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Aktau native wins bronze in Sochi Russian figure skaters Yelena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov have won a bronze medal in the Figure Skating Ice Dance at the Sochi Olympics.
19 February 2014
Police, protesters wage 'war' in deadly Kiev clashes Riot police launched a fresh assault on protesters in central Kiev early Wednesday, escalating a bloody standoff that has already left at least 18 people dead in a dramatic turning point for Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
19 February 2014
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey. Photo courtesy of theaustralian.com.au Australia urges G20 to commit to faster growth targets Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said Wednesday it was "hugely important" that G20 leaders agree to faster global growth targets when they meet in Sydney this weekend.
19 February 2014
An actor in police costume mock-arrests Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. ©Reuters/Nigel Marple New Zealand court finds raid on Kim Dotcom was legal A New Zealand appeals court ruled Wednesday that police acted legally when armed officers raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's Auckland mansion as part of a US-led online piracy probe.
19 February 2014
Biden tells Yanukovych to pull back forces in Kiev US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly Tuesday, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw.
19 February 2014
Husband joins search in Bali for missing Japan diver The husband of a Japanese diver missing off Bali since last week joined the search for his wife Wednesday, following the dramatic rescue of five others in the group and the death of a sixth.
19 February 2014
Hyundai Group. ©Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak S. Korean constructors win $6bn refinery deal in Iraq A consortium of four major South Korean construction companies has won a $6.04 billion deal to build an oil refinery in Iraq.
19 February 2014
©Reuters/Carlos Barria China can prevent 13 million smoking deaths by 2050: study China can prevent nearly 13 million tobacco-related deaths by 2050 by fully implementing a set of neglected anti-smoking policies it had already agreed to.
19 February 2014
Honduras murder rate the world's highest - but falling The murder rate in Honduras -- the world's highest at more than eight times the international average -- has actually gone down.
19 February 2014
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's "Colored Vases". ©Reuters/Zachary Fagenson Ai Weiwei brushes off painter's smashing of $1m vase Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei shrugged off the smashing of a $1 million Han dynasty vase that was part of his exhibition at a Miami museum, saying his works often get broken.
19 February 2014
Farmers hold a defaced poster of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. ©Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could be removed from office if found guilty.
19 February 2014
Burberry offers hand-crafted romance in London Burberry Prorsum presented a romantic, hand-crafted collection at London Fashion Week with soft, flowing dresses worn with embroidered shearling coats and cosy cashmere blankets.
19 February 2014
Youtube screencap Subaru drifts on Shymbulak skiing slope The Shymbulak ski resort administration claims the Subaru drift video that went viral recently to be staged by professional stunt men.
18 February 2014
Flavio Sidagni. Photo of La Repubblica.it story. Italy and Kazakhstan working on extradition agreement The Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliament is considering a draft agreement on extradition of convicts to and from Italy.
18 February 2014
©Marat Abilov Kazakhstan poised to decrease prime cost of meat Kazakhstan intends to decrease the prime cost of the meat it produces by 100-150 tenge ($0.60-0.80).
18 February 2014
Hundreds protest in Tunisia against 'terrorism' More than a thousand protesters gathered in the Tunisian town of Jendouba to condemn the weekend killings of four people by suspected Islamist militants.
18 February 2014
Photo Astana TV channel Runaway patient found dead on hospital grounds four weeks later A patient who disappeared from one of the municipal hospitals in Astana was found dead in a snow bank under the hospital's window.
18 February 2014
Photo courtesy of timeslive.co.za Malaysia tops survey of 'halal holidays' for Muslims Malaysia is the world's friendliest destination for Muslim travellers, according to a survey released Tuesday, but Japan has shown most improvement as it ramps up efforts to cash in on a growing market.
18 February 2014
©STV Southern Kazakhstan flooded, 3 herds of horses dead The Syrdarya River has flooded farmlands and cause loss of dozens of cattle to farmers in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
18 February 2014
Kairat Kelimbetov. Marat Abilov© Central Bank Governor refutes rumors of banks bankruptcies Misleading wave of sms in the country resulted in deposit run.
18 February 2014

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