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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