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Lawyers want Boston bombing trial delayed to Sept 2015
Lawyers defending the prime suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have requested that his trial be delayed until at least September next year.
02 September 2014
Travel restrictions could worsen Ebola crisis: experts
Travel restrictions could worsen West Africa's Ebola epidemic, limiting medical and food supplies and keeping out much-needed doctors.
02 September 2014
Bezos names new publisher at Washington Post
The Washington Post has a new publisher, owner Jeff Bezos announced in his latest move to reshape the prestigious daily for the digital era.
02 September 2014
Chris Brown pleads guilty in DC assault case
Hip-hop star Chris Brown pleaded guilty to hitting a fan outside a Washington hotel last year, a US district attorney announced.
02 September 2014
Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine
Moscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe.
02 September 2014
Dethroned Myanmar beauty queen seeks apology before returning crown
A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct said she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised
02 September 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Kazakhstan's right to exit Customs Union
Last week Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev made a statement on the country's right to leave the Eurasian Economic Union should the interests of the country be jeopardized.
02 September 2014
Kazakhstan ready for various geopolitical risks: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan said the country was facing quite a few problems but was prepared to address various scenarios.
02 September 2014
Kazakh researcher develops super large-capacity battery
Dr Zhumabay Bakenov, a professor at Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev University, has developed a lithium-sulfur battery with 10-fold regular capacity.
02 September 2014
Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister suggests carpooling to save on petrol
If there is a possibility, you’d better not commute to work driving a gas-guzzling SUV: Vladimir Shkolnik.
02 September 2014
Nazarbayev University unveils technological park
Kazakhstan's Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov has unveiled the Technological Park (Technopark) in Nazarbayev University.
02 September 2014
Japan space agency unveils asteroid hunting probe
Japanese space scientists have unveiled the asteroid hunting space probe they hope to launch later this year on a mission to mine a celestial body.
02 September 2014
Video of Kazakhstanis in Syria is a manipulation: political expert
Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin called the video purporting to show Kazakhstani citizens fighting in Syria an information manipulation.
02 September 2014
Kazakhstan MP responds to Vladimir Putin's statement on lack of statehood in Kazakhstan
The statement must have been taken out of context, or it was an impromptu, rather than a carefully prepared statement. I believe it is wrong to say there was no statehood in Kazakhstan: Maulen Ashimbayev.
02 September 2014
Connoisseurs? Seven out of 10 French 'know little about wine'
In France, the land of good food and world-famous wine, seven of out 10 people admit they are far from connoisseurs when it comes to the grape.
02 September 2014
With rebels at the door, Ukrainian children start school
The first day back at school for children across the country, and Likhoshva is kicking things off with a patriotic lesson on "United Ukraine."
02 September 2014
Paris building explosion toll rises to eight
The death toll from an explosion in an apartment building outside Paris rose to eight .
02 September 2014
Philippine airport bomb plotters planned anti-China attacks: govt
Three men arrested over a foiled attempt to bomb the Philippine capital's airport were also planning to attack the Chinese embassy.
02 September 2014
Sharks off the menu and on the tourist trail in Palau
Tourists in Palau clamour to dive among the predators thanks to a pioneering conservation initiative.
02 September 2014
Kazakhstan’s President commissions Parliament to prevent possible adverse challenges to national economy and security
Reciprocal sanctions imposed by countries responsible for a total of 60% of the global GDP entail substantial adjustments and changes to long-established economic ties. This leads to a slowdown of partner economies, having a certain effect on us, he said.
02 September 2014