President Nazarbayev suggests launching Baikonur Innovation Fund in partnership with Russia
According to him, it is important to think of modernization of the Baikonur town.
Isolated Belarus elects parliament amid boycott
Belarus will on Sunday elect a new parliament in polls largely boycotted by the opposition, almost two years after protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election sparked a mass crackdown.
Arizona police start enforcing new immigration law
Police in Arizona can now start asking crime suspects about their immigration status, as a contested law that raised fears of profiling of Hispanics took effect in a state bordering Mexico.
Syrian regime plans to use chemical weapons: report
The Syrian regime plans to deploy chemical weapons against its own people "as a last resort", the former head of Syria's chemical arsenal told The Times newspaper in an interview published Wednesday.
National icon keeps campaign guessing ahead of Ghana polls
The military shooting range along a windswept beach appears desolate and unassuming, but it is home to a controversial piece of history for Ghana and its former president Jerry Rawlings.
Anger as Australian senator links gay marriage to bestiality
A conservative Australian senator was forced to resign from his parliamentary role on Wednesday after he linked same-sex marriage to bestiality and polygamy during a debate.
Chicago teachers vote to end strike: officials
Chicago school teachers voted Tuesday to end a high-profile strike that affected hundreds of thousands of children and sparked an acrimonious stand-off with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons
A French magazine is set to increase Muslim ire by printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Wednesday a day after 12 died in an Afghan suicide bombing, the deadliest attack linked to an anti-Islamic film.
13 cooperation documents to be signed during Putin's visit to Kazakhstan
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will render a work visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday to take part in the 9th Forum of Interregional Cooperation.
Court bans spread of Kate as royal couple head home
Prince William and wife Catherine headed home from Tuvalu Wednesday after securing a ban on a French magazine distributing topless pictures of her and launching a criminal probe into how they were obtained.
Chaos turns Syria into paradise for kidnappers
Every time violence intensifies in Syria, so do abductions of civilians, for political reasons and more often for financial gain.
Obama raps Romney on 'victims' comment
Barack Obama said Tuesday presidents must represent all of America, not just their own core voters, capitalizing on Mitt Romney's gaffe that 47 percent of his countrymen were tax-dodging "victims."
Australian coal basin may be top 10 polluter: Greenpeace
A coal basin near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will rank among the world's worst producers of carbon pollution if fully mined, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it warned of devastating consequences.
Popigai: Russia's vast, untouched diamond crater
In the far north of Siberia, Russian scientists have stepped up research on a once-secret deposit of diamonds whose scale dwarfs anything ever discovered and could turn world markets "upside down".
Nazi air raid bunker hosts new Berlin art show
Art patrons Christian and Karen Boros have thrown open the doors this week to their own personal World War II air raid bunker in Berlin, showing off gems from their 700-work collection.
NATO restricts joint operations with Afghans: officials
NATO-led forces are scaling back joint operations with Afghan forces after a spate of "insider attacks" in which Afghan recruits turned their weapons on Western allies.
Obama administration appeals ruling against anti-terror law
The Barack Obama administration asked a US appeals court Monday to overturn a recent ruling that struck down part of a controversial anti-terrorism law.
BHP chief Kloppers tops Australian CEO pay list
Marius Kloppers, the head of mining giant BHP Billiton, topped the list of Australia's highest paid executives in fiscal 2011, but will this year take a 40 percent pay cut after refusing his bonus.
Protests stall US move to aid Egypt: report
The protests that erupted in Cairo over an anti-Islam Internet video have stalled talks on relieving $1 billion worth of Egyptian debt to the United States.
Syrian army tested chemical weapons system: German press
The Syrian army has tested a chemical weapons delivery system, firing shells at a research centre in its northwestern desert region, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported Monday citing "witnesses".