Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools
Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
Olympics: Weightlifting's doping crackdown for Rio
Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.
London issues first offshore rupee bond
An Indian bank on Monday issued the first ever offshore rupee-denominated bond in London.
Kyrgyzstan's president backs referendum on constitution
Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev supported proposed constitutional changes that would limit the power of his office while expanding the mandate of the prime minister.
KazMunaiGas threatens action over Romania refinery seizure
Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunaiGas on Wednesday threatened to seek international arbitration against Bucharest.
Police, cyber firms tackle 'ransomware' hacking threat
Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".
15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks
British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour queues snaked back from the port of Dover on Sunday.
Syrian migrant killed by own bomb near German music festival
A Syrian migrant set off an explosive device near a music festival in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others.
IS can be conduit for psychopaths' violent desires: experts
Not all jihadists are psychopaths, and not all psychopaths turn violent.
Five dead in Kazakhstan 'terror' attacks on police
Security forces in Kazakhstan arrested two men suspected of gunning down five people in attacks on a police station in Almaty.
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.
Lessons in love: Chinese university teaches seduction
Chinese university tutor Xie Shu's core subject is Communist ideology, but he has diversified from the dry annals of political doctrine for a more hands-on subject: seduction.
Theresa May prepares to take over as Brexit PM
Theresa May becomes Britain's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking over from David Cameron whose career was ended by Brexit.
Google says anti-privacy effort has delivered $2 bn
Google said Wednesday its efforts to fight online piracy yielded $2 billion to copyright holders whose content is shown on YouTube.
Germany issues 10-year bond at negative interest rate for first time
Germany issued a 10-year bond at a negative interest for the first time with a yield of minus 0.05 percent.
Brook to face feared Kazakhstan's boxer Golovkin
Welterweight world champion Kell Brook to move up two weight divisions to challenge Kazakhstan's pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin.
Chevron announces $36.8 bn Kazakh oil expansion
US oil giant Chevron announced Tuesday a $36.8 billion expansion project in Kazakhstan, the first major investment since the oil-price rout.
Snipers kill five police at US protest over shootings
Snipers shot dead five police officers and injured six others in Dallas during a protest against police shootings of black men on Friday.
Fido forever? S. Korea's dog cloning clinic
At $100,000 a head, the puppies in western Seoul don't come cheap -- but at least their owners know exactly what they are getting.
Australia PM urged to quit after 'Brexiting' himself
Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.