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Vandals steal ancient rock carvings in California Vandals have stolen at least four ancient rock carvings, apparently using cement-cutting circular saws to slice them out of a valuable archeological site in California.
20 November 2012
©REUTERS Moody's warns on Italy's banks Rating agency Moody's warned Monday that Italy's banks face worsening conditions over the coming year with asset quality declining, low profitability, and poor access to markets for funds.
20 November 2012
Singer Justin Bieber. ©REUTERS Justin Bieber dominates American Music Awards Canadian pop star Justin Bieber had a big night at the American Music Awards, taking three prizes including the top honor, favorite artist of the year.
20 November 2012
Battle to lead French opposition collapses into confusion The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, was left undecided early Monday after both candidates claimed victory amid allegations of ballot rigging.
20 November 2012
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan Interior Minister on complications in countering drug business Kazakhstan Interior Minister speaks about complications in countering drug business.
20 November 2012
Photo courtesy of shipfriends.gr Briton in serious condition after pizza fight on ferry Two British passengers on a Dutch-bound ferry were airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after two separate fights onboard, including one over a slice of pizza.
20 November 2012
Map courtesy of emsc-csem.org 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit 363km from Almaty 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan at 09:28 p.m. (Astana time) on November 19.
20 November 2012
Anti-gay marriage protesters rally in Paris Thousands of Catholics and other opponents of French government plans to legalise gay marriage and same-sex adoption marched in Paris on Sunday.
20 November 2012
Photo courtesy of hgi-fire.com Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central Asia The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.
20 November 2012
Syrian administration missed chances to settle the conflict: Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kazakhstan Foreign Minister considers the situation in Syria a direct threat to the international stability, while its administration "missed numerous opportunities to meet the lawful strives of its people halfway".
20 November 2012
Gaza truce needs strong mediator, success for both sides A ceasefire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza depends on each side's ability to claim victory and the credibility of the mediation, undermined by Israel launching strikes with a truce already in effect.
20 November 2012
Benghazi row in Washington narrows on edited memo The row over the assault on the US mission in Libya has narrowed to focus on how and why the CIA's determination that it was a terror attack was left out of a public "talking points" memo.
20 November 2012
'Twilight' takes huge bite out of weekend movie sales The final chapter of the blockbuster "Twilight" vampire film franchise earned some $138 million in its debut, taking a huge bite out of weekend movie ticket sales.
20 November 2012
World Bank fears devastating 4.0 degree warming The World Bank warned Sunday that global temperatures could rise by four degrees this century without immediate action, with potentially devastating consequences for coastal cities and the poor.
20 November 2012
Photo courtesy of astanaarlans.com Astana Arlans boxers began third WSB season with victory Astana Arlans Kazakhstan edged Ukraine's Otamans 3:2 in the World Series of Boxing tournament that was held in Kiev, Ukraine.
20 November 2012
Chairman of the executive commission of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) Sagit Ibatullin. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Kazakhstan enters second phase of Aral Sea restoration We have successfully completed the first phase: expert.
20 November 2012
Hundreds of NY homes to be razed after Sandy Hundreds of New York City homes deemed to be safety hazards after superstorm Sandy will be razed in a vast operation the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg describes as "unprecedented."
20 November 2012
Map courtsey of emsc-csem.org 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Zhambyl oblast The epicenter of the quake was 15km from Taraz and 12km from Mikhailovka village.
19 November 2012
Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov (R) and Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Salamatin (L). Photo by Yermek Sarbassov© Kazakhstan and Ukrainian Defense Ministers meet in Astana Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov met with Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Salamatin and Ukrainian military delegation in Astana.
19 November 2012
Evan Huffman. Photo courtesy of cyclingnews.com Cycling: Astana signed contract with American champion Evan Huffman, champion of the United States in U-23 category in time trial and road racing, will ride for Astana in 2013-2014 season.
19 November 2012

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