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'Progress' in slowing child migrations: US official
The United States is making "tremendous progress" in stemming a recent tide of unaccompanied child migrants entering the country via Mexico.
17 September 2014
Casino resort Atlantic City falls on hard times
New Jersey's crown jewel -the inspiration for the Monopoly board game -has fallen on hard times.
17 September 2014
Russia places top billionaire under house arrest
Russian authorities said they had placed a top billionaire, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, under house arrest, accusing him of money-laundering.
17 September 2014
NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights
The company -- or companies -- that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed.
17 September 2014
Teachers union calls for boycott of Nigeria school restart
The head of Nigeria's main teachers union called for a boycott of next week's re-opening of schools.
17 September 2014
Court tosses $368 mn patent case verdict against Apple
A federal appeals court tossed out a $368 million verdict against Apple, ruling that jurors were given evidence that may have skewed the sum.
17 September 2014
Scotland's 'Yes' campaign winning Facebook battle
Scotland's "Yes" campaign appears to have the edge online, figures released by Facebook showed.
17 September 2014
Hydro gel breast implants developed in Kazakhstan
Breast implants developed by Kazakhstani scientists will possibly find a market in South Korea.
17 September 2014
Six girls to compete for Miss Almaty-2014 crown in October
Almaty hosted the final of qualifying round of Miss Almaty-2014 beauty pageant. Its six finalists will compete for Miss Almaty-2014 title in mid-October.
17 September 2014
Kazakh model in Top 10 of Miss United Continent-2014
Kazakhstan’s model from Astana, 19-year-old Aigerim Kozhakhan has entered the Top-10 of the Miss United Continent-2014.
17 September 2014
China's Xi pledges closer defence ties with Sri Lanka
China's President announced increased defence and maritime security cooperation with Sri Lanka.
17 September 2014
Japan's whaling bid tested by world panel
Japan's plans to resume a controversial Antarctic whale hunt in the name of research, which opponents say is really just for the meat, came under scrutiny.
17 September 2014
Leonardo DiCaprio joins UN climate campaign
Leonardo DiCaprio will address world leaders at a UN climate summit next week as the new "UN messenger of peace" with focus on climate change.
17 September 2014
Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: minister
Russia is to reinforce its troop deployments in annexed Crimea because of the worsening crisis in Ukraine and the buildup of foreign forces nearby..
17 September 2014
Embattled French government scrapes through confidence vote
France's crisis-hit government narrowly won a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence in its economic reform path.
17 September 2014
Militants from Central Asia forming new ethnic groups in Syria: political expert
According to some open Syrian sources, the Islamists troops comprise around 250 Kazakhstan-born, 100 Kyrgyzstan-born, 190 Tajikistan-born, 500 Uzbekistan-born and around 360 Turkmenistan-born militants.
17 September 2014
Fuel deficit in Kazakhstan is there to stay: Vice-Minister
Kazakhstan's 1st Deputy Minister announced that the country could not fully meet its domestic demand.
16 September 2014
Diesel order 60% above official price cap placed by Kazakhstan government agency
Tengrinews correspondent finds orders on government procurement website to buy diesel at price 60% higher than the price cap set by the Kazakhstani government.
16 September 2014
Eurasian Film Festival red carpet event in Almaty
10th annual International Eurasia Film Festival opened in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
16 September 2014
Young Kazakh skater wins bronze at Junior Grand Prix in Japan
Kazakhstan’s fugure skater, 14, Elizabet Tursynbayeva has become the bronze prizewinner at the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
16 September 2014