President Nazarbayev on NPLsAs of December 1, 2013 NPLs stood at 31.4% of the overall banks’ portfolio, 19.7% up against the start of 2013.
14 February 2014
Robotic termites build without a bossUS scientists showed off tiny robots Thursday that can tackle tasks much like real-life termites, working collectively to build structures without following orders from a boss.
Italian PM Letta to resign, Renzi poised to step inItalian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will resign on Friday in a lightning political crisis and his 39-year-old leftist challenger Matteo Renzi is poised to win the nomination to replace him.
'Letter bombs' sent to British military recruitersThe British government held an emergency meeting Thursday after a string of crude but potentially viable explosive devices were mailed to armed forces recruitment offices.
Indonesia orders 200,000 to evacuate as volcano eruptsHundreds of thousands of Indonesians were ordered to evacuate and three international airports were closed Friday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted spectacularly, hurling red-hot ash and rocks.
14 February 2014
Kitty litter parasite infects Arctic beluga whalesA parasite that is found in cats and can cause brain disease, blindness and miscarriage in people has been found for the first time in Arctic beluga whales.
14 February 2014
Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to dieBelgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.
14 February 2014
Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender optionsFacebook freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for custom genders such as transsexual or "intersex" at the social network.
14 February 2014
Mass power cuts, man dead in storm-battered BritainHurricane-force winds from an Atlantic storm left tens of thousands of Britons without power Thursday and one man dead, adding to widespread misery after devastating floods caused by the wettest winter in 250 years.
14 February 2014
Oil markets tight, IEA warnsWorld oil markets are unexpectedly tight as growth in advanced economies picks up, the IEA warned on Thursday, urging OPEC to skip a seasonal output drop as stocks touch six-year lows.
Nazarbayev expects serious oil from KashaganNursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, is expecting some ‘serious’ oil from flicking Kashagan oil field at the Caspian Sea in 2014.
Ablyazov cannot buy French justice: Advocate GeneralBeing an multi-billionaire Ablyazov can afford to buy anything he wanted, fund opposition political parties and create a committee of international human rights watchdogs to defend him, but he cannot buy the French Justice.