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Bieber busted in Miami for DUI in drag racing incident
Pop star Justin Bieber was charged with driving under the influence after police caught him drag racing in Miami Beach early Thursday -- allegedly after drinking and smoking marijuana.
24 January 2014
Blast outside French church in Rome as Hollande visits
A small explosive device went off outside a French church in central Rome could be linked to President Francois Hollande's visit.
24 January 2014
French Total promises to remove delaying factors at Kashagan
According to Kazakhstan geologists, geological reserves of Kashagan are estimated at 4.8 billion tons of oil. promises
24 January 2014
Microsoft tops expectations with record revenue
Microsoft soared to record revenues in the last quarter, confounding Wall Street forecasts on the back of strong demand for Xbox consoles, Surface tablets and Internet "cloud" services.
24 January 2014
Nazarbayev calls EU to support Kazakhstan’s accession into WTO
Soonest signing of the updated Agreement on extended partnership and cooperation between the two sides will give a new impetus to the mutually beneficial cooperation and lay foundations for a higher level of dialogue with the EU: President of the European Commission.
24 January 2014
Indonesia to open instant noodles plant in Kazakhstan
A joint plant working on Kazakh flour looks profitable for both Indonesia and Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev.
24 January 2014
France's embattled Hollande to meet pope, woo angry Catholics
Abortion and euthanasia will be among hot button issues on the table when Pope Francis meets embattled French President Francois Hollande.
24 January 2014
'Mr Chow' comes home with Hong Kong exhibition
Best known as a celebrity restaurateur Michael Chow is also a trained painter who, until recently, had not picked up his brushes for decades.
24 January 2014
Car bomb kills three at Cairo police HQ: state media
A car bomb struck Cairo police headquarters on Friday, killing at least three people in an early morning blast heard across the Egyptian capital.
24 January 2014
Two students of Nazarbayev Intellectual School among world's best in Mathematics
Two students from Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Semey city in eastern Kazakhstan Oblast have been acknowledged the world's best in Mathematics based on their SAT test results.
24 January 2014
Mars 'jelly doughnut' rock intrigues scientists
A strange rock that looks like a jelly doughnut has appeared on Mars, and scientists are closer to figuring out how it got there.
24 January 2014
Angela Lansbury returns to West End after 40 years
British-American actress Angela Lansbury, star of "Murder, She Wrote", is returning to London's West End for the first time in nearly 40 years -- in the same theatre where her mother made her debut in 1918.
24 January 2014
Nissan, Renault to boost ties in $3.8 bn savings bid: report
Nissan and France's Renault are planning to boost their alliance by bringing together production as well as research and development in a bid to save about $3.8 billion annually.
24 January 2014
Thailand awaits crunch court ruling on election
Thailand's embattled government faces a key court ruling Friday on whether it can go ahead with a fiercely disputed election despite threats by opposition protesters to block the vote.
24 January 2014
No health shield from vitamin D pills: study
Vitamin D supplements have no significant effect on preventing heart attack, stroke, cancer or bone fractures.
24 January 2014
France launches express rail project linking Paris to airport
France's government has launched a 1.7-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) project to link Paris to its main international airport, Charles de Gaulle, with an express train that will go into operation in a decade's time.
24 January 2014
US Supreme Court weighs 'straw' gun purchases challenge
The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about legal provisions intended to prevent the "straw" purchases of guns by one individual for other buyers.
24 January 2014
Kazakhstan President meets Sir Suma Chakrabarti of EBRD
As of the end of 2013 the package of projects in Kazakhstan totaled about $450-500 million.
24 January 2014
Australian police crack global money-laundering racket
Australian police revealed they had cracked a major global money-laundering ring with operatives in more than 20 countries and funds syphoned off to groups reported to include Hezbollah.
24 January 2014
Almaty IT park expects $300 million of new investments
Alatau Park of Innovative Technologies near Almaty will receive $300 million for its development: Kazakhstan Minister of Industry.
23 January 2014