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A year on, Germany's PEGIDA radicalised by refugee influx
They gather in the dark, wave German flags and vent their fury at foreigners they fear are overrunning their homeland -- next week Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement turns one year old.
17 October 2015
Celine Dion appeal for new songs receives 4,000 submissions
A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of offered tunes.
17 October 2015
France urges climate talks progress, Hollande downbeat
French President Francois Hollande, on a visit to Iceland, said he was "very pessimistic" about the effects of climate change as negotiators prepare for preparatory talks in Bonn on a climate rescue pact.
17 October 2015
Iran and China to join construction of Kazakhstan's oil refinery
Kazakhstan is to construct its fourth oil refinery in cooperation with Iran and China.
17 October 2015
Denis Ten training in USA for upcoming season
Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten is training for the upcoming season in the USA.
17 October 2015
Kazakhstan's experts comment on Russian air strikes in Syria
Kazakhstan’s experts have commented on the air strikes made by Russian forces on Wednesday targeting the militants of the so-called Islamic State.
17 October 2015
10 Macedonians fined in Astana for violating terms of stay
10 citizens of Macedonia have been fined for violating the terms of stay in Kazakhstan.
17 October 2015
Mario Ruiz releases God of War track prior Golovkin-Lemieux fight
American rappers Mario Ruiz and Omaz Cruz have released their third video God Of War dedicated to Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin.
17 October 2015
Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer discloses Twitter stake
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in the messaging platform's new management team.
17 October 2015
Greece adopts more painful reforms demanded by creditors
Greece's parliament narrowly adopted further reforms demanded by the country's international creditors in return for further bailout funds.
17 October 2015
Kerry calls Abbas, Netanyahu to urge Mideast calm: US official
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern at recent violence and ask them to work to restore calm.
17 October 2015
Obama, Park ready to 'engage' North Korea
US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart stressed their readiness to "engage" nuclear-armed North Korea Friday, albeit with conditions.
17 October 2015
Britain's Cameron to unveil EU demands in November
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would unveil his long-awaited EU renegotiation demands early next month, amid growing impatience from his European partners.
16 October 2015
Close Clinton aide to testify Friday on Benghazi
A longtime close aide to Hillary Clinton will testify behind closed doors before a controversial congressional committee probing a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya
16 October 2015
VW to recall 8.5 mn vehicles in Europe as Italian police raid offices
Volkswagen said it will recall a total of 8.5 million diesel vehicles Europe-wide as police raided the carmaker's office in Italy and those of its sports car unit Lamborghini over a global pollution-cheating scandal.
16 October 2015
YouTube Gaming adds mobile play streaming
YouTube Gaming ramped up its challenge to Amazon-owned Twitch by adding streamed play of mobile games and a new subscription option.
16 October 2015
Decades later, fan returns stolen Patti Smith gear
Thirty-six years after her tour truck was stolen, rock legend Patti Smith was moved to tears as a fan returned a bandana from her late brother and other items thought to have been inside the stolen truck.
16 October 2015
Montenegro PM optimistic over bid to join NATO this year
Montenegro's premier expressed optimism that the tiny Balkan country would join NATO by the year's end, after the chief of the military alliance visited Podgorica and commended its reforms.
16 October 2015
Scottish nationalist leader wants new referendum only if enough support
The leader of the separatist Scottish National Party played down the chance of a new independence referendum anytime soon as her party gathered to build momentum for vital elections in May.
16 October 2015
Driverless tram causes second accident in Almaty with 5 injured
A runway tram has caused a major road accident in Almaty for the second time.
15 October 2015