Obama: Romney has no 'single new idea'
US President Barack Obama accused Republican foe Mitt Romney on Sunday of failing to offer "a single new idea" and of being a relic of the last century as he revved up a pre-convention tour.
Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation
Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities.
Mass Myanmar monk rally backs anti-Rohingya plan
Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched in Myanmar Sunday to support President Thein Sein's suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule.
'The Possession' tops N. America box office
Horror flick "The Possession" exorcised A-list action romp "The Expendables 2" from the top slot at the North American box office at the weekend.
68 illegal immigrants land on uninhabited Spanish island
A group of 68 illegal immigrants, including three minors, arrived Sunday at a tiny, uninhabited Spanish island located very close to Morocco.
Kazakhstan President urges to strike a balance between interests of the state and those of extraction companies
Associated gas extracted by investors does not belong to them, he emphasized.
US suspends Afghan police recruit training
US special forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to vet existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.
EBRD providing $60.6 million to finance modernization of the Shardara hydropower plant in Kazakhstan
The project is targeted at preventing emergency shutdowns of the power plant, bringing its capacities up by 16% to 116 megawatt and producing another 57 million kilowatt-hours a year.
Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans
Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
Gulf states criticise Syria as more than 100 killed
Arab Gulf monarchies lambasted Syria's regime for deploying heavy weapons against its civilians, as over 100 people were killed in raids, bombings and air strikes according to a watchdog toll count.
Brazil abortion stirs controversy
A Sao Paulo court allowed a woman to abort a four-month-old malformed fetus despite Brazil law only granting abortions in cases of rape or when the mother's life is in danger.
Robben Island penguins hit by fuel from wrecked tanker
Fuel leaking from a Turkish freighter wreck that has been smashed up by a storm has contaminated at least five penguins on South Africa's Robben Island.
World not giving Iran nuclear 'red line': Israel PM
Israel's prime minister has accused the international community of failing to draw a "clear red line" for Iran over its nuclear programme, after a UN report found Tehran had doubled its capacity at a nuclear site.
Judgement day looms for euro
When the history books come to be written about the euro, September 12, 2012 could well prove one of the most significant dates in the life of the embattled single currency.
Winds of crisis blow through Venice film festival
For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an industry that is questioning its economic future.
'I love Russia, hate Putin' says jailed Pussy Riot activist
One of the three members of punk band Pussy Riot jailed last month for a protest in a Russian cathedral launched a fierce new attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a magazine interview.
Unification Church founder Moon dies at 92
Sun Myung Moon, the self-styled messiah from South Korea who founded the controversial Unification Church and a business empire with interests spanning cars to sushi, died Monday at the age of 92.
Kazakhstan's 24/7 TV-channel started broadcasting on September 1
24.KZ is broadcasting via Otau national satellite television system and cable networks.
Modern Kazakhstan women do not rush to get married
An average Kazakhstan woman is a successful employed woman with an education: expert.
Kazakhstan doctors in search for stem cells donors
Doctors of the National Medical Holding held a flashmob in Astana to bring more attention to donorship in Kazakhstan.
