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'Terrorist' attack on French military foiled: minister France has foiled a plan to attack the country's military, the interior minister said, as a source close to the investigation said the suspects had been planning a beheading.

16 July 2015

Fire in Petropavlovsk pizza house spreads to 5-storey apartment building A big fire claims a cafe in Petropavlovsk, spreads to the neighboring apartment house and leaves dozens of people homeless.

28 June 2015

Deadly Kiev fuel blasts set off blaze near military unit Hundreds of Ukrainian firefighters battled to keep a blaze sparked by a deadly string of fuel depot blasts from engulfing a strategic military unit outside Kiev.

10 June 2015

Almaty's largest shopping mall destroyed in fire One of Almaty’s largest shopping malls Adem has been destroyed in fire.

01 May 2015

Firefighters douse fire on Russian nuclear sub Russian emergency crews late Tuesday doused the fire on a nuclear submarine which had been undergoing repairs in dry dock.

08 April 2015

Fire in Almaty engulfs church roof A fire has engulfed the roof of a church under reconstruction in Almaty.

20 February 2015

Minsk agreement might fail again: Kazakhstan's Idrissov The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov has expressed concerns over the implementation of the agreement signed in Minsk.

16 February 2015

Kazakhstan issues statement on Normand Talks in Minsk: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement following the results of the Normand Talks in Minsk, Belarus.

13 February 2015

Lukashenko informs Nazarbayev on outcomes of Normand Four talk in Minsk President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have discussed the Normand Talk between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France in Minsk on the phone.

13 February 2015

Oil wastes burn in Kazakhstan's West Oil wastes were burning in one of Aktaus' industrial zones in Kazakhstan's West.

15 January 2015

Apartment building on fire in Aktau The fire in an apartment building in Aktau in western Kazakhstan has destroyed the entire 6th floor.

09 December 2014

Mexico 'massacre' protesters set government office on fire Protesters fuming over the disappearance of 43 college students set a government office alight in southern Mexico.

13 November 2014

Panicked residents flee Italy refinery fire A huge fire broke out overnight in an oil refinery on the Italian island of Sicily, causing traffic jams as panicked residents fled the area.

27 September 2014

Two injured in gas refinery fire in western Kazakhstan Two people have been injured in a fire at Zhanazhol gas refinery of CNPC AktobeMunaiGas oil company.

06 August 2014

Yosemite Park fire threatens famous giant sequoia trees A fire raging in California's Yosemite National Park advanced, threatening a grove of famous giant sequoia trees.

01 August 2014

Historic Chinese church gutted by fire: Xinhua A fire largely destroyed one of China's oldest churches early Monday, state media reported, gutting the inside of the late 19th century structure.

29 July 2014

Three injured in oil refinery fire in western Kazakhstan A fire occurred at an oil refinery in Aktobe Oblast on July 16.

21 July 2014

Malawi says arson possible in ballot box fire Malawi's electoral commission has said arson cannot be ruled out in a warehouse fire that destroyed ballot boxes containing votes from a disputed election just days after a court ordered a recount.

19 July 2014

'Backpackers found living in squalor' after Sydney fire At least 15 people, reportedly backpackers from Japan and South Korea "living in squalor" in minibuses, a shipping container and a caravan, had to be rescued from a raging Sydney fire.

02 July 2014

Over 40C heat in Kazakhstan during weekend A number of Kazakhstani regions will suffer from abnormal heat of up to 40 degrees Centigrade.

27 June 2014

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