Beef exporter confidence returns in land of the holy cow
When Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi attacked India's huge beef exports while campaigning to be premier, producers feared bad times ahead for the industry in the land where cows are sacred.
Toasts and tears of joy as Germany started WWI
It is past dusk when Wilhelm II uncorks the sparkling wine for his top army brass on August 1, 1914.
Uighur group says nearly 100 casualties in China clash
A clash in Xinjiang, home to China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead or wounded, an exile group said Wednesday after what authorities called a "terror attack" on a police station and township.
Oil production at Kashagan to be resumed in 2016: Kazakhstan’s Oil Minister
According to him, at Kashagan both the oil and gas pipes have to be fully changed. 200 km of pipes have to be purchased to replace the damaged pipes.
Development of Almaty city master plan postponed
Development of a new master plan of Almaty city will be completed in the end of 2015, a year later than planned.
Chinese ready to help Kazakhs with Silk Road tourism development project
Chinese officials in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region declared their willingness to help Kazakhstan with developing of a new tourism route along the Great Silk Road.
Abel Sanchez talks Golovkin-Cotto fight
WBA and IBO title holder Gennady Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez hopes to organize a unification fight against WBC champion Miguel Cotto.
Astana-Borovoye toll road to bring $6.5 million in 2014
Kazakhstan's first 6-lane toll road Astana-Borovoye is expected to bring $6.5 million into the state budget in 2014.
UN takes aim at Islamist oil grab in Syria, Iraq
The UN Security Council backed a Russian initiative to bar trade in oil with Islamists in Iraq and Syria.
IBF champion Sam Soliman wants to fight Golovkin to unify titles
IBF middleweight champion from Australia Sam King Soliman wants to face Gennady GGG Golovkin, after the victory over Daniel Geale.
Strong quake hits Mexico, one dead
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico, killing an elderly woman who fell as she fled her home and injuring another woman who evacuated from a hospital.
Kerry heads to India to end relationship rut
US Secretary of State John Kerry forecast a transformation Wednesday in Washington's troubled relations with India as he headed to New Delhi for ice-breaking talks with new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Cambodia court begins genocide trial of Khmer Rouge leaders
Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge court began a second trial of two former regime leaders on charges including genocide of Vietnamese people and ethnic Muslims, forced marriages and rape.
Suspected meningitis knocks down 160 in Astana
Suspected meningitis forced more than a hundred people into hospital beds in Astana.
Canada says China hacked science agency computers
Canada accused China of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which Beijing strongly denied.
US and Europe hit Russia with toughest sanctions yet
The United States and Europe targeted Russia's key financial, arms and energy sectors Tuesday with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow's intervention in the Ukraine crisis.
Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers
Twitter shares shot higher by some 30 percent after its quarterly report showed surprisingly strong revenue and user growth, despite a widening loss.
At least 24 dead in Guinea rap concert stampede: hospital
A stampede during a rap concert on a Conakry beach left at least 24 people dead, Guinean hospital officials said.
Deadly Israeli shelling hits UN school as Hamas mulls truce
An Israeli shelling on a UN school in Gaza killed 20 people early Wednesday, medics said, as Palestinian factions were to head to Cairo to discuss a temporary humanitarian ceasefire.
Europe launches last resupply ship to space station
An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission control said.
