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Turkey court hears witnesses in police murder trial
A Turkish court heard testimony on Monday that eight men, including four police officers, pummelled a teenage protester to death with baseball bats and truncheons during anti-government demonstrations last year.
13 May 2014
Mother, daughter held after Spain politician shot dead
Spanish police arrested a mother and daughter suspected of shooting dead a ruling party politician in broad daylight Monday in apparent revenge after the younger woman lost her job.
13 May 2014
Petrobras probe on US refinery 'near end'
An internal investigation of Petrobras' controversial $1.1 billion purchase of a Texas refinery is nearing completion, the Brazilian state oil giant's chief said.
13 May 2014
Elevator melee between Jay-Z, Solange Knowles goes viral
A hip New York hotel said Monday it's investigating how surveillance video of Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles attacking brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator wound up on an Internet gossip site.
13 May 2014
Fifteen dead as trouble erupts at DR Congo soccer match
Fifteen people were killed and 21 others injured after trouble broke out at a football match in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Sunday, during which police fired tear gas at fans, officials said.
13 May 2014
Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer
Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said.
13 May 2014
Japan bus-jacker 'wanted to see parents'
A middle-aged man who allegedly hijacked a bus because he wanted to visit his parents was arrested in Japan, police said Monday, after he let the driver go to the toilet.
12 May 2014
Philippines probes diplomat in Canada 'nanny trafficking'
The Philippine government said Saturday it was investigating a Filipina diplomat charged in Canada for alleged human trafficking involving the exploitation of her nanny.
12 May 2014
Kaas Sings Piaf in Almaty
French singer Patricia Kaas visited Almaty as a part of her Kaas Sings Piaf tour.
12 May 2014
Football: Kazakhstan women's team wins Bulgaria in FIFA qualifications
The women’s national football team of Kazakhstan has won 4:1 over Bulgarian team in a qualifying match of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
12 May 2014
Air Astana to launch more flights to Europe
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana national airline will be performing charter flights from Almaty and Astana to several South European tourist cities.
12 May 2014
88-yo Kazakhstan veteran in perfect shape: races tank, destroys targets
After a 60-year break 88-year-old veteran-tankman from Kazakhstan's Karaganda Ismail Galiulin showed that good skill never fades away.
12 May 2014
Golden Princess burial, oldest of its kind in Kazakhstan
Ancient burial of a noble woman discovered in Western Kazakhstan Oblast two years ago declared the oldest golden burial in Kazakhstan.
12 May 2014
Malaria mosquitoes spotted in Astana
Anopheles claviger, a malaria mosquito species uncommon for Kazakhstan, has been spotted in the wetlands near Astana.
12 May 2014
Explosions, gunfire near Ukraine's Slavyansk
Several explosions and gunfire could be heard near the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk Monday, according to an AFP reporter there, as Kiev seeks to flush out pro-Moscow rebels holed up there.
12 May 2014
At least 36 immigrants die in Libya shipwreck: navy
At least 36 immigrants died and 42 are reported missing after a makeshift boat was wrecked off Libya's coast, a naval spokesman told AFP.
12 May 2014
More than 200 held in China terror video crackdown
Police in China's Xinjiang region, home to mainly Muslim Uighurs, have arrested more than 200 people over six weeks for "dissemination of violent or terrorist videos", state media said Monday, amid a wave of train station attacks.
12 May 2014
'Neighbors' grabs top spot at North American box office
R-rated comedy "Neighbors" vaulted to the top spot at the North American box office in its debut weekend, relegating "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" to second place, industry estimates showed.
12 May 2014
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
12 May 2014
Golovkin-Chavez fight called off
The most anticipated Golovkin-Chavez fight has been cancelled.
12 May 2014
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