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New Assistant to the President Nurlan Onzhanov ©berlin24.ru New Assistant to Kazakh President appointed Several high profile personnel changes have been announced on Friday in Kazakhstan.
06 July 2014
Festive fireworks in Astana. Photo courtesy of vesti.kz. Grand fireworks on Astana Day Fireworks will go off from three locations in Astana today, July 6, to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Astana.
06 July 2014
In Argentina, dinosaur hunters embark on next phase A few months ago, Argentine scientists found the remains of a giant dinosaur. Now they look forward to digging up hundreds more fossils, but what they really want is the big one's head.
05 July 2014
Skeletons found in El Salvador shed light on pre-Hispanic life Japanese and Salvadoran archaeologists said they have found three human skeletons in El Salvador from more than 1,600 years ago that could shed new light on early human settlements in the region.
05 July 2014
Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of pupils A primary school in southern France was in shock after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric problems".
05 July 2014
Argentine 'Dirty War' officers guilty of killing bishop Two retired military officers were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Catholic bishop during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
05 July 2014
Indian nurses walk after they were released by Iraqi Islamist militantsIndian nurses walk after they were released by Iraqi Islamist militants. ©Reuters/Stringer Trapped Indian nurses on way home from Iraq A group of 46 Indian nurses who were trapped in an area of Iraq seized by Islamic militants were set to be welcomed home by anxious relatives Saturday after being freed from the rebel-held city of Mosul.
05 July 2014
Richard Mellon Scaife. Photo courtesy of article.wn.com Billionaire conservative donor Richard Mellon Scaife dies, 82 Richard Mellon Scaife, a generous donor to US conservative causes and heir to a sizeable banking fortune, died according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a newspaper that he owned. He was 82.
05 July 2014
Photo courtesy of dw.de Anger over reports German double-agent spied for US German authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.
05 July 2014
©Reuters/Vincent Kessler Stolen radioactive material recovered in Mexico The theft of a vehicle in Mexico containing a potentially deadly radioactive material briefly raised alarm -- but the container was found with no leak or harm to the population.
05 July 2014
'40 percent' of Madagascar budget lost to corruption: PM Madagascar's Prime Minister Roger Kolo has vowed to stamp out corruption after revealing that 40 percent of his country's budget is lost to graft.
05 July 2014
TV star Rolf Harris jailed for five years over sex assaults Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was jailed for five years and nine months for a string of sexual assaults against girls.
05 July 2014
Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.
05 July 2014
Three workers rescued from collapsed Honduras mine: officials Rescuers freed three of 11 laborers trapped in a collapsed mine in southern Honduras, two days after the men became trapped.
05 July 2014
Guatemalan ex-guerrilla convicted of indigenous massacre A Guatemalan court handed down the country's first conviction of a leftist guerrilla leader for the killings of indigenous farmers during the 1960-1996 civil war.
05 July 2014
N. Korea leader directs island assault drill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un warned the South would "regret bitterly" any incursion of their disputed sea border as he directed a large-scale mock assault on an island, state media said.
05 July 2014
Football: Neymar injury bombshell rocks Brazil Brazil striker Neymar was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Friday, dealing the hosts a crushing blow just hours after they battled through to a semi-final showdown with Germany.
05 July 2014
Senegal prime minister sacked Senegal's president sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has only been in power since September, less than a week after her ruling party was beaten in local elections.
05 July 2014
©Reuters/Sam Hodgson In California, US town fears migrant invasion Days after things nearly turned ugly here, several residents kept up their protest against a surge of undocumented migrants near the border with Mexico.
05 July 2014
US eaters weigh in for New York dog chowing contest American world-record holders and pretenders to the crown of hot-dog chomper of the year weighed in for the hugely popular annual July 4 Coney Island competition set to draw thousands.
04 July 2014

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