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©Reuters/Phil Noble Species protection needed at 78 sites: study A scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.
15 November 2013
Turkish parliament lifts ban on women lawmakers wearing trousers Turkish parliament has lifted a ban on women lawmakers wearing trousers in the assembly, shortly after a major government reform allowed them to don Islamic headscarves.
15 November 2013
Gamers snap up first deliveries of PS4 game console The wait nearly over, Casey Karch was ready to get his hands on one of the first PlayStation 4 game consoles set to be released.
15 November 2013
KazMunaiGas planning a global IPO KazMunayGas is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.
15 November 2013
Kazakhstan agrees on transit period following WTO accession to support domestic producers Kazakhstan has been seeking to enter the WTO since 1993.
15 November 2013
©Reuters/Tobias Schwarz Apple, Samsung earn all smartphone profits, and more Apple and Samsung are grabbing virtually all the profits in the red-hot smartphone market while most other makers are losing money.
15 November 2013
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in Pakistan A phantom body, clueless cops and busy spies: the fallout from the shooting of a senior Haqqani network leader will do little to dampen suspicions of Pakistani complicity with Islamist militants.
15 November 2013
FBI Director James Comey. ©Reuters/Yuri Gripas Ex-FBI agent gets 11 years for security leaks, child porn A former FBI agent was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for disclosing confidential national security information about a foiled bomb plot to an Associated Press reporter.
15 November 2013
Don't ignore Myanmar politics, Suu Kyi tells EU investors Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday told a European Union business forum that investors should not ignore the country's political challenges as it heads towards crucial 2015 elections.
15 November 2013
Indian temple to glitter with 300 kilos of Thai gold India's Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of gold donated by Thailand's king and other devotees.
15 November 2013
Rakhat Aliyev. ©youtube.com No Maltese passport for Rakhat Aliyev says Malta PM Rakhat Aliyev won't be able to get a Maltese passport even through the Individual Investor Program.
15 November 2013
©Baurbek Konyrov Kazakhstan to launch KazSat-3 by 2015 and scientific satellite by 2020 Kazakhstan is planning to launch a scientific spacecraft in 2023.
15 November 2013
©Reuters/Aly Song Taiwan doctors urge vigilance over new bird flu virus Researchers in Taiwan on Thursday called on watchdogs to keep up their guard after a flu virus that commonly circulates among chickens was found for the first time in a human being.
14 November 2013
©Reuters/Paul Hackett Anger in New Zealand at 'close your legs' rape defence Victims' rights advocates in New Zealand on Thursday condemned a defence lawyer who told a rape victim she should have "closed her legs" if she wanted to avoid having sex.
14 November 2013
Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel discusses defense and countering terrorism with Kazakhstan Defense Minister US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has discussed strategic partnership in defense and countering terrorism with Kazakhstan's Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzhaksybekov.
14 November 2013
©Reuters/Petar Kujundzic Chinese man gives future bride 8.88 mn in cash A Chinese suitor who gave his future bride an auspicious 8.88 million yuan ($1.5 million) in cash drew ire Thursday for the extravagant display of wealth in the still-developing country.
14 November 2013
Photo courtesy of pro-auto.kz Drunk driving fine to make 1 million tenge in Kazakhstan The fine for driving drunk will be increased to 1 million tenge ($6,530) in Kazakhstan.
14 November 2013
Three injured at Tesla electric car plant in California Three workers suffered burns Wednesday in an accident at luxury electric carmaker Tesla's plant in California, managers said, in the latest blow for the US company.
14 November 2013
©Reuters/Bobby Yip EU follows US in allowing portable electronics in-flight The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said Wednesday it will allow passengers to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight with very few restrictions.
14 November 2013

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