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Kazakhstan's information security is feeble: expert Kazakh political analyst Dosym Satpayev called information security of Kazakhstan weak and stressed that this could lead to a strongly divided society as was exemplified by the situation in Ukraine.

25 November 2014

Obama doing 'insipid job', China paper says ahead of visit China's state-run media decried Barack Obama as a banal leader who has done an "insipid job", days ahead of a visit by the US president.

05 November 2014

Partial solar eclipse sweeps across North America A partial solar eclipse swept across much of North America, triggering floods of blurry pictures of a crescent-shaped sun on Twitter and other social media.

24 October 2014

HBO stand-alone streaming service coming in 2015 US media giant Time Warner said Wednesday it would launch a stand-alone HBO streaming service next year.

16 October 2014

French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.

10 October 2014

Bezos to integrate WaPost app in new Kindle: report Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos plans to tie the newspaper to his Amazon empire with a built-in Kindle tablet news app to reach a wider audience.

07 October 2014

Spain newspaper El Pais launches site in Catalan Spain's top-selling newspaper El Pais launched an online edition in Catalan.

07 October 2014

Russia's biggest social network gets new CEO Russia's biggest social network VKontakte appointed a new chief executive after the removal of its maverick founder Pavel Durov earlier this year.

18 September 2014

Russia to probe Euronews over 'Putin target practice' video Russia said it would probe Euronews after the news channel broadcast footage of Ukrainian fighters using the portrait of Vladimir Putin, styled as Hitler.

16 September 2014

Snapchat valued at $10 bln: reports US media reported that Snapchat was valued at $10 billion based on funding pumped into the startup by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

27 August 2014

US TV season rich in mystery and horror As American TV viewers await the Emmy Awards honoring last year's programs, the new season opened this summer and it is rich in stars.

22 August 2014

Spy chief warns Australians becoming 'extremist propagandists' Australians are becoming key players in the successful "social media wars" being waged from Iraq and Syria, the country's spy chief has warned.

13 August 2014

With fresh investment, BuzzFeed expands anew The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital.

12 August 2014

Sky News apologises for rummaging through MH17 luggage British broadcaster Sky News apologised after one of its presenters searched through luggage at the crash site of downed flight MH17 live on air.

21 July 2014

Kazakh editor ordered to pay damages for edition devoted to Adolf Hitler Almaly District Сourt No.2 ordered the editor of the now infamous in Kazakhstan Anyz Adam magazine to pay $71,000 in damages following a claim brought up by war veterans.

30 June 2014

Danish hostage freed in Syria after 13 months A Danish freelance photographer has been freed after being held hostage in Syria for 13 months, the Danish government said.

20 June 2014

Internet penetration at 70% in Kazakhstan: ASTEX-2014 in Astana Astana is hosting the international conference and exhibition ASTEX-2014 on May 19-20, 2014.

20 May 2014

OSCE urges Kazakhstan to reconsider restrictions on media and internet access OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has expressed her concern over the changes in Kazakhstani legislation concerning freedom of speech and free internet access.

14 April 2014

Kazakhstan to control mass media during emergencies The new rules allow the command center in charge of the emergency site to "exert control over media outlets."

04 April 2014

Winter Olympics ceremony 'personal triumph' for Putin European commentators portrayed the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics as a personal triumph and even an exorbitant show of power for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

08 February 2014

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