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Paolo Cipriani. Photo courtesy of altroquotidiano.it Two ex-Vatican bank chiefs face money laundering trial Italian prosecutors on Friday said two former top executives at the Vatican bank will go on trial for money laundering, while the bank's ex-chairman was declared innocent.
29 March 2014
Victorino Chua. Photo courtesy of manchestereveningnews.co.uk Nurse charged over UK hospital poisoning deaths A male nurse has been charged with the murder of three patients who were poisoned with contaminated medical products at a British hospital, police said.
29 March 2014
©Reuters/Mark Blinch Nigeria arrests two Britons over 'oil theft plot' Two British nationals were among 14 people arrested on suspicion of attempted bribery in connection with an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline, Nigeria said.
29 March 2014
First gay marriages take place in England and Wales Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" on Friday night as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality.
29 March 2014
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. ©Reuters/Albert Gea Facebook wants to beam the Internet from the sky Facebook revealed it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar-powered planes to provide web access around the world.
28 March 2014
Iskander, mobile theater ballistic missile system. ©RIA Novosti Russia to deploy Iskander missiles at Kazakhstan border Russia will place its Iskander mobile ballistic missile systems at the border with Kazakhstan.
28 March 2014
McDonald's entering Kazakh market A McDonald's in Almaty, the biggest city in Kazakhstan, is to be launched May 1 on Arbat, the main pedestrian zone. The fast food outlet in Astana is to be launched June 1 in Khan Shatyr shopping mall.
28 March 2014
©Reuters/Henry Romero Mexican forces kill 10 Zetas cartel suspects in clash Mexican soldiers and police killed 10 Zetas drug cartel suspects in a gunfight on Thursday in the eastern state of Veracruz.
28 March 2014
Photo courtesy of uralskweek.kz Russian rocket lands near Kazakh village A Russian rocket has unexpectedly slumped near Shungay village in Bokeiorda region of West Kazakhstan Oblast.
28 March 2014
President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. ©Reuters/Lucas Jackson Fiji sets September 17 for return to democracy Fiji's military rulers Friday set September 17 as the date for the South Pacific nation's first democratic elections in nearly eight years following a military coup.
28 March 2014
©Tengrinews.kz Melt waters besiege villages in eastern Kazakhstan Several villages have been flooded with melt waters in eastern Kazakhstan.
28 March 2014
Arnie tries for subtlety, with guns, in 'Sabotage' By his own admission, Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for "black and white," good-versus-bad films. So his latest movie is something of a departure, nuanced and complex, tender even.
28 March 2014
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. ©Reuters/Brendan Smialowski Mistrust overshadows Obama's Saudi trip King Abdullah meets President Barack Obama Friday as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long Saudi-US alliance.
28 March 2014
Russian spacecraft brings three-man crew to ISS after two-day delay A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian and US crew on Friday docked successfully at the International Space Station after an unprecedented two-day delay caused by a technical hitch.
28 March 2014
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry puzzled over Ukraine’s diplomatic note sent to Kazakhstan Obviously, sending the diplomatic note was driven by overt emotions, rather than common sense: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister.
28 March 2014
Photo courtesy of pond5.com Kazakhstan abstains from voting on UN General Assembly resolution against secession referendum in Crimea The vote on the nonbinding resolution was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining.
28 March 2014
©Turar Kazangapov Fuel prices to remain unchanged in Kazakhstan until mid year: Oil Minister According to him, even if they have to work incurring certain losses, the KMG National Oil Company will be maintaining the prices at the declared level regardless of the marketing economy rules.
28 March 2014
Jeweller Graff unveils $55-mn diamond-encrusted watch British jeweller Graff unveiled Thursday what it described as the "most valuable watch ever created" -- a timepiece replete with more than 110 carats of diamonds costing $55 million (40 million euros).
28 March 2014
Gennady Golovkin. Photo courtesy of vk.com/ggolovkin Boxing: Golovkin yields Best Eastern European Fighter title to Klitschko Kazakhstan's Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin has yielded the first place in the 10 Best Eastern European Fighters ranking to Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko.
28 March 2014
Polygamy bill poses dilemma for Kenya The adoption by Kenya's parliament of a controversial bill that legalises polygamy has provoked a fierce national debate pitting modern secular values and Christianity against local traditions.
28 March 2014

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