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Rosneft says Arctic well drilled with Exxon struck oil Rosneft said it had found oil in the Kara Sea off the north coast of Siberia in a joint drilling project with US oil giant ExxonMobil.
27 September 2014 14:35
A rediscovered sonata, as Mozart intended Balazs Mikusi's heart started racing when he realised what the papers he held in his hand were: the famous Mozart sonata scribbled by the composer himself.
27 September 2014 13:25
Jean Paul Gaultier, wacky designer who 'wrote the rules' Exuberant enfant terrible of fashion. Flamboyant showman. Madonna's pointy bra designer. Cult TV star and incorrigible Franglais speaker.
27 September 2014 13:13
Clooney, bride-to-be glide in 'Amore' to Venice wedding weekend George Clooney and his Lebanon-born British fiancee arrived in Venice for a spectacular waterfront wedding billed as the party of the year.
27 September 2014 10:31
Japanese dancer Carlotta Ikeda dies in France Japanese dancer and choreographer Carlotta Ikeda has died at her home in France at the age of 73.
26 September 2014 14:47
Leading soloists of Astana Opera to train in La Scala Academy Leading soloists of Astana Opera Zhupar Gabdullina and Dina Khamzina have gone to training courses to the Vocal School of world-renowned La Scala theatre.
26 September 2014 14:31
Party fever in Venice as stars descend for Clooney wedding The party of the year is happening here: the fresco-adorned Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal is feverishly preparing for George Clooney's wedding.
26 September 2014 14:20
Former British PM Tony Blair named "gay icon" Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was named one of the top "gay icons" of the last thirty years in recognition of his work for gay rights
26 September 2014 14:08
Hungary calls 'unexpected' halt to Ukraine gas supply Hungary's gas pipeline network operator FGSZ said it was indefinitely suspending gas supply to neighbouring Ukraine for technical reasons.
26 September 2014 14:04
Alarming tendencies and suicidal behaviour among Kazakhstani teens: UNICEF Youth Health Development A committee on social and cultural development discussed results of their suicide survey among teenagers in Kazakhstan.
26 September 2014 13:28
Football: UEFA opens financial probes against seven clubs UEFA announced that it had opened probes for suspected breaches of financial fair play rules.
26 September 2014 12:52
Google fires back at Rupert Murdoch in Europe Google fired back at media mogul Rupert Murdoch, disputing a News Corp. complaint in Europe that the Internet titan has veered from the path of doing no evil.
26 September 2014 12:17
G7 leaders warn Russia of more sanctions Leaders of the world's most developed economies warned Russia of more sanctions unless all fighting stops in Ukraine.
26 September 2014 11:39
Kiev, rebels to talk energy as winter looms: separatists Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and authorities in Kiev are planning to hold talks on energy in the regionю
26 September 2014 10:05
Legendary Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo to sing in Astana Opera Famous Italian operatic tenor Vittorio Grigalo will perform on the stage of Astana Opera House on October 6 as part of the First International Silk Road Festival.
25 September 2014 18:30
Ukraine prepares to close Russia border to halt 'intervention' President Petro Poroshenko instructed his government to consider temporarily closing Ukraine's porous border with Russia.
25 September 2014 15:17
British PM to apologise to queen over purring gaffe British Prime Minister David Cameron will apologise to Queen Elizabeth II in person.
25 September 2014 14:40
Tough East-West dilemma for next Bulgarian government The Russian songs blared and Putin T-shirts danced as 7,000 people gathered for a recent celebration of all things Russian in Bulgaria.
25 September 2014 14:34
Ukraine PM asks West to keep sanctions on Russia Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on the West not to ease sanctions on Russia, in his address to the UN General Assembly
25 September 2014 14:19
France's Hollande denounces 'cowardly' hostage murder French President Francois Hollande denounced the "cowardly" murder of a French hostage in Algeria and vowed not to give in to the Islamic State group.
25 September 2014 13:24
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