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One dead, 23 injured in Thai quake: official An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists.
06 May 2014 12:04
Brutal child murders spark outrage in Turkey Several brutal murders of children have sparked outrage across Turkey, prompting calls to bring back the death penalty and leading the government to stiffen sentences for child killers.
06 May 2014 11:39
Sao Paulo gay march urges action on homophobia Revelers thronged central Sao Paulo for the city's annual gay pride parade Sunday amid calls to criminalize homophobic behavior.
06 May 2014 11:11
Torrential rains kill four in Sierra Leone Three men and a young girl died in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, after torrential rains on Sunday dislodged a huge boulder which then crashed into a house, doctors said.
06 May 2014 10:50
Son of New Zealand's Maori king on burglary charges The son of New Zealand's Maori king appeared in court on Monday charged with burglary and stealing surfboards in a North Island town, prompting a rare public rebuke from the indigenous figurehead.
06 May 2014 10:17
Napoleon returns to exile island for anniversary "Napoleon" returned to the Italian island of Elba on Sunday as part of a historical re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of the defeated French emperor's exile.
06 May 2014 10:03
Cycling becomes more popular in Almaty The number of cyclists in Almaty has reached 90 thousand.
05 May 2014 23:20
Safety violations at construction site in Astana Labor Inspection has named safety violations as the cause of the accident at Korkem construction site.
05 May 2014 23:14
Miracles of Fire: The real story behind Arlan's loss to Baku Fires Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans faced Baku Fires of Azerbaijan in the second leg of the WSB semifinals in Guba, Azerebaijan.
05 May 2014 19:53
Europe tries new peace bid for Ukraine as Kiev warns of war European leaders are desperately pushing a new peace bid for Ukraine as the country slipped towards what its interim president warned Monday was already a "war" in the face of spreading violence.
05 May 2014 18:49
Development Bank of Kazakhstan obtain 500 million euro loan from HSBC Development Bank of Kazakhstan has signed a 500 mln euro loan agreement with HSBC Bank.
05 May 2014 17:29
Cash-in-transit van flips over in Almaty Collectors' car has overturned in Almaty.
05 May 2014 16:46
Stimulus package for foreign investors presented in Kazakhstan The government of Kazakhstan has prepared a comprehensive package of incentives for foreign investors.
05 May 2014 16:27
Kenes Rakishev buys into Magnum Cash & Carry Businessman Kenes Rakishev has bought a stake in Magnum Cash & Carry retailer network.
05 May 2014 15:45
Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest Songs of two girls from Kazakhstan have made it into the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (ISC).
05 May 2014 15:22
'Spider-Man 2' leaps to box office top "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" sprang to the top of the North American box office this weekend, its first in movie theaters, industry estimates showed.
05 May 2014 14:58
Marco Polo filming will be held in Kazakhstan Filming of Marco Polo adventure movie will be held in Kazakhstan.
05 May 2014 14:46
Claims 220 Australian child sailors raped, brutalised Allegations that 220 child sailors at an Australian navy training base were raped or brutalised in the 1980s are so serious they will be raised in a paper to parliament, a report said.
05 May 2014 14:23
Russia's Samoilova, Cannes film star, dead at 80 Tatyana Samoilova, the Soviet-era movie star best known for her roles in "The Cranes are Flying" and "Anna Karenina", died on Monday aged 80.
05 May 2014 13:47
UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency has arrived in Iran to visit two nuclear sites ahead of the next round of political talks with world powers next week.
05 May 2014 13:27
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