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Scots grapple with referendum tug-of-war at Highland games
Bagpipe music, caber-tossing and tugs-of-war were on everyone's minds at the Braemar Highland games presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.
08 September 2014
Humiliated pro-Ukraine woman still bears scars of abuse
Irina Dovgan stood on a street of the rebel-held city of Donetsk as passers-by punched, kickedand spat, sometimes crushing tomatoes in her face.
08 September 2014
Turkey police fire gas at protests over worker lift deaths
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were killed when a lift crashed.
08 September 2014
Thousands trapped in deadly Indian Kashmir floods
Soldiers were battling Sunday to rescue thousands of people trapped by Indian Kashmir's worst flooding for half a century.
08 September 2014
Putin is 'self-centred', says Dalai Lama
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama criticised Russia's President Vladimir Putin as "self-centred" in a German newspaper interview.
08 September 2014
Kazakh model awarded at Miss Freedom of the World-2014
16-year-old model from Kokshetau, northern Kazakhstan, Alina Anisimova has been awarded the Miss Beauty Smile title at the Miss Freedom of the World-2014.
07 September 2014
How Kazakhstanis react to beating of a girl?
Students from Kazakhstan made an experiment to study public reaction: they acted out a scene of a guy beating a girl in broad daylight.
07 September 2014
Kazakh farmers face stringent loan terms, development of agribusiness inhibited
There are several financial constraints for achieving development of Kazakhstan's agriculture, experts say. Alleviating these is necessary to boost the industry and make Kazakhstan-made products competitive internationally.
07 September 2014
US Congressmen praise Nazarbayev's contribution to solving Ukrainian Crisis and rehab of Afghanistan
US congressmen have highly valued President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s efforts towards stabilization of the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
07 September 2014
Hundreds attend memorial service for slain US journalist
Murdered American journalist Steven Sotloff urged his friends and family to live life "to the fullest," in a letter penned during his captivity in Iraq
06 September 2014
Migrants try to skirt Mexico crackdown
The Salvadoran migrant was trying to skirt new police patrols in southern Mexico when a band of criminals shot him in the neck.
06 September 2014
Somalia on high alert after Shebab leader confirmed dead
Somalia's government warned of a wave of retaliatory attacks by the country's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.
06 September 2014
Obama calls on allies to defeat Islamic State
Barack Obama outlined plans for a broad international coalition to defeat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria.
06 September 2014
Japan places political star at heart of nuclear revival
Japanese Prime Minister may have hoped that a 40-year-old mother-of-two with impeccable political pedigree might prove the acceptable face of nuclear power.
06 September 2014
New phase of MH370 search to start in 2 weeks: Australia
An intensified underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will start in about two weeks' time.
06 September 2014
Ukraine truce takes hold as West lines up Russia sanctions
Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be observing a truce that could stem five months of bloodshed.
06 September 2014
Hawaii island declares emergency over volcano threat
Hawaii's Big Island has declared a state of emergency as lava from an active volcano threatens nearby homes, which could be evacuated within days.
06 September 2014
Apple seeks old magic with new products
Apple is aiming for a new "big thing" as the iconic gadget-maker finds itself under pressure over a celebrity photo theft scandal.
06 September 2014
Russian Polymetal to invest $640 million into Kazakhstani Kyzyl gold mine
Russian gold mining company Polymetal plans to invest up to $640 million into Kazakhstani gold mine Kyzyl.
06 September 2014
Goodbye Texas. Zeppelin's Robert Plant comes home to England
Robert Plant has come home to England from Texas.
06 September 2014
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