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July 22, 2011, the day hell descended on Norwegian island
Ordinarily peaceful Norway, known for tolerance and high living standards, was wrenched out of its serenity that Friday, July 22, 2011, when two deadly attacks from within plunged the nation into horror.
19 July 2012 12:04
One killed, 40 injured in clashes at Indian car plant
India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki suspended production at a plant near New Delhi after workers attacked managers, leaving one person dead and scores injured.
19 July 2012 11:30
HSBC shares dive in Hong Kong after apology
Shares in global banking giant HSBC fell more than two percent in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a top executive resigned over the lender's failure to control money laundering and terrorist financing.
19 July 2012 11:13
US to award Suu Kyi on first visit in decades
The US will present its highest award to Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in September when she makes her first US trip in more than two decades.
19 July 2012 10:44
Interpol unveils fake goods scanning app with Google
Global policing body Interpol announced Tuesday a pioneering initiative to crack down on trade in fake goods, using an app developed with the help of search giant Google.
19 July 2012 10:21
Sleeping Australian teen in dingo incident
An Australian teenager told Wednesday of her sleeping bag being torn off by a dingo as she slept at a campsite, weeks after a landmark ruling that a baby was snatched in 1980 by one of the wild dogs.
19 July 2012 10:00
KazAtomProm Q2 uranium production figure stands at 5040 tons
KazAtomProm is Kazakhstan's major exporter of uranium and its compounds, rare metals, nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations, special equipment, technologies and dual-usage materials.
18 July 2012 18:58
Physical inactivity kills 5 million a year: report
A third of the world's adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year.
18 July 2012 18:45
Chile McDonald's patron finds mouse tail in burger
Health authorities in Chile on Tuesday confirmed what one man has claimed for weeks: that he found a mouse tail in his McDonald's hamburger.
18 July 2012 18:02
Mudflow protection facilities to be installed at Almaty rivers
Mudflows threat is high during summer in Almaty when glaciers in nearby mountains are melting melting heavily.
18 July 2012 17:39
PHOTO: 5000 copies of Myn Bala released on DVD
The drama of Kazakh film director Akan Satayev Zhauzhurek Myn Bala (1000 Brave Boys) (aka Brave) has been released on DVD in Kazakhstan.
18 July 2012 17:27
Obamas pay homage to Mandela's iron will
US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, paid tribute Tuesday to South African ex-president Nelson Mandela ahead of his 94th birthday, as having "abiding humility" and "unbreakable will."
18 July 2012 17:26
EP KazMunaiGas produced 6 million tons of oil in 6 months
The production results are 354 thousand tons (4 percent) less than in the same period of 2011.
18 July 2012 17:04
Armenia-Azerbaijan time bomb ticks down in Karabakh
Only the wind is heard rustling the wheat fields at the Karabakh frontline, but the silence is deceptive -- the soldiers lined along the Mardakert Heights know that shooting can start at any time.
18 July 2012 16:37
Endangered languages get a Google protection plan
Google on Tuesday unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages.
18 July 2012 16:18
Kazakhstan students invented city drone to help in emergencies
Kazakhstan students have assembled an unmanned drone for detection of emergency situations and aid to their victims.
18 July 2012 15:29
Almaty sells twice as many cars than Astana
Cars are in higher demand in Almaty than in other Kazakhstan cities.
18 July 2012 15:20
Nurkadilova was the only bidder to supply outfits for Kazakhstan Olympics team
No other designers bid at the government-run tender to supply outfits for Kazakhstan's Olympics team besides High Fashion House Kuralai: authority.
18 July 2012 15:04
PayPal stuffs startup into its smartphone wallet
EBay-owned online financial transactions titan PayPal on Tuesday announced that it has bought a San Francisco startup focused on using smartphone cameras to take credit card payments.
18 July 2012 14:52
Australian woman wins key thalidomide settlement
An Australian woman born without arms and legs after her mother took thalidomide during pregnancy on Wednesday won a landmark multi-million dollar settlement in her class action against drug firms.
18 July 2012 14:21