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Director James Cameron. ©Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Imploding sub a 'tragic loss': Titanic director Hollywood director James Cameron Tuesday mourned a "tragic loss" after a deep sea research vessel imploded nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
14 May 2014
Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule, the first such landing since Russia's relationship with the West slumped amid the Ukraine crisis.
14 May 2014
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
14 May 2014
Toll in migrant shipwreck rises to 17: Italy The Italian navy on Tuesday said 17 bodies had been recovered and 206 people rescued by patrol boats and merchant ships from a migrant shipwreck in international waters between Libya and Italy.
14 May 2014
Consequences of the hurricane in Shymkent ©tengrinews.kz Hurricane in Southern Kazakhstan: one dead, several injured A state of emergency was declared in the city of Shymkent on the eve of May 12. The hurricane damaged roofs, power lines, street lights, traffic lights all across the city.
14 May 2014
Photo ©mgorod.kz Uralsk corruption of minors case against British oil worker still not in court Peter Baruch’s corruption of minors case has been transferred on to the prosecutor’s office.
13 May 2014
Photo © 31.kz 300 workers strike out at Western Europe - Western China highway 300 construction workers of the Western Europe-Western China highway project have gone on strike.
13 May 2014
©tengrinews.kz American dog trainers bring detector dogs to Almaty, help Kazakhstan stop saiga horn trafficking to China Almaty customs officers have got four detection dogs from Europe and America. The joint effort is called to help save the dwindling saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan.
13 May 2014
Photo courtesy of vbglenobl.ru Kazakhstan bans European alcohol import Kazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards.
13 May 2014
Central Bank Governor on Kazakhstan-based banks According to him, only Halyk Bank could be considered as truly important for the entire banking system as of today, with the new entity of merged KazKommertsbank and BTA having some prospects.
13 May 2014
©Reuters/Mariana Bazo Pregnant women have more car crashes in 2nd trimester: study A new study out Monday suggests a new hazard to consider while pregnant: driving.
13 May 2014
©tengrinews.kz Windstorm uproots tree, kills zookeeper in Shymkent A windstorm has ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and even killed a person in Kazakhstan's southern city of Shymkent on May 12.
13 May 2014
©tengrinews Kazakhstan is concerned over possible widened economic sanctions against Russia Russia might face a zero economic growth this year. It’s no good news for us as the two economies are interdependent to a great extent: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor.
13 May 2014
Single Pension Fund. ©mail.ru State-run Single Pension Fund to deposit money with Kazakhstan-based banks “I commission the National Bank and the Government to work out a strategy to invest the assets of the Pension Fund, including depositing the money with Kazakhstan-based banks for a long term”, President Nazarbayev said earlier.
13 May 2014
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. ©Reuters/Ammar Awad Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 6 years jail for bribery A Tel Aviv court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, media reports said.
13 May 2014
The Porsche Carrera GT. ©Reuters Suit filed in death of 'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker The widow of the man who was driving a sports car when it crashed, killing him and "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker last year, is suing Porsche.
13 May 2014
A boy affected by what activists say was a gas attack. ©Reuters/Amer Alfaj HRW says 'strong evidence' Syria govt used chlorine gas Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty it joined last year, Human Rights Watch said.
13 May 2014
Photo courtesy of download.it Indonesia bans video-sharing site Vimeo over 'porn' Indonesia has ordered a ban on popular video-sharing website Vimeo after accusing it of hosting pornographic content, sparking social media fury.
13 May 2014
Fawaz Aitan. Photo courtesy of jordantimes.com Jordan ambassador kidnapped in Libya last month now free: TV The Jordanian ambassador to Libya, Fawaz Aitan, who was kidnapped in Tripoli last month, has been freed, state television in the North African country said on Tuesday.
13 May 2014
Photo courtesy of concertblogger.com Thriller from beyond grave: new Jackson songs wow critics Self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson returns from the grave again this week with a second posthumous album of songs recorded before his death in 2009.
13 May 2014

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