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Merkel's Athens visit chance to ease tension
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit Tuesday to debt-strapped Greece may provide a chance to ease tensions born of the economic crisis.
10 October 2012
Pussy Riot, Panahi, Beliatsky on final Sakharov short list
Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Iran's film-maker Jafar Panahi and rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and Belarus dissident Ales Beliatsky were put on a final shortlist for the European Parliament's Sakharov rights priz.
10 October 2012
Three dead, 13 missing after shipwreck off France's Mayotte
Three people were dead and 13 missing Monday after a boat carrying illegal immigrants capsized in the Indian Ocean off the French overseas territory of Mayotte.
10 October 2012
Lady Gaga donates peace prize to Aids charity
Lady Gaga said on Tuesday she would donate a peace prize given to her by artist and activist Yoko Ono to Elton John's Aids charity.
10 October 2012
IMF cuts global forecast, says risks rising
The IMF slashed its global growth forecast and warned things could get much worse if the eurozone crisis is not quelled and Washington fails to reverse the looming "fiscal cliff" austerity plan.
10 October 2012
Kazakhstan consulate opened in Antalya province of Turkey
The opening ceremony was attended by Kazakhstan Ambassador to Turkey Zhanseit Tuimebayev and Governor of Antalya Ahmet Altyparmak.
09 October 2012
Kazakhstan karateka became champion of Europe
It is for the first time European J.K.S. Karate Championships has a Kazakhstan champion.
09 October 2012
Kazakhstan plans joint companies with Finland
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister discussed the coming visit of Finland's President to Kazakhstan with Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade.
09 October 2012
Kazakhstan eyeing Eurovision song contest
KazMedia Ortalygy Company is going to join the European Broadcasting Union and take part in Eurovision Song Contest.
09 October 2012
Cycling: Aleksey Lutsenko gets apartment for World Championship victory
Kazakhstan cyclist Aleksey Lutsenko became 2012 under 23 world champion at Limburg, Holland.
09 October 2012
Finland is interested in Kazakhstan's oil and gas
Finland’s Minister of Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb arrived in Kazakhstan with a delegation of entrepreneurs.
09 October 2012
Done in 60 Seconds competition kicked off in Kazakhstan
Jameson Empire Awards 2013 Done in 60 Seconds competition has opened for Kazakhstan-made remakes.
09 October 2012
Cycling: Astana's Kessiakoff came second in Giro dell’Emilia
Fredrik Kessiakoff, Kazakhstan Pro Team Astana cyclist, finished second in the Giro dell’Emilia one-day race in Italy.
09 October 2012
Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother spotted in London
Kazakhstan's ex high profile official Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother Amanzhan Ryskali, both on the wanted list in Kazakhstan, were recently spotted in Zuma restaurant in London.
09 October 2012
A gender-neutral pronoun makes waves in Sweden
Sweden's tradition of gender equality has famously put more mums in the workplace while rising numbers of dads stay at home.
08 October 2012
Quirky museums vie for attention with Vienna's grand galleries
Fascinated by contraception, chimneysweeps, or magic boxes? Vienna has a museum for you.
07 October 2012
Facebook and Twitter more tempting than sex: study
A study arousing interest online Friday found that checking Facebook or Twitter is more alluring than sex for those immersed in Internet Age lifestyles.
07 October 2012
Radical preacher Abu Hamza extradited to US
Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition.
07 October 2012
Bond girls: From Ursula Andress to Eva Green
Over 50 years of cinematic success, James Bond has exercised his masculine charms on a string of women, although the role of the "Bond Girls" has subtly evolved over the years.
07 October 2012
French fashion boss apologises over China gaffe
The boss of French clothing firm Zadig & Voltaire has apologised for saying that Chinese tourists would not be welcome at an exclusive new hotel planned by the company in Paris.
06 October 2012