Fresh tensions cloud India, Pakistan peace talks
Top Indian and Pakistani foreign ministry officials met Wednesday to bolster a fragile peace dialogue undermined by fresh tensions over the 2008 Mumbai attacks and political flux in Pakistan.
China starts stockpiling rare earths: report
China has started stockpiling rare earths for strategic reserves, a state-backed newspaper said Thursday, in a move which may raise more worries over Beijing's control of the coveted resources.
Cholera outbreak in northern Mali kills two
Two people have died and 26 others have been infected by an outbreak of cholera in the city of Gao, northern Mali, a region occupied by hardline Islamist groups.
Vote 'buying' charges hang over Mexican poll result
Mexico's national election authority on Wednesday announced a recount of ballots cast at more than half of the polling stations in the country's presidential election in which Enrique Pena Nieto claimed victory.
Police find 'Canadian Psycho' victim's head
Canadian police confirmed Wednesday that a head found in a Montreal park does belong to the Chinese student victim in the "Canadian Psycho" murder and dismemberment case.
U.S. court released Kazakhstan citizen accused of money laundering
Kazakhstan citizen Aleksey Li, arrested in the United States for money laundering, has been released.
UN Women mulls to open regional office in Almaty
Kazakhstan's former capital Almaty is a candidate for the regional office of the UN Women.
First partial heart implantation in CIS performed in Kazakhstan
A unique surgery was made in cardiosurgery center in Astana, Kazakhstan: simultaneous implantation of two auxiliary devices into the heart.
Canada bans foreign strippers
Foreign strippers will no longer be permitted to bare their breasts and shake their booties in Canada, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday.
Kazakh president nags officials for buying foreign cars
Nursultan Nazarbayev bashed government officials for defying his orders and continuing to purchase fancy foreign-made cars at the budget's expense.
Assange charges are 'hilarious': Ecuadoran minister
Ecuador's foreign minister has said that rape and sexual assault cases lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, but no ruling has yet been made on the WikiLeaks founder's asylum application.
Competitive eater from Canada retains hamburger title
A one-time anorexic from Toronto turned world-class competitive eater clinched his fourth straight hamburger title in Washington on Tuesday on the eve of New York's iconic hot dog classic.
British comedy legend Sykes dies aged 89
Eric Sykes, a giant of British comedy for sixty years and a familiar face to fans of the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, his manager announced on Wednesday.
iGoogle gets axed in shakeup
Google said Tuesday it was discontinuing its iGoogle page designed as Web "portal," saying it had become less relevant in the age of the mobile Internet.
Eight sick with Legionnaires' Disease at Spanish hotel
Eight people, including three Belgians, have come down with Legionnaires' disease in a hotel on Spain's Mediterranean coast that was closed after an earlier outbreak killed three Britons this year.
Kyrgyz railroads buy Kazakhstan-made locomotives
KTZ and Kyrgyz Temir Zholu signed an agreement on supply of Kazakhstan-made TE33A Evolution locomotives manufactured in Astana.
Issekeshev worked out new approach to forming the Roadmap program
Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies told Nursultan Nazarbayev about a new approach to forming the Roadmap program.
Police raid Sarkozy office in campaign finance probe: lawyer
French police searched Nicolas Sarkozy's offices and home Tuesday as part of their probe into suspected illegal financing of his successful 2007 presidential election campaign.
Manchester United plays for dollars in US IPO
Storied British football club Manchester United, overloaded with debt since their takeover by a billionaire American family of investors, is moving to raise cash through a US share sale.
Production of sodium hexametaphosphate and phosphates launched in Zhambyl oblast
Nazarbayev launched production of sodium hexametaphosphate and phosphates in Zhambyl oblast.