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Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate
Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.
02 September 2014
Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon
Fishermen used shovels, wheel-carts and trucks in western Mexico to pull tons of dead fish out of a lagoon.
02 September 2014
Second poll shows jump in support for Scottish independence
A second poll showed support for Scottish independence rising from the historic referendum, more than halving the lead of the anti-independence camp.
02 September 2014
Draghi 'supports' France's call to boost European demand
French President and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) have agreed that European demand must be lifted to head off a risk of deflation.
02 September 2014
Gabon education minister resigns over exam row
Gabon's education minister has resigned due to a scandal after hundreds of students failed the country's high-school exams.
02 September 2014
Kiev warns of 'great war' with Russia as its forces retreat
Ukrainian forces ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a "great war".
02 September 2014
New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan
Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.
01 September 2014
Kazakhstani model in Armani advertising campaign
Kazakhstani model Alena Subbotina was part of the recent advertising campaign of Armani, world famous Italian fashion house.
01 September 2014
16 Kazakhstanis join militants of Islamic State of Iraq
At least 16 Kazakhstanis are know to have joined the extremist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq.
01 September 2014
Caspian states agree on aquatic bioresources management
The Commission on Aquatic Bioresources of the Caspian Sea has approved the project on preservation and rational use of aquatic bioresources of the Caspian Sea, and sturgeons in particular.
01 September 2014
Additional gas to be imported from Russia: KazMunaiGas Onimderi
KazMunaiGaz will import addition AI-92 gas from Russia to Kazakhstan.
01 September 2014
Ilya Ilyin beats personal clean and jerk record
Two-time Olympic Champion in weightlifting and the Olympic and world record holder Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan has once again beat his record in clean and jerk.
01 September 2014
Golovkin nice gentlemen but brings no money: Freddie Roach
Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach does not see a fight against Gennady Golovkin as profitable.
01 September 2014
Heineken says selling Mexican packaging business for $1.2 bn
Dutch brewing giant Heineken on Monday announced selling Mexican-based packaging business Empaque to US-based Crown Holdings.
01 September 2014
Car bomb found at Philippines' main airport: authorities
Four people were arrested after a bomb was found in a van parked at Manila's international airport, authorities said Monday.
01 September 2014
Search for survivors after six die in Paris building explosion
Rescue workers searched throughout the night for two people missing after an explosion ripped through an apartment building outside Paris.
01 September 2014
Apparent Hollywood hack attack nabs stars' nude pix
Nude photos purportedly showing many top stars, bounced around social media Sunday, in an apparent massive hacking leak, US media reported.
01 September 2014
China announces national 'Martyrs' Day': report
Chinese lawmakers have approved a national day to commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders.
01 September 2014
Googling yourself hurts, says Miley Cyrus
Pop diva Miley Cyrus has opened up to Australian television about her life, saying Googling yourself is bad for your brain and Elvis was a "twerker".
01 September 2014
Obama to spell out message to Putin on former Soviet land
President Barack Obama will go to Estonia this week with a simple message for Vladimir Putin -- don't mess with NATO's ex-Soviet members.
01 September 2014