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Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rush
In a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.
20 October 2013
IMF gold sales to fund lending to poor countries
The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has harnessed windfall gold profits from member countries to fund loans to the world's poorest countries in the coming years.
12 October 2013
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures
Gold and silver pieces as well as bones and pottery from 1,500 years ago were discovered in Lake Titicaca by underwater archaeologists.
09 October 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan female boxer wins gold at World Youth Championship
Gaukhar Yermakbayeva, a boxer from Kazakhstan, has won gold at the World Youth Championship in Bulgaria.
30 September 2013
Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.
24 September 2013
Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of gold
After a long drive from across the border in China, the white truck arrived in Nepal's capital at dawn with a seemingly innocuous cargo of Chinese-made clothes.
08 September 2013
Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush
They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.
06 August 2013
Muay Thai: Two Kazakhstan fighters become European championsips
Kazakhstan's fighters Vadim Loparev and Yelaman Sayasatov have won muay thai champion titles in Europe.
31 July 2013
Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Universiade
On July 16 Kazakhstan national team won the third gold at the Univarsiade in Kazan.
18 July 2013
Cycling: Vinokourov may become two-time Olympic champion
German cycling racer Jan Ullrich, who admitted using blood-doping, might lose the medals he gained at the 2000 Olympics.
11 July 2013
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan's weightlifter wins gold at Asian Championship in Astana
Kazakhstan's weightlifter Anna Nurmukhambetova was the first weightlifter to win a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the Championship in Astana.
10 July 2013
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship
Kazakhstan weightlifter Alexandra Aborneva won the third gold medal for the team at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Astana.
10 July 2013
Weightlifting: Zaichikov of Kazakhstan wins gold at Asian Championship
Weightlifter Alexandr Zaichikov brought the second gold to Kazakhstan national team at Asian Championship in Astana.
10 July 2013
Wrestling: Kazakhstan wrestlers win 3 gold at Grand Prix in Germany
Kazakhstan free-style wrestling national team has won three gold medals at the Grand Prix in Germany.
10 July 2013
Weightlifter wins first gold for Kazakhstan at Universiade
Weightlifter Farkhad Kharki has won the first gold for Kazakhstan at the Universiade in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
10 July 2013
Chess: 9-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player is three-time world champion
Kazakhstan children have brought 3 medals -- one gold, one silver and one bronze -- from the World School Chess Championship.
23 May 2013
Cycling: Kazakhstan cycliests bring two medals from Asian Mountain Bike Championship
Kazakhstan cyclist Galym Akhmetov became the Asian Champion in men's junior cross country biking.
21 May 2013
Gold claws back losses after biggest fall in 30 years
Gold prices recovered slightly Tuesday after suffering their heaviest slump in 30 years triggered by weak Chinese growth data and reports Cyprus was planning to sell part of its reserves.
17 April 2013
Kazakhstan's Q1 gold and FX reserves announced
The National Oil Fund’s assets as of April 1, 2013 stood at $59.806, 3.53% up against the start of the year.
05 April 2013
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize
The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.
17 February 2013