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SpaceX calls off launch of space-weather satellite
SpaceX's launch of a $340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US vice president Al Gore was postponed.
09 February 2015
Greek PM 'unshakeable' on election pledges, calls for EU bridge loan
A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be "unshakeable" in carrying out the new Greek government's anti-austerity agenda.
09 February 2015
Anti-Islam PEGIDA rally in Austria dwarfed by counter-demo
The first protest in the Austrian city of Linz by Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement PEGIDA drew just 150 supporters.
09 February 2015
McKellen plays Sherlock, 'one of the great Englishmen'
Next up for the Ian McKellen treatment is iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, whom the actor portrays as an irascible pensioner trying to tie up loose ends.
09 February 2015
Erdogan unhappy with Turkish spy chief's resignation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was unhappy with the decision by powerful intelligence chief Hakan Fidan to resign from his post.
09 February 2015
Sam Smith, Beyonce, Pharrell all win early Grammys
Sam Smith, the British soul singer whose ballad "Stay With Me" has propelled him to fame in a matter of months, picked up two Grammy Awards including Best New Artist.
09 February 2015
Calls to ban Russian imports voiced in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani enterprises find themselves under increasing pressure with cheap products being imported from Russia. Some are calling for customs duties on the border between the Kazakhstan and Russia to be reintroduced.
09 February 2015
ArcelorMittal Temirtau asks workers to yield to wage cuts
ArcelorMittal Temirtau Director General has asked the company's personnel to understand the difficult financial situation and take the 25% wage cuts.
09 February 2015
US invites China's Xi, Japan's Abe for state visits
The United States has invited the leaders of China and Japan for prestigious state visits, President Barack Obama's top security adviser said.
08 February 2015
Petrobras confirms Bendine as new CEO
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras confirmed that banking executive Aldemir Bendine has been named its new chief executive.
08 February 2015
New airline Air Kazakhstan renamed to Kazakh Air
A new Kazakh airline Air Kazakhstan that is due to start making domestic flights in Kazakhstan this year has been renamed to Kazakh Air.
08 February 2015
Kazakhstan armed forces to conduct Steppe Eagle 2015 peacekeeping drills with USA
Kazakhstan’s peacekeeping battalions will conduct the Steppe Eagle 2015 exercise near Almaty together with US armed forces.
08 February 2015
Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas aims to enter Top 20
Kazakhstan's tennis professional Zarina Diyas has spoken about her plans to enter the Top 20 of the WTA rating in 2015.
08 February 2015
Kazakh expert suggests reintroducing customs border with Russia
A Kazakh expert has suggested reintroducing customs borders with Russia to protect Kazakhstan against the negative dynamics in the Russian economy.
08 February 2015
Divers may have found crashed AirAsia co-pilot's body
Indonesian divers have found a body believed to be the French co-pilot who was steering an AirAsia plane when it crashed in December with 162 people onboard.
07 February 2015
Japan PM pledges to resolve island row with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations.
07 February 2015
TransAsia starts pilot retraining after deadly crash
TransAsia Airways started the first day of a programme to retrain its pilots after its second deadly crash in seven months.
07 February 2015
Embattled Australian PM says challenge against him will fail
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he expected a challenge against his leadership to fail and stressed his government would not repeat the "chaos and instability".
07 February 2015
Hollywood is a brand, not a place: Banderas
Antonio Banderas, 54, is on form. The Spanish star will shortly play Pablo Picasso in "33 Dias," and will be in Terrence Malick's next film, "Knight of Cups."
07 February 2015
Moody's threatens to downgrade Greece
Moody's placed Greece's credit rating on review for a downgrade Friday, citing "high uncertainty" about the country's talks with creditors.
07 February 2015