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Putin breaks silence on family to say daughters live in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin broke silence on the whereabouts of his two daughters, whose lives are a highly kept secret.

24 November 2014 11:34

'Hunger Games' gobbles up box office top spot North American cinema-goers had plenty of appetite for the latest "Hunger Games" movie, with the sci-fi survival flick debuting in the weekend box office's top spot.

24 November 2014 10:03

Nazarbayev talks to Putin on phone Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

22 November 2014 17:49

Giants inhabited pre-historic Kazakhstan? A former resident of Karaganda Viacheslav Plokhov claims he found footprints of pre-historic giants in Kazakhstan. The news some might call

22 November 2014 17:36

New York honors Jessye Norman, soprano who 'heals soul' New York's opera community paid tribute to the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.

22 November 2014 15:05

Americans urged to stop wasting food In the run-up to Thanksgiving, a holiday to celebrate bountiful harvests, Americans are being urged to stop wasting food so much.

22 November 2014 14:58

Judge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.

22 November 2014 14:48

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 14:33

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 13:17

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 11:48

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 10:44

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 14:31

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 14:27

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 14:24

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 14:18

'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 14:14

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 14:09

Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection British star Robbie Williams is to launch a 30-piece clothing collection with retailer Primark.

21 November 2014 13:45

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 13:36

'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 13:21

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