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Grace church pastor on trial for extremism in Astana
Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev charged by Kazakhstan authorities with extremism has had his first hearing in Astana.
23 January 2014
Ukraine protesters give president ultimatum after deadly clashes
Ukraine's opposition threatened to go on the attack on Thursday unless the government agreed to concessions to quell protests that have left five activists dead in the first fatalities of two months of anti-government rallies.
23 January 2014
China to fund $10 bn megarefinery in Ecuador
China will finance most of the costs associated with building a $10 billion refinery in Ecuador, and become a partner in the megaproject.
23 January 2014
Nazarbayev takes part in Davos World Economic Forum
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is taking part in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
23 January 2014
Venezuela limits access to dollars at official rate
Venezuela said Wednesday it would allow only importers of high priority goods like food to buy dollars at the official rate, forcing others to pay nearly twice that.
23 January 2014
Azeri gay rights leader commits suicide
A leading Azerbaijani gays rights activist killed himself after writing in an online suicide note that he could not go on living in "this country and this world".
23 January 2014
Wolves in sheep clothing: possible involvement of foreign forces in Kiev
The press office of the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior posed a video of the shocking warfare-like protest.
23 January 2014
Kazakhstan MPs suggest removing death penalty from Criminal Code
In December 2003 Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced an unlimited moratorium on capital punishment.
23 January 2014
Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat
A Singapore-based British wealth manager's Facebook posts deriding public transport commuters as poor are "deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable".
23 January 2014
HK tycoon doubles bounty to marry off gay daughter
A Hong Kong tycoon may double a "marriage bounty" to find a male suitor for his gay daughter to US$130 million, despite his initial offer attracting 20,000 candidates.
23 January 2014
South Africa braces for mass platinum strike
Tens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's largest economy.
23 January 2014
Self-styled Polynesian 'king' convicted for issuing fake money
A self-styled "king" who claims to rule over an unrecognised "republic" in French Polynesia was convicted by a Tahiti court Wednesday for issuing fake money.
23 January 2014
Texting while walking impairs stride, poses risks: study
Texting while walking impairs a person's ability to follow a straight line and keep a normal pace, and may pose risks to pedestrians according to a study out.
23 January 2014
Railway freight traffic between Kazakhstan and China may reach 21.5 million tons in 2014
The freight traffic in 2014 is expected at 21.5 million tons, with 17.5 million tons of them running through another border crossing (Dostyk station).
23 January 2014
Putin spokesman says Russia will not intervene in Ukraine protests
Russia will not intervene in the raging anti-government protests in Ukraine and believes its leadership will find a way out.
23 January 2014
Expansion of Aktau sea port to be completed in 2014
According to Mr. Mamin, freights reloaded at Aktau port in 2013 totaled 10 million tons, 300 000 tons over the estimated target.
23 January 2014
Tarantino on warpath after screenplay leaked
"Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained" director Quentin Tarantino is on the warpath, after someone leaked his latest screenplay, prompting him to scrap plans to make it as his next film.
23 January 2014
Top chefs bring ready meals to NYC elderly
Shivering in Arctic temperatures and reeling from a brutal winter snowstorm, elderly New Yorkers got the surprise of their lives when five top chefs suddenly appeared with meals on wheels.
23 January 2014
Facebook could fade out like a disease: researchers
Facebook is like an infectious disease, experiencing a spike before its decline, according to US researchers who claim the social network will lose 80 percent of users by 2017.
23 January 2014
Icahn takes eBay stake, seeks PayPal spinoff
EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit.
23 January 2014
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