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Americans more likely to see selves as lower class
More Americans -- including growing numbers of young people and whites -- see themselves as members of the lower classes, according to a study released Monday.
11 September 2012
Asylum-seekers to live in tents in Nauru: Australia
Asylum-seekers sent to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru will be forced initially to live in tents, Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen confirmed Tuesday.
11 September 2012
Busan film fest embraces Asian diversity
A Hong Kong action-thriller and a rural drama from Bangladesh will open and close Asia's top film festival next month, as its South Korean hosts look to share more of the spotlight with regional offerings.
11 September 2012
Hong Kong govt big loser from legislative polls: press
Hong Kong's Beijing-backed government is the big loser from weekend legislative polls despite the poor showing of opposition democratic parties.
11 September 2012
Serbia says it has witness to Kosovo organ harvesting
Serbia said Sunday it had a former Kosovo rebel witness who allegedly took part in removing the heart of a Serb prisoner for the international black market in organs during the 1990s Kosovo conflict.
11 September 2012
EU chief urges Bosnia to abolish political discrimination
EU president Herman Van Rompuy urged Bosnian leaders on Sunday to undertake reforms needed for the country's approach to the bloc, notably those abolishing political discrimination of Romas and Jews.
11 September 2012
New cathedral inaugurated in Karaganda
Opening of the new cathedral in Karaganda is a thrilling event not only for Kazakhstan, but for the whole Central Asia: Cardinal Sodano.
10 September 2012
Advanced oil processing center will be built in Atyrau in 2015
The 'first brick' has been laid in the foundation of the center in Atyrau refinery on Monday.
10 September 2012
Victoria Beckham stays sumptuous at NY fashion week
Victoria Beckham sent out a sumptuous spring-summer 2013 collection Sunday during New York fashion week, proving her designing career is no flash in the Spice Girl pan.
10 September 2012
West seeks to pressure Iran at IAEA
Western countries will seek to turn the screw further on Iran at a meeting of UN atomic agency board of governors from Monday following the watchdog's latest damning report on Tehran's nuclear programme.
10 September 2012
Obama: Romney's math doesn't add up
President Barack Obama mocked Mitt Romney's "two plus one equals five" economics Sunday, poking his Republican foe as he enjoyed a polling spurt after the Democratic convention.
10 September 2012
Vietnam will perform exploration works at Aral Sea
KazMunaiGas will work on the Vietnamese shore, while Vietnamese company will perform exploration works at the Aral Sea: Nazarbayev.
10 September 2012
President of Vietnam arrived in Kazakhstan
I would like to express our joy and appreciation of the huge achievements that the brotherly people of Kazakhstan made in development of your country: President of Vietnam.
10 September 2012
Taliban 'open' to ceasefire, US presence to 2024: think-tank
The Taliban are open to a general ceasefire as well as a political agreement which could lead to a US military presence in Afghanistan up until 2024.
10 September 2012
France's richest man and LVMH boss denies tax exile bid
France's richest man and LVMH boss Bernard Arnault said Sunday he was not becoming a tax exile, despite seeking Belgian nationality as Paris moves to impose a 75-percent wealth tax.
10 September 2012
People’s IPO prices will be affordable for average Kazakhstan citizens
The number of listed shares will be approved by the fund’s board and the government of Kazakhstan: Samruk-Kazyna.
10 September 2012
US Treasury to sell $18 bn of AIG stock
The US Treasury Department announced Sunday that it has launched a public offering of $18 billion of its common stock in AIG, the giant insurer bailed out by the US government.
10 September 2012
Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering plans to launch a maintenance center for EC145 helicopters in Mongolia
Being the only EC145 producer in the CIS, Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering has the exclusive rights to supply helicopters to Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Azerbaijan.
10 September 2012
Christians, Muslims, Jews call for peace from Sarajevo
Leaders of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish communities Sunday made a pressing call for peace from Bosnia which was the scene of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II.
10 September 2012
Estonian businessmen will make Kazakhstan’s economy greener
Estonian companies will be involved in greener economy projects in Kazakhstan.
10 September 2012