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Turkey's noisy Erdogan in uncharacteristic post-poll silence
Turkey's usually highly loquacious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made no spoken comment since his party lost its parliamentary majority.
10 June 2015
Almaty hit by heavy rain and windstorm
Heavy rains and winds have hit Kazakhstan's Almaty in the past two days.
09 June 2015
Boston marathon bombing: Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years prison term in US
Boston bomber's friend Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the US.
09 June 2015
Kazakhstani Shvedova wins second place in Roland Garros doubles
Yaroslava Shvedova from Kazakhstan and Australian Casey Dellacqua won the second place in the Doubles at this year's Rolan Garros.
09 June 2015
Iggy Azalea withdraws under fire from gay celebration
Australian rapper Iggy Azalea canceled a performance at a US gay pride celebration after criticism over past remarks that were seen as homophobic.
09 June 2015
Second round of Syrian opposition talks to be held in Astana
The second round of consultations of Syrian opposition groups will be held in Kazakhstan's Astana in mid-September.
09 June 2015
Nazarbayev congratulates Vejonis on Latvian presidency
President of Kazakhstan has extended his congratulations to the newly elected President of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis.
09 June 2015
Kazakhstani children bring 8 medals from Asian chess championship
Children's team from Kazakhstan won 8 medals and the 4th place in the general ranking at the world chess championship in Singapore.
09 June 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks about Kazakhstan's agricultural sector
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev is concerned about Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector.
09 June 2015
S. Korea reports 7th MERS death, vows to end crisis
South Korea Tuesday reported its seventh death from MERS as the government -- concerned about the economic impact -- said it hoped to end the crisis this week.
09 June 2015
Greece's Varoufakis warns against historic 'failure' by EU
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis warned that EU leaders had a duty to avoid a historic "failure" and urged a swift accord in Greece's debt talks with its creditors.
09 June 2015
Apple aims to become online music powerhouse
Apple made its play to shake up online music with a new subscription service allowing users to stream songs, listen to playlists and connect with performers.
09 June 2015
Netflix to release Brad Pitt war movie
Brad Pitt's next movie "War Machine" will be released exclusively on Netflix and in select theaters next year, the top streaming service announced.
09 June 2015
Putin signs off on amnesty for hidden assets
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law an amnesty for people who illegally spirited funds out of the country.
09 June 2015
Dzhuna, Kremlin psychic healer, dies at 65
Dzhuna, a famed mystic healer and astrologer who is said to have treated Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and Russian celebrities, died on Monday at 65.
09 June 2015
Blatter's departure will not change FIFA: ex-UEFA offical
Changing FIFA presidents will not root out corruption at football's world body, a former UEFA official said.
08 June 2015
Turkey ruling party set to lose parliament majority: results
Turkey's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party is on course to win general election but with a reduced share of the vote and is set to lose its parliamentary majority.
08 June 2015
G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and the United States hammered home a tough line on Russia as they kicked off a G7 summit dominated by crises in Ukraine and Greece.
08 June 2015
Luxembourg votes on giving foreigners full voting rights
Luxembourg went to the polls in a landmark referendum on whether to give foreign nationals, who make up nearly half the population, full voting rights.
08 June 2015
Merkel, Obama: Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine truce implemented
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.
08 June 2015