Economic minnow Laos set to join WTO club
After years of preparation, communist Laos is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organisation, a milestone that the small landlocked nation owes to a slew of reforms it must now enforce.
Hong Kong mourns victims of boat tragedy
Flags flew at half mast and leaders observed three minutes of silence Thursday as Hong Kong mourned the 38 victims of a ferry collision which sent shockwaves through the Asian financial centre.
US daredevil to perform million volt show
David Blaine, the US magician, stuntman and all-round daredevil, is going electric -- standing for three days and nights in the middle of a million volts of fiery electric currents.
Last will and testament of Alfred Nobel, prize creator
Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the Nobel Prizes in his will.
Romney turns in strong debate performance
Republican challenger Mitt Romney performed strongly Wednesday in his first presidential debate, putting Barack Obama on the back foot as he reignited hope in his flagging campaign.
Water pumped out from flooded houses in Zhezkazgan
32 houses in Kostangeldy microregion in Zhezkazgan were flooded on September 29.
Over 80 percent of Kazakhstan patients do not make it to transplantation
Syzganov National Scientific Surgery Center held a press-conference on development of donorship in Kazakhstan.
Assets of Kazakhstan Engineering reached 40 billion tenge
In 2012 the company’s assets almost doubled and reached 40 billion tenge, while its profit grew almost 4-fold and made 75 billion tenge ($500 million): chairman.
Car shot in Aktau contained 50 million tenge
There were around 50 million tenge in the VAZ car attacked in the 7th microregion of Aktau: police.
Kazakhstan bans anti-Islamic film
A court in Kazakhstan has banned as "extremist" the anti-Islamic film that sparked deadly protests across the world.
Muslims fear Serb win in Srebrenica vote will complete genocide
Muslims from Srebrenica, the site of Europe's worst atrocity since World War II, fear a Bosnian Serb win in Sunday's local polls would represent "the final step of a genocide".
World bishops gather to counter decline of faith
Catholic bishops from around the world are convening for a synod starting on Sunday to debate how to counter rising secularism on the 50th anniversary of the historic but controversial Second Vatican Council.
Protest, scuffles with police in Iran over currency crisis
Scuffles broke out in central Tehran in the first sign of unrest over Iran's plunging currency, which has lost more than half its value since last week in a crisis Washington said is of its own making.
Britain condemns Syrian shelling of Turkish town
Britain on Thursday denounced as "outrageous" the Syrian shelling of a Turkish border town that killed five civilians.
Battling time and protests, Putin turns 60
Russian President Vladimir Putin hits retirement age on Sunday but he appears determined to prove that 60 is the new 40.
Guessing game starts as Nobel season nears
Early October means it's time for the annual Nobel Prize announcements and frenzied guessing over possible winners, with 231 Peace Prize nominees.
US, British universities top in academic excellence
US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings report.
Australia hits out at Japan at whale research launch
Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke Thursday hit out at Japan's "alleged" scientific whaling as researchers hailed the testing of new acoustic tracking technology for the endangered blue whale.
Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US
Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model.
Nigeria student massacre leaves 26 dead
Gunmen massacred at least 26 people in a student housing area of northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, calling victims out by name before shooting them or slitting their throats.
