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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. ©Reuters/KCNA N. Korea says Kim assassination comedy an 'act of terror' North Korea denounced a new Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-Un as a "wanton act of terror" and warned of a "merciless response" unless the US authorities banned the film.
25 June 2014
©Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 4 bombs in Cairo metro stations, at least 2 hurt: police Four makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least two people, Egyptian police said.
25 June 2014
©Reuters/David M. Parrott US allows oil exports for 1st time since 1970s: WSJ The US will allow two companies to export unrefined oil for the first time in four decades, taking steps to break a ban on crude exports, The Wall Street Journal reported.
25 June 2014
©Reuters/Stringer Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspected A passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people after a blast suspected to have been triggered by Maoist rebels, a top railway official said.
25 June 2014
Deng Xiaoping, the initiator of China's reform and opening-up policy. ©Reuters/China Daily Grandson of late Chinese leader Deng promoted: media The grandson of China's late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has been given his first low-level leadership post in the area where his grandfather made history, state media said.
25 June 2014
Spain's Princess Cristina. ©Reuters/Albert Gea Spain's Princess Cristina faces trial threat Spain's Princess Cristina, a sister of the new King Felipe VI, will discover Wednesday whether she faces the threat of an unprecedented criminal corruption trial.
25 June 2014
©Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha China student jumps to death after losing World Cup bets A college student in China leaped to his death after losing more than $3,000 gambling on the World Cup, state media reported.
25 June 2014
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag. Photo courtesy of theafricom.com Death-row Sudanese Christian freed but fears for life: lawyer A Sudanese Christian who gave birth in prison after being sentenced to hang for apostasy was freed Monday but immediately went into hiding, fearing for her life, a lawyer said.
25 June 2014
Claude Monet 'Water Lilies'. Photo courtesy of wikiart.org Claude Monet 'Water Lilies' painting sells for $54 million An iconic "Water Lilies" painting by French artist Claude Monet sold for £31.7 million ($54 million, 39.7 million euros) at a London sale, the second-highest sum paid for his work on record.
25 June 2014
Rescued Japanese tourists. Photo courtesy of pislamonauseacentral.blogspot.com Jail sought for Indonesian skipper in Japanese diver deaths Indonesian prosecutors Tuesday sought a jail term of three years and six months for a boat skipper who lost track of seven Japanese women during a diving trip that left two of them dead.
25 June 2014
©RIA Novosti Russia fights against Kazakhstan Ecological Code at Baikonur: Mussabayev Chairman of KazCosmos National Space Agency Mussabayev said that Russia opposes introduction of the Ecological Code of Kazakhstan at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
25 June 2014
Photo ©koncertyastany.kz 9th Operalia festival to bring best opera singers and ballet dancers to Astana 9th International festival Operalia 2014 will gather talented ballet and opera performers from all around the world
24 June 2014
Amir Tebenikhin. Photo courtesy of bechstein.com Chamber hall season ends with Symphonic Music Concert: Live on Tengrinews A concert of symphonic music will bring to an end the first theatrical season at the chamber hall of Astana Opera on July 26.
24 June 2014
©REUTERS Car recycling in Kazakhstan to cost $425 million According to the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business (AKAB) president Andrey Lavrentiyev, it takes $425 million to introduce recycling of used cars in Kazakhstan.
24 June 2014
Baikonur Cosmodrome ©REUTERS Russia to cease leasing Zenit-M launching site at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Zenit-M rocket launching complex will become a Kazakhstan property on January 1, 2015, effectively ending Russian lease.
24 June 2014
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. ©Reuters/Thomas Peter New debt would be 'worst possible' error in EU: Schaeuble Running up new debt would be "the worst possible" thing to do, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday as a debate resurfaces over an easing of EU fiscal rules.
24 June 2014
©Reuters/Thomas Mukoya Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya coast attack: police At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya's coastal region, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 people died in twin massacres nearby.
24 June 2014
168 children rescued from sex trafficking op: FBI Federal authorities conducted a sweep through more than 100 US cities and recovered 168 children from child sex trafficking, the FBI said.
24 June 2014
©Reuters/Barry Huang Malware worms its way into more apps: study Malicious software is increasingly making its way into mobile phones through "cloned" versions of popular apps, and software weaknesses in legitimate ones, security researchers said.
24 June 2014
Photo courtesy of hdwallpapersbase.com Letters shed light on 'Gone with the Wind' It's not that Margaret Mitchell didn't give a damn whether Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler would ever get back together again in "Gone with the Wind."
24 June 2014

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