UN leader calls for speedy Maldives voteUN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday joined international opposition to the cancellation of a presidential election in the Maldives that has heightened tensions in the Indian Ocean nation.
Ex Central Bank Governor on his decision to quitSince Kazakhstan gained independence, there have been 6 governors. President assured the Central Bank’s policy wouldn’t be changed: Gregory Marchenko.
JPMorgan to pay record $13 bln to settle US probes: reportsBanking giant JPMorgan Chase has reached a tentative agreement to pay a record $13 billion fine to the Justice Department to settle probes into its residential mortgage-backed securities.
21 October 2013
Syria peace talks in doubt over opposition riftsThe UN-Arab League envoy for Syria says peace talks are in doubt unless a "credible opposition" takes part, overcoming rifts among its factions.
Japan typhoon search resumes as another storm loomsThe search resumed Monday for 19 people still missing after last week's typhoon-sparked landslides on a Japanese island, as meteorologists warned of another "very strong" storm.
The man behind the emperor: Augustus show opens in RomeA political genius, a great reformer, a patron of the arts -- but ancient Rome's first emperor Augustus was also a family man, as highlighted in a new exhibition that opened in Rome this week.
20 October 2013
Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rushIn a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.
20 October 2013
Fan of an NFL star? Buy his stock...US football fans glued to television screens on Sundays will soon have a new way of showing their devotion to the pigskin: buying stocks linked to their favorite players.
20 October 2013
Facebook becomes Google advertising allyGoogle-owned online ad-placing service DoubleClick on Friday announced that the way has been cleared to include space at Facebook.