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Shal movie to be screened at Berlin Film Festival
Kazakhstan filmmaker Yermek Tursunov is planning to screen his new movie at Berlin Film Festival that will be held in February.
22 October 2012
Kazakhstan and EU will jointly counter terrorist propaganda
We are working on a new agreement between Kazakhstan and the European Union to jointly counter propaganda of terrorism: deputy chairman of the National Security Commission of Kazakhstan.
21 October 2012
Up to 200 potential abuse victims in BBC star Savile probe: police
British police investigating the late BBC star Jimmy Savile said Friday they were now dealing with up to 200 potential victims, and had launched a full criminal probe into other suspects who are still alive.
20 October 2012
British cabinet minister quits after swearing at police
British cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell resigned on Friday after launching a foul-mouthed tirade at police officers guarding the gates of Prime Minister David Cameron's Downing Street office.
20 October 2012
Twitter 'to remove anti-Semitic posts' after legal threat
Twitter, a day after saying it blocked a neo-Nazi account in Germany in a global first, made another major concession Friday by agreeing to remove anti-Semitic posts in France.
20 October 2012
Eurozone leaders see 'good progress' in Greece: statement
Eurozone leaders on Friday hailed Greece's achievements in carrying out reforms aimed at getting its economy back on track and urged Athens to keep up efforts to stay in the eurozone.
20 October 2012
Pope to name seven saints including first Native American
Pope Benedict XVI will name seven new saints on Sunday including the first Native American, marking the start of a "Year of Faith" aimed at countering the rising tide of secularism in the West.
20 October 2012
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An unpublished Beethoven manuscript sold for 252,750 euros ($331,000) at auction in Paris, part of a major collection put together over 50 years by the late French-born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
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
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
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
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 to render official visit to the Czech Republic
Nazarbayev will meet with Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime-Minister Petr Necas.
17 October 2012
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
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
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