Barclays announces departure of senior bank staff
Barclays on Monday said that its finance director and top legal expert had decided to leave the bank, as the British lender undergoes a shake-up in the wake of the Libor rate-rigging scandal.
Kazakhstan to provide good conditions for Iranian talks
We will take all efforts to create excellent conditions for successful negotiations at the territory of our country: Abibullayev.
Spanish registered unemployed rises to 4.98 mn in January
The number of Spaniards officially registered as unemployed rose to 4.98 million in January, according to Labour Ministry data released Monday, as the country's recession deepened.
French mosque vandalised with anti-Islam graffiti
Vandals have targeted a French mosque in a graffiti attack, tagging the worship centre with swastikas and anti-Islam slogans.
Bolshoi ballet chief in acid attack leaves hospital
The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin left a Moscow hospital on Monday morning to move to a German clinic for further treatment after he suffered serious eye damage in an acid attack.
Tennis: Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev secured victory over Austrian team
Australian team withdrew after Kazakhstan's Golubev won over Austria's Melzer as part of the Davis Cup tournament in Astana.
Tens of thousands kick off Venice Carnival
Some 70,000 revellers, many wearing elaborate costumes and masks, thronged Venice's St Mark's Square on Sunday to watch the traditional "flight of the angel," a highlight of the annual Carnival.
Tennis: Kazakhstan's Korolev won over world No.30 in tennis
Kazakhstan tennis professional Yevgeny Korolev managed to win a match against Jurgen Melzer, who is ranked 30th in the current ATP ranking.
Kazakhstan and Germany to open technologies transfer center for preparation of EXPO
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov rendered an official visit to Germany.
Berlusconi vows to refund money from unpopular tax
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Sunday to refund the money Italians have had to fork out for an unpopular property tax if his coalition wins this month's elections.
In Paris, Hopper show is smash hit with 780,000 visitors
A smash-hit Paris exhibition of works by US artist Edward Hopper closed Sunday after attracting more than 780,000 visitors in less than four months.
Skull found in Britain could be King Richard III's
British archaelogists hunting for the lost remains of King Richard III on Monday revealed the first image of a battle-scarred skull found at a car park ahead of what they said would be a "major announcement" about their findings.
Ski Jumping World Cup stage held in Almaty
Athletes from 13 countries took part in the winter stage of the Continental Ski Jumping Cup in Almaty.
Hockey: Dallman officially becomes Kazakhstani
General Manager of Kazakhstan hockey team Shumi Babayev told about the selection of candidates to Kazakhstan national hockey team.
Timbuktu chose 'passive resistance' to Islamist occupiers
Timbuktu has been part of three empires, survived invasions and had countless rulers, and it met its 10-month occupation by Islamist extremists with the stoicism of a city that has seen centuries of history.
Shackleton Antarctic bid makes landfall
An exhausted British-Australian expedition recreating Ernest Shackleton's 1916 crossing of the Southern Ocean in a small boat made landfall Monday after a perilous 12-day journey.
Scotland Yard stole dead children's identities: report
London's Metropolitan Police stole the identities of some 80 dead children and issued false documents in their names for use by undercover officers.
British queen most amused when pageantry goes wrong
Queen Elizabeth II dutifully sits through endless hours of displays of military pomp rehearsed to the second -- and secretly loves it when everything goes wrong.
Pork found in British prisons' halal food
Britain's Ministry of Justice suspended a supplier of halal meat to prisons on Friday after traces of pork were found inside meat pies and pasties.
British PM facing revolt on gay marriage
British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a serious revolt in his Conservative Party over plans to introduce gay marriage.