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British university launches legal fight over visa status A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government's decision to revoke its right to sponsor visas, a move that threatens thousands of students with deportation.
04 September 2012
Olympic champion Olga Rypakova. Tengrinews.kz archive photo Athletics: Kazakhstan tripple jumper Olga Rypakova keeps winning Olympic champion Olga Rypakova won the 11th stage of Diamond League competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.
04 September 2012
German left-wing MP visits Assange at Ecuador embassy German far-left MP Sevim Dagdelen on Sunday visited Julian Asange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London since June, and afterwards expressed her solidarity with the Wikileaks founder.
04 September 2012
Paralympics: Kazakhstan athletes win no medals Kazakhstan Paralympics athletes haven’t won any medals in the Games so far.
03 September 2012
©REUTERS 68 illegal immigrants land on uninhabited Spanish island A group of 68 illegal immigrants, including three minors, arrived Sunday at a tiny, uninhabited Spanish island located very close to Morocco.
03 September 2012
Rihanna. ©REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
03 September 2012
Judgement day looms for euro When the history books come to be written about the euro, September 12, 2012 could well prove one of the most significant dates in the life of the embattled single currency.
03 September 2012
Winds of crisis blow through Venice film festival For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an industry that is questioning its economic future.
03 September 2012
Catalan Regional President Artur Mas. ©REUTERS/Albert Gea Standard & Poor's cuts Catalonia debt rating to junk status Standard & Poor's slashed Catalonia's debt to junk-bond status Friday, warning of looming financial tensions with Spain's central government.
02 September 2012
©REUTERS/Kieran Doherty 15 years on, Diana remembered in London Dozens of bouquets of flowers, posters and cards were left at the gates of Kensington Palace on Friday as Princess Diana was remembered on the 15th anniversary of her death.
01 September 2012
Thalidomide pills. ©REUTERS German thalidomide firm 'very sorry', 50 years on The German firm that made thalidomide has issued its first apology in 50 years to the thousands born disabled as a result of the drug's use, drawing stinging criticism from advocates for some survivors.
01 September 2012
Celebrity culture gone mad in 'Superstar' at Venice fest French film "Superstar" shone a harsh spotlight on celebrity culture at the Venice festival this week.
01 September 2012
Abramovich wins battle of Russian oligarchs in Britain Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, won his bitter legal battle with fellow oligarch Boris Berezovsky in a British court on Friday.
01 September 2012
©REUTERS Moody's holds Spain rating pending eurozone moves Moody's said Thursday that it would hold its review of Spain's credit rating until late September as it waits for more clarity on the European Stability Mechanism and moves for a eurozone banking union.
01 September 2012
©REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Lufthansa cabin staff to strike Friday: union Cabin staff at German airline Lufthansa will stage walkouts in Frankfurt from 0300 GMT on Friday, their union said late Thursday.
31 August 2012
Guido Westerwelle. ©REUTERS Guido Westerwelle visited Kazakhstan first time German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle made his first official visit to Kazakhstan on August 29.
31 August 2012
Stars land in Venice for art house film festival The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.
30 August 2012
Princess Diana. Photo courtesy of ramascreen.com Diana's death 'shaped British royals of today' Princess Diana's death 15 years ago this week made the British monarchy more attuned to their own image and changed forever the way the young royals behave to their subjects, royal watchers say.
29 August 2012
World architects bring democratic designs to Venice Architects from around the world have converged on Venice for the Biennale show which opens on Wednesday, showcasing designs aimed at bringing urban designs more in touch with the general public.
29 August 2012
Craft beers enjoy boom despite Italy's crisis With oyster, tobacco and watermelon flavoured brews, Italy's craft beers are flourishing despite a punishing recession that is putting thousands of other businesses out of work.
29 August 2012

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