Iraq election candidate kidnapped as attacks kill 16
Militants kidnapped an Iraqi election candidate Sunday as attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed 16 people and officials prepared to announce the results of last month's vote.
Fossils of 'largest' dinosaur found in Argentina
Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast cache of fossils that could shed light on prehistoric life.
Prince Harry visits WWII battle site in Italy
Britain's Prince Harry visited an Italian World War II battlefield on Sunday where tens of thousands of soldiers died 70 years ago and unveiled the design of Britain's pavilion for the Milan Expo.
Swiss turn down world's highest minimum wage
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage, which would have guaranteed every worker in one of the world's priciest nations at least $25 an hour.
Bus accident kills 20 in northeast Brazil
Twenty people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were traveling in overturned Sunday in northeastern Brazil, officials said.
'Godzilla' flies to top of North American box office
The latest remake of classic monster flick "Godzilla" stormed to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend with a killer $93.2 million, industry estimates said Sunday.
SpaceX supply capsule heads back to Earth
The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast Sunday, hours after undocking from the International Space Station.
31 children burned to death in Colombia bus accident
Thirty-one children were burned to death when a bus they were traveling in caught fire in northern Colombia on Sunday, the Red Cross said.
Video scandal jolts Colombia's presidential campaign
A video showing Colombia's main opposition presidential candidate receiving apparently confidential information from a hacker jolted the campaign Sunday.
4,000 Chinese nationals await Vietnam evacuation
Thousands of Chinese nationals are awaiting evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, as Hanoi moved to stifle fresh protests over a territorial dispute between the two countries.
8 people injured in explosion at Semey factory
8 people have been injured in an explosion at the Flour and Combine Fodder Factory in Kazakhstan's Semey.
Population of Zhanaozen exceeds plans
The population of Zhanaozen town in western Kazakhstan has exceeded the development plan.
Almaty launches new power substation: Yessimov
Yessentai substation has been put into service in Almaty to spur the city's development.
Proton-M crash causes no environmental damage to Kazakhstan: Kazkosmos
The recent accident with the Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has not caused any damage to the environment of Kazakhstan.
Briton, Israeli, German among student Oscar winners
Young filmmakers from Briton, Germany and Israel were announced Friday as winners of student Academy Awards, along with 12 laureates from American universities, who will get their prizes next month.
Kazakhstan planning to reduce foodstuffs imports
The imports figures are posing a certain threat to domestic processing enterprises (…) The Government has placed a greater emphasis on development of processing enterprises to stimulate production: Agriculture Minister.
Harvard honors Venezuelan opposition leader with alumni award
Harvard University announced Friday that it had given an annual alumni achievement award to jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez for his "support of democracy and transparency."
Kazakhstan to produce 190 000 cars a year by 2019
The task is to bring the number of cars from the current 37 000 to 190 000 cars a year, with the share of locally produced parts from raising from the current 30% to 50%: Industry Minister Asset Issekeshev.
Man charged with arson amid raging California fires
A 57 year-old man was charged Friday with starting one of the several fires tearing across southern California that has killed at least one person, local police said.
Viktor Sukhodrev, English voice of Soviet leaders, dies at 81
The legendary interpreter who served as the English-language voice of every Soviet leader from Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail Gorbachev has died in Moscow aged 81.
