Once-stolen Stradivarius sells for £1.3 millionA rare Stradivarius violin, which was once stolen and offered for just £100 ($162, 118 euros) by thieves, sold at auction in Britain on Wednesday for £1.3 million ($2.3 million, 1.6 million euros).
Utemuratov opens tennis courts in KokshetauBulat Utemuratov, President of Kazakhstan's Tennis Federation and a well-known businessman, has opened a tennis center in Kokshetau city.
19 December 2013
Nearly 1,000 killed by ex-rebels in C. Africa capital: AmnestyThe Central African Republic's mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.
Mandela tops 2013 Google searchesNelson Mandela topped Google's list of the hottest searches for 2013 as the Internet giant on Tuesday provided a look at the "spirit of the times" online.
19 December 2013
US 'regrets' diplomat treatment as India seethesThe United States voiced regret to India on Wednesday over the treatment of a diplomat whose account of being stripped and cavity-searched triggered outrage.
19 December 2013
Fears of civil war as violence spreads in South SudanThe United Nations is warning that violence was spreading in South Sudan, as fierce fighting in the world's youngest nation prompted the US to evacuate Americans and other foreigners.
19 December 2013
Philippines launches $8.17 bn Haiyan rebuilding planThe Philippines launched an $8.17 billion plan on Wednesday to rebuild the lives of millions made homeless by Super Typhoon Haiyan and strengthen the disaster-prone nation's defences against future tempests.
19 December 2013
Australia PM stands firm against 'corporate welfare'Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned struggling Australian companies Wednesday to get their house in order, refusing to indulge in "corporate welfare" subsidies despite car giant Holden's decision to shut local plants.
19 December 2013
Museum takes possession of long-lost Nazi diaryThe US Holocaust Memorial Museum took possession Tuesday of a Nazi war criminal's long-lost diary and posted it online to help researchers decipher the thinking behind Adolf Hitler's "final solution."
19 December 2013
Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday.
China’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the Great Chinese DreamAmong other things, China plans to invest about $500 billion abroad in the following 5 years. Altogether, 400 million Chinese people will be travelling to other parts of the world for the period.