Kazakh legislation to make cadaveric donors lists classified
Information on cadaveric donors in Kazakhstan will be confidential.
Parallels between Ukraine and Kazakhstan inappropriate: Lavrov
According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, drawing parallels between Crimea, which was declared a Russian territory as a result of a referendum, and Kazakhstan is completely inept.
India to tap in Caspian oil in Kazakhstan
India might become the developer of Kazakhstan’s Abai oil block at the Caspian Sea.
Tanzania marks 50th anniversary with midlife crisis
The east African nation of Tanzania marks its 50th birthday this weekend, but celebrations are being overshadowed by a tussle over the union between the mainland and the islands of Zanzibar.
Most back to work after China shoe factory strike
A nearly two-week strike at a huge shoe factory in southern China appears to have ended after the Taiwan-backed company agreed to meet some of the workers' demands, including raising their living allowance and benefit payments.
Handbags for big bucks: the latest global auction craze
The bargains start below $150 and the most expensive go for more than $100,000: designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.
Apple will replace faulty iPhone 5 models
Apple on Friday offered to replace some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons.
Interpol reports low use of stolen passport database
Fewer than 10 countries in the world systematically use an Interpol database to verify whether a passenger is flying with stolen documents, the organization's secretary general said.
Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013
The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 percent in 2013 but rose among part-time soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said.
UN set to lift Ivory Coast diamond embargo
The UN Security Council is set to lift a nearly decade-old embargo on Ivory Coast's international diamond trade and plans to relax its arms embargo there, diplomats said.
Bali hijack alert passenger 'mistook cockpit for toilet'
An Australian passenger who sparked a hijack alert on a flight to Bali has denied being drunk and claimed he banged on the door of the cockpit after mistaking it for the toilet, Indonesian police said.
John Paul II sainthood a delicate issue for Mexicans
Many Mexicans have mixed emotions about seeing the late pope John Paul II become a saint: they loved the man but feel he covered up sexual abuses by priests.
Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found dead
A retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.
Obama in first US presidential visit to Malaysia since 1966
US President Barack Obama arrives Saturday in Malaysia hoping to energise aloof ties with a Muslim-majority nation whose government is under the microscope for wide allegations of abuse of power and the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Senegal tense as exiled former president returns home
Exiled former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade made a controversial homecoming with security forces on high alert on Friday, two years after he lost office in an election marred by violent protests.
New pictures confirm North Korea nuclear activity
A North Korean nuclear test within days "cannot be ruled out" analysts said Saturday, after new satellite imagery showed heightened activity at the test site.
Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling
A Japanese whaling fleet is set to leave port Saturday in the first hunt since the UN's top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic.
G7 to impose new sanctions on Russia as Kiev warns of 'world war'
The Group of Seven rich countries agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, after Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a "third world war".
Stampede at late DR Congo star singer's tribute kills 14
At least 14 people were killed in a stampede Friday during a tribute festival in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a popular African music star.
'X-Men' director to miss film launch, slams sex claims
US filmmaker Bryan Singer said Thursday he will not help promote the release of his latest "X-Men" blockbuster next month, to keep the launch free of distraction by sex abuse claims against him.
