Women smokers who quit before 40 gain nine years in lifespan
Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked.
Bulgaria plans to acquire new fighter jets in 2014
Bulgaria will seek to acquire eight new or used fighter jets for its air force in 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said Friday.
Eurozone divorce would 'kill the kids': Polish central banker
The debt-ravaged eurozone is in trouble but every effort must be made to keep this currency marriage intact because a divorce would end up "killing the kids.
German doctors remove 28-kilo tumour from woman
Doctors in Germany said Friday they had removed a tumour weighing 28 kilogrammes (62 pounds) from a 60-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed as obese.
Berlusconi sentenced to prison for tax fraud
Italy's former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi was briefly sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud connected to his Mediaset empire Friday.
Thousands protest at parliament in Madrid
Thousands of Spaniards massed near parliament in Madrid Tuesday yelling in anger at government austerity cuts that they say are punishing the poor.
Movie supporting Astana Expo-2017 won award in Cannes
The movie called Astana Expo 2017 – The Great Expectation of Kazakhstan received the second place, Silver Dolphin Award, in Cannes.
Kazakhstan climber Zhumayev told Nazarbayev about his ascents
Famous Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev told Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev about the partnership of Kazakhstan and Austrian mountain climbers in Vienna.
Athens to get two more years to meet deficit target: report
The Greek government will get a grace period of an extra two years to rein in its runaway public debt.
Kazakhstan and Austria agreed on freight transportation
Kazakhstan and Austrian governments have signed an agreement on international freight transportation.
Kazakhstan heeds Europe's advice in democracy-building: Nazarbayev
I believe that Kazakhstan is set for democracy today, otherwise we wouldn’t have chaired an organization like OSCE and couldn’t have hosted its summit: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Kazakhstan and Austria signed agreements worth 170 million Euro
Agreements worth 170 million Euro were signed during Kazakhstan-Austrian economic forum participated by Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev.
Serik Akhmetov discusses trade and economics with Angela Merkel
On October 24-25 Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov is on a visit to Germany.
Kazakhstan and Czech Republic to sign agreements worth $250 million
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus held a joint briefing after their meeting.
Nazarbayev met with President of Czech Republic
Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Czech Republic on October 23.
Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages: report
Women are closing the gender gap with men in health and education but struggle to get top jobs and salaries, data from a study of 135 countries showed on Wednesday.
BBC pulls plug on world's oldest teletext service
BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, ceased transmission on Tuesday after delivering 38 years of up-to-the-minute news and sports updates to the British public.
New Bond film 'Skyfall' gets royal red carpet premiere
Daniel Craig thrilled James Bond fans in London Tuesday when he stepped onto the red carpet with co-stars Judi Dench and Javier Bardem for the world premiere of the 23rd Bond film "Skyfall".
World's oldest turtle shells stand the test of time
Plucked from a pit of grey clay next to a rubbish dump in southern Poland, fossilised turtle shells resembling the battle-scarred shields of ancient warriors are the world's oldest and most complete.
Hungarian political rivals flex muscles in day of demos
Tens of thousands of Hungarians were expected to rally in Budapest on Tuesday in rival political gatherings closely watched for any signs of waning support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.