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Japanese rally against nuclear power
Thousands of campaigners rallied against nuclear power in Tokyo Saturday, as the government and utilities move toward resumption of reactors in southern Japan.
15 March 2014
US offers $3 mn reward for Somali terror suspects
US officials offered a $3 million reward Friday for help in capturing three notorious Somali terror suspects, including one linked to Al-Qaeda extremists involved in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa.
15 March 2014
Syria foreign minister has heart op in Beirut
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, who led the regime's negotiating team at failed peace talks this year, underwent a successful heart operation in neighbouring Lebanon on Friday, Syrian television reported.
15 March 2014
Two school kids rescued after falling through ice in Astana
Two 5th graders were rescued by policemen after falling through the ice on Akbulak river in Astana.
15 March 2014
Deceased organ donation: integrated database for Kazakhstan
Creation of an electronic donor database is suggested as one of the major steps in developing deceased organ donation in Kazakhstan.
15 March 2014
Austria prepares to extradite Ukraine oligarch to US
Austrian authorities said Friday that Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash had been placed in "extradition custody", the first step towards a possible extradition to the United States.
15 March 2014
Safety lapses rapped after US nuclear plant fire
A fire which sparked the evacuation of a major underground US nuclear waste plant last month was preventable, according to a report out Friday highlighting safety lapses at the site.
15 March 2014
Detained China activist dies after critical illness
A Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.
15 March 2014
Bolashak scholarship to require higher language proficiency level
The Bolashak education scholarship issued in Kazakhstan has raised its bar for foreign languages.
15 March 2014
What is the cause of sleep syndrome in Kalachi?
A team of finest ecologists, virologists and toxicologists arrived to the Kalachi village of Akmola Oblast to determine the cause of the mysterious sleep syndrome that has affected more than 30 villagers.
15 March 2014
Russian diplomat stabbed in Canada
A Russian diplomat was stabbed Friday in the Canadian capital following a drunken quarrel, officials and media reports said.
15 March 2014
French court sentences Rwandan over genocide
A French court sentenced a former Rwandan army captain to 25 years in prison over the 1994 genocide Friday, in a landmark ruling just weeks ahead of the massacre's 20th anniversary.
15 March 2014
Sina Weibo, 'China's Twitter,' files for IPO in US
Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million.
15 March 2014
US judge revokes rapper Chris Brown's probation
US rapper Chris Brown was arrested Friday for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from the troubled singer's notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, police said.
15 March 2014
Morocco threatens to expel Syrians for mosque 'disruption'
Morocco on Friday threatened to expel some Syrian refugees it accused of "causing disruption to mosques and the faithful" in several towns, after a first warning earlier this month.
15 March 2014
Bomb thrown at police in Northern Ireland
Police officers in Northern Ireland came under attack on Friday night when an explosive device was thrown at their vehicle in Belfast, a police spokesman said.
15 March 2014
Huge price hikes for Brazil World Cup hotels
Football fans heading to Rio for the World Cup will have to pay at least double the going rate for hotel accommodation despite government attempts to limit price-gouging during the tournament.
14 March 2014
EU ready to plug in to 'universal' mobile phone charger
The European Union took another step towards the mandatory introduction of a common mobile phone charger, which could power-up all makes of handsets.
14 March 2014
Mexico uncovers tunnel for smuggling migrants into US
Mexican authorities in the border city of Tijuana found a tunnel designed to smuggle people without documentation into the United States, the government said.
14 March 2014
Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution
Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather.
14 March 2014
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