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Hong Kong democracy movement split in protest-weary city
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads -- as public support fades after nearly two months of mass sit-ins and gridlocked traffic.
22 November 2014
Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort
Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.
22 November 2014
China rejects Uighur scholar's appeal against life sentence
A Chinese court rejected an appeal against a life sentence handed to a prominent scholar from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority.
22 November 2014
Ukraine coalition agrees to make NATO membership a priority
Ukraine's pro-Western political parties agreed to make joining NATO a priority in a coalition deal that will give them a parliamentary majority.
22 November 2014
Honduras buries slain Miss World contestant, sister
A shaken Honduras buried its Miss World contestant and her sister, after the latter's boyfriend shot them in a jealous rage, according to police and media reports.
21 November 2014
Scientists study rare tapeworm living in man's brain
Scientists in Britain removed and studied a rare tapeworm that lived in a man's brain for four years, researchers saidю
21 November 2014
Details of Obama's immigration plan
President Barack Obama takes executive action to left the threat of deportation for some five million people.
21 November 2014
Google tests replacing web ads with contributions
Google began rolling out a way for people to support websites they frequent and, in return, be rewarded with ad-free pages
21 November 2014
'Call of Duty' blasts past $10 bn in sales
Blockbuster military shooter video game "Call of Duty" has blasted past $10 billion in lifetime sales.
21 November 2014
Twitter boss launches global cash register service
Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past.
21 November 2014
Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection
British star Robbie Williams is to launch a 30-piece clothing collection with retailer Primark.
21 November 2014
YouTube goes online for second Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards are undergoing an overhaul for their second edition next year, scrapping a star-studded gala and instead looking at videos' online buzz.
21 November 2014
'Concerned' Kerry joins troubled Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult".
21 November 2014
Study finds HIV drugs could help stop vision loss
Drugs used to treat the HIV virus and AIDS could be used to fight against vision loss, a US university study said.
21 November 2014
Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame
Her sister Kim Kardashian may have tried to "break the Internet" with a provocative nude photo shoot, but Kendall Jenner is taking a more conventional route to fame.
21 November 2014
Kazakhstan expects boost in Chinese investments
Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan said he expected the new stimuli package adopted in Kazakhstan to boost the inflow of investment from China.
21 November 2014
Gennadiy Golovkin to meet fans in Astana this Saturday
The WBA, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan will meet his fans in Astana on November 22.
21 November 2014
Jeb Bush champions US education reform ahead of 2016
Ex-president George W. Bush's younger brother Jeb, who is mulling a 2016 White House run, called for a revolution in the US education system.
21 November 2014
Brazil leader vows no interference in Petrobras probe
Brazil's President vowed not to interfere with investigators probing a scandal at the state-owned oil company Petrobras involving political payoffs.
21 November 2014
Russia vs West confrontation makes Kazakhstan take preventive measures: Nazarbayev
President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the measures Kazakhstan is taking to counter the geopolitical risks and the worsening situation in the global market.
21 November 2014