautionary measure against the symptoms of gastroenteritis.
04 March 2013
Cardinals look to conclave as Benedict begins quiet life
Cardinals from around the world were summoned Friday to meetings that will set a date for a conclave to elect a new pope, as Benedict XVI settled into a pensioner's life after becoming the first pontiff to resign in more than 700 years.
02 March 2013
Tennis: Roland Garros extension blocked
Controversial plans to extend Roland Garros, the home of the French Open, were put on hold on Friday as residents living near the venue in the capital's leafy 16th arrondissement scored a crucial victory in their opposition.
02 March 2013
Raf Simons unveils second Dior collection
Belgian designer Raf Simons' keenly anticipated second collection for Christian Dior received an enthusiastic welcome Friday, less than a year after he took over from the disgraced John Galliano.
02 March 2013
British police law risks human rights: parliament report
Britain should conduct a "fundamental review of the law" governing undercover operations after police were accused of stealing the identities of dead children.
02 March 2013
Personal tailor of Italian politicians to open-up in Astana
Alessandro Martorana's show-room will be presented in Astana in Rixos President Hotel on March 1, 2013.
01 March 2013
David Bowie releases first album in decade
British rock icon David Bowie released his first album in a decade Thursday, streaming the comeback record exclusively on iTunes.
01 March 2013
British PM Cameron faces 'crisis' after by-election defeat
The Liberal Democrats on Friday hung onto the southern England parliamentary seat of Eastleigh, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister David Cameron whose Conservative Party were beaten into third place.
01 March 2013
Wang goes for 'modern elegance' in Balenciaga debut
New York fashion star Alexander Wang presented his much anticipated first show for Balenciaga with a collection praised as "elegance, modernity, structure".
01 March 2013
Tablet advertising leaves smartphones in the dust
Mobile advertising is soaring and growing in sophistication, industry analysts say, but the money is pouring into tablets at a much faster rate than their smaller smartphone rivals.
01 March 2013
German villagers bury 'Big Bad Wolf' fears
Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.
01 March 2013
Spielberg to head up Cannes festival jury: organisers
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg will head up this year's Cannes Film Festival jury.
01 March 2013
A history of couture in 100 dresses
From Worth and Balenciaga to Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior and John Galliano, a landmark exhibition due to open in Paris on Saturday traces the history of haute couture through some of the most exquisite dresses ever made.
28 February 2013