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'Game of Thrones' eyes Emmys glow
With a staggering 19 nominations, royal feud saga "Game of Thrones" will cast a long shadow over Emmy awards.
25 August 2014
Fresh crisis as France's Hollande orders PM to form new cabinet
France was thrown into fresh crisis after President Francois Hollande told his prime minister to form a new government.
25 August 2014
Thousands expected at funeral of slain black teen
Thousands are expected on Monday to attend the funeral of the unarmed black teen shot dead by a white policeman in Missouri.
25 August 2014
Japan's Sony hit by cyber attack, bomb threat
Japanese entertainment giant Sony said its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker group.
25 August 2014
E-cigarettes should be banned for minors: US heart assn
E-cigarettes should be subject to the same regulations as cigarettes and should not be sold to minors.
25 August 2014
President Nazarbayev on sanctions against Russia and their impact on Kazakhstan
According to him, escalation of the situation in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions are to have an adverse effect on the Eurasian Economic Union.
25 August 2014
Burger King plans to buy Canadian chain Tim Hortons
Fast-food chain Burger King plans to buy chain Tim Hortons in an acquisition that will make it the world's third largest in the fast-food sector.
25 August 2014
Chinese media warn US over warplane interception
China's state-run media warned Washington that Beijing could treat its surveillance flights as an "act of hostility"
25 August 2014
President Nazarbayev on language policy and Ukraine
Kazakhstan might follow Ukraine’s scenario should it ban all the languages other than Kazakh: President Nazarbayev.
25 August 2014
Miley Cyrus wins top prize at MTV Video Music Awards
Pop shock diva Miley Cyrus won Video of the Year for "Wrecking Ball" at Sunday's 2014 MTV Video Music Awards outside Los Angeles.
25 August 2014
Forget fruit, South African wine shows notes of Bach and Mozart
Everybody knows that wine should have a good nose, but one South African vintner wants the world to believe it also needs a good ear.
25 August 2014
California wine country hit by strong 6.0-magnitude quake
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked California's scenic Napa Valley wine country, the strongest to hit the region in a quarter of a century.
25 August 2014
Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language
Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.
25 August 2014
Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90: BBC
British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a long illness.
25 August 2014
'Guardians of the Galaxy' rockets to top of box office
Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" skyrocketed to the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend, estimates showed Sunday.
25 August 2014
Rebels parade captured soldiers as Kiev marks independence day
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded dozens of captured soldiers before a jeering crowd in mockery of Independence Day celebrations.
25 August 2014
Notting Hill Carnival brings reggae beats to London streets
Europe's biggest street party the Notting Hill Carnival in London drew vast crowds as revellers gathered for reggae, steel bands and dancing.
25 August 2014
Honeybee genome throws up survival clues: study
Honeybees probably originated in Asia, not Africa, said scientists who had teased interesting tidbits from the busy little pollinators' genome.
25 August 2014
New Almaty Oblast Governor appointed
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has introduced the new Akim (Governor) of Almaty Oblast during his official visit.
24 August 2014
What is wrong with Kazakhstani education?
Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.
24 August 2014