Uzbek museum unearths forgotten Picasso ceramics
Workers at a state art museum in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan have discovered a long-forgotten collection of Picasso ceramics in the archives and put them on display, more than four decades after the pieces were donated.
S. Korea presidential favourite open to summit with North
South Korea's presidential front-runner, Park Geun-Hye, promised Monday a new policy of engagement with Pyongyang and said she would be willing to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
UAE authorities promise to extradite wanted criminals to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s General Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev had a negotiation with UAE Justice Minister Hadef Juan Al Zahiri during his visit to the UAE.
Tens of thousands lose housing in US superstorm
Tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by superstorm Sandy faced a new crisis in New York on Sunday as temperatures plunged, raising the specter of people freezing to death.
PHOTO: Most beautiful girl selected in Astana
18-y.o. Ayaulym Yergazy became Miss Astana 2012 and will take part in Miss Kazakhstan beauty pageant on December 8.
S. Korea shuts nuclear reactors, warns of power shortages
South Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors Monday to replace components provided with fake quality certificates.
Crisis-hit Europe 'still economic power': France
Top European leaders jetting into Laos for a major summit are on a mission to reassure Asia that their crisis-hit region is "still an economic power".
Obama, Romney still neck-and-neck on eve of US vote
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remained in a virtual tie in the latest opinion polls released Sunday, just two days before the White House election.
Rare earths facility in Stepnogorsk is ready for operations
At the initial stage, production of rare earth concentrates will stand at 1 500 tons to be further brought up to 5 000 – 6 000 a year.
As Mexicans mark Day of the Dead, some no longer believe
Isaac Carrasco and his two daughters dutifully adorned the graves of several relatives with beds of marigolds and crosses made of red flowers for Mexico's Day of the Dead.
International vote observers fanning out across US
International observers have fanned out across some 40 US states to monitor next week's elections, a State Department official said Friday, adding problems with some states were being ironed out.
Litvinenko inquest may examine lack of British protection
The inquest into the radioactive poisoning of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko will look at the possible culpability of the British state in failing to protect him.
Alstom suspends work on Slovenia coal plant over financing
French energy giant Alstom has begun suspending work on a 1.3-billion-euro ($1.67-billion) coal-fired electricity plant in Slovenia after failing to receive financing guarantees from the government.
Foreign firms owe British taxman £5.5bn
Foreign companies in Britain owe around £5.5 billion in taxes, figures unearthed by The Times newspaper showed Saturday.
Romney, Obama power into final weekend
President Barack Obama and Republican foe Mitt Romney Saturday power into a final weekend of campaigning before handing their fates to voters after a bitter, gruelling White House race.
In Venezuela, flipping used cars is a thriving industry
With the world's largest oil reserves and the cheapest gas anywhere, you'd think Venezuela is a driver's paradise. Wrong. New cars are scarce and sellers of used ones -- even clunkers -- make a killing.
Russian inventor offered a 'super bullet' to Kazakhstan
This bullet shot from a common hunting rifle pierces the body armor that cannot be pierced by a bullet released from a sniper rifle.
Daulet Yergozhin now heads social monitoring department of Kazakhstan President's Administration
Daulet Yergozhin has been appointed head of the Social-Economic Monitoring Department of Kazakhstan President’s Administration.
Rothschild mulls counter-bid in Bumi battle: report
British financier Nathaniel Rothschild is mulling a bid for Bumi Plc coal assets to counter an offer by Indonesia's powerful Bakrie family, and has approached one of their rivals.
Cuba accuses US of training dissidents via Internet
Cuba accused the United States Friday of helping its opponents access the Internet as part of a drive to undermine the Havana government.