Peru approves free trade agreement with EU
Peru has approved a free trade agreement with the European Union and Colombia that will allow 75 percent of agricultural products and 100 percent of other goods to enter the eurozone duty-free.
Honduras fears new crisis over Supreme Court row
The Honduran Congress fired four Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, raising fears of a new political crisis three years after a coup.
Chinese part derailed freight train in Kazakhstan
A freight train ran off the track near Astana and caused delays of 17 passenger trains in both directions.
Danial Akhmetov and Akhmetzhan Yessimov received First President's awards
Prior to the Independence Day Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev handed state awards.
US financier tied to Pinochet money laundering dies
Texas financier and media magnate Joe Allbritton, who lost the scandal-racked Riggs bank to a hostile takeover after it was fined for helping Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet launder money, has died at the age of 87.
Serik Akhmetov met with head of Chevron
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov met with chairman and CEO of Chevron corporation John Watson.
Nazarbayev will make State-of-Union Address to people of Kazakhstan tomorrow
The official meeting will be held in the new Opera and Ballet Theater on Astana’s Left Bank.
Rock stars shine at Hurricane Sandy benefit gig
Rock music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, joined in a stellar line-up Wednesday to raise money for victims of superstorm Sandy.
Journal cautions on cannabis-based MS drug
There is no strong evidence for the efficacy of a cannabis-based drug used in Britain to treat muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Syria regime using missiles, barrel bombs: US
The Syrian regime has begun using missiles and barrel bombs against rebels, a top US official said Wednesday, signaling a dangerous escalation of the deadly 21-month-old conflict.
'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking: UN
Children -- most of them girls -- now make up 27 percent of all human trafficking cases, marking an alarming increase in recent years.
German company suspected of bribery in Kazakhstan
GfT Bautechnik, an affiliated company of ThyssenKrupp, took part in construction of artificial islands in the Caspian Sea and supplied cutoff piling there.
Power cuts, evacuations as Cyclone Evan lashes Samoa
Flash floods and power cuts hit the Samoan capital Apia Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Evan lashed the Pacific island nation with high winds and heavy rain.
Same laws must apply to bloggers, tweeters: Leveson
The man who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal has warned that bloggers and tweeters should be subject to the same laws as traditional media outlets to prevent a decline in standards of journalism.
In long-awaited move, Obama recognizes Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama proclaimed Syria's newly reframed opposition as the "legitimate" representative of the nation's people Tuesday.
Police chief sends gangsters Christmas cards
Gangsters in one of Canada's most crime-ridden cities can expect a special greeting card this Christmas -- from a local police chief dressed as jolly Santa Claus and packing heat.
India condemns N. Korea rocket launch, tests own missile
India condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Wednesday even as it tested one of its own ballistic weapons, which were developed when India was a nuclear pariah itself.
McAfee back in US after Guatemala expulsion
Computer software pioneer John McAfee was back on American soil Wednesday after being expelled from Guatemala, escaping immediate deportation to Belize for questioning over his neighbor's murder.
Jerusalem sites sprayed with anti-Christian graffiti
Vandals sprayed anti-Christian graffiti on a monastery and a Christian cemetery in Jerusalem overnight, in two apparent "price-tag" attacks.
The region doesn't want to depend on oil: Mangistau oblast Akim
Akim of Mangistau oblast stated that the region should not depend on the oil sector.