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Portraits of ETA prisoners and their logo. ©REUTERS Bodyguard-free, ex ETA target enjoys new life For 11 years, town councillor Joseba Markaida lived with a bodyguard, for fear of Basque separatists who hurled petrol bombs at his home and poisoned his dog.
20 October 2012
From Dorothy to Darth Vader, London museum dresses up Dorothy's blue and white dress and her sparkling ruby slippers have travelled from Oz to London's Victoria and Albert museum, where more than 130 of cinema's iconic costumes star in a new exhibition.
19 October 2012
Beethoven score sells for 252,750 euros in Paris An unpublished Beethoven manuscript sold for 252,750 euros ($331,000) at auction in Paris, part of a major collection put together over 50 years by the late French-born banker Andre Meyer.
19 October 2012
Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Nazarbayev signed law on mutual protection of investments with Austria Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on ratification of the Agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Austria on promotion and mutual protection of investments.
18 October 2012
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy. ©REUTERS Crowned heads of Europe due at Luxembourg royal wedding It won't be as big as "Will and Kate" yet the cream of Europe's royals head to tiny Luxembourg this week for a two-day wedding between Prince Guillaume, heir to the throne, and a Belgian countess.
18 October 2012
Photo courtesy of sanitarian.net Cruise ship crew member dies of meningitis in Italy An Indonesian cruise ship crew member died of meningitis on Tuesday, nine days after being hospitalised with three colleagues in the western Italian port city of Livorno.
18 October 2012
Photo courtesy of gorodanapa.ru Turkish Abdi Ibrahim bought Kazakhstan pharmaceutics company Turkish company Abdi Ibrahim has purchased 60 percent in Kazakhstan’s Global Pharm.
18 October 2012
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet Kazakhstan President to render official visit to the Czech Republic Nazarbayev will meet with Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime-Minister Petr Necas.
17 October 2012
Kristina Gjerde. Photo courtesy of iisd.ca Conference seeks to curb exploitation of high seas Long spared because of their remoteness, the high seas have become an important hunting ground for fish trawlers and oil prospectors, putting at risk many marine species that call these waters home.
17 October 2012
Maksut Zhumayev. Personal archive photo PHOTO: Zhumayev nearly fell off a precipice when climbing Austrian mountain Famous Kazakhstan climber Maksut Zhumayev climbed the mountain and planted the flag, although a dangerous incident occurred during the ascent.
17 October 2012
Scotland secures terms for 2014 independence vote Britain's prime minister and Scotland's first minister have fired the starting gun on a two-year campaign for the hearts and minds of Scottish voters ahead of an independence referendum to be held in 2014.
17 October 2012
Photo courtesy of caradvice.com Smoking in cars beats UN pollution threshold Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants to many times the limit recommended by the world's health agency.
17 October 2012
Greece eyes simplification of visa procedures for Kazakhstan Simplification of visa procedures for Kazakhstan citizens is discussed in Athens.
16 October 2012
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban arrives in UK for treatment A 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban has a chance of making a "decent recovery", said a doctor at the British hospital where she was airlifted Monday.
16 October 2012
Photo courtesy of uefa.com Futsal: Kairat to fight for Best European Club title Almaty's Kairat mini-football club whitewashed Serbia's Economac 5:0 on October 13.
16 October 2012
Gastronomy nourishes Spain's gourmet city Ham with brie, wild mushroom croquettes, cured-meat ravioli: gourmet cooking has put this Basque town on the gastronomic map, drawing visitors from around the world.
16 October 2012
Kazakhstan mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev. Personal archive photo Zhumayev to sign with Austrian Alpine Community Famous Kazakhstan mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has planted Kazakhstan flag on the top of Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria.
16 October 2012
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Dmitriy Khegai© Kazakhstan and Turkey signed agreements worth $1 billion A range of agreements totaling around $1 billion were signed during Kazakhstan-Turkish business forum.
16 October 2012
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Nazarbayev meets Turkish businessmen Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with representatives of Turkish business circles during his official visit to Turkey.
16 October 2012
©REUTERS Prestige oil disaster trial starts in Spain Seamen go on trial Tuesday over the sinking of the Prestige petrol tanker which spilt a devastating oil slick when it sank off Spain in 2002, with hundreds of plaintiffs seeking billions in damages.
16 October 2012

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