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Actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan. ©Reuters/Jimmy Jeong Bollywood boards 'Chennai Express' to steam back to Egypt Crowds of movie lovers cheered as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest film "Chennai Express" screened in Cairo theatres, marking the return of Hindi cinema to Egypt after more than two decades.
10 October 2013
Photo courtesy of bybulkin.com Council of Europe chief distances himself from circumcision resolution Council of Europe chief Thorbjoern Jagland has distanced himself from a controversial resolution of the pan-European human rights body that calls for regulation of circumcision practices.
10 October 2013
Malala, Congolese doctor among Nobel Peace favourites Teenage Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and a Congolese doctor dedicated to helping rape victims are the two most-hyped figures among pundits ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement.
10 October 2013
©Reuters US halts delivery of major arms systems to Egypt US suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt to signal deep concern over the mounting bloodshed and the lack of a democratic transition.
10 October 2013
©RIA Novosti Kashagan oil may be partially supplied to China Every participant of the consortium has a right to sell oil individually and, thus, the route, destination and prices depend on the participants of the consortium working at Kashagan: Minister.
10 October 2013
Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev. ©azattyq.org Grace church pastor under home arrest Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.
10 October 2013
Photo courtesy of cxbe.by Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.
10 October 2013
Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market Samsung's first smartphone with a curved display screen enters the South Korean market on Thursday, as the electronics giant seeks to maintain its lead in the increasingly saturated market.
10 October 2013
Obama picks 'exceptionally qualified' Yellen for Fed President Barack Obama has nominated economist Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve in a move expected to sustain the central bank's easy money policies and efforts to curb joblessness.
10 October 2013
Dubai property bounces but stirs fears of new bubble Dubai's property sector is making a strong comeback five years after prices in the emirate nosedived, but a surge in demand and bouncing prices have triggered calls to remember the crisis.
10 October 2013
©Reuters/Jason Redmond Broken toilet flush forces JAL Dreamliner to turn back A 787 Dreamliner bound for Japan was forced to turn around and fly back to Russia after toilets on the plane refused to flush.
10 October 2013
'Pitiful' US infighting threatens world: Chinese media Chinese state media hit out at US lawmakers Thursday, a week ahead of a potential US default, urging them to "stop manufacturing crises" that threaten the global economy.
10 October 2013
US, S. Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite N. Korea threat The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea.
10 October 2013
©Reuters Prehistoric Brazil artifacts star in exhibit, spark debate It's no secret humans have been having sex for millennia -- but recently discovered cave art suggests they were doing it in the Americas much earlier than many archeologists believed.
10 October 2013
Internet giants targeted ahead of world's biggest book fair Organisers of the world's biggest book fair warned Tuesday against the domination of Internet giants as the publishing world grapples to blend old and new forms of reading.
10 October 2013
©Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye Court slams Turkey for violating paper's freedom of expression Turkey violated national newspaper Cumhuriyet's freedom of expression when it prevented further publication of an interview given by the current President Abdullah Gul to Britain's The Guardian in 1995.
09 October 2013
NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker A controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law.
09 October 2013
©Reuters/Chris Helgren Struggling Alitalia in last-gasp bid for survival Five years after a botched rescue, Italy's troubled carrier Alitalia gasped for survival on Tuesday buried by a mountain of debt, unpaid gas bills and only the slimmest of options.
09 October 2013
Obama says captured Libyan will be brought to justice US President Barack Obama said Tuesday an alleged Al-Qaeda operative snatched by US commandos in Libya was involved in plots that killed hundreds of people and will be brought to justice.
09 October 2013
Kirchner blood clot surgery a success: Argentina Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recovering in hospital on Tuesday after successful surgery to remove a blood clot on her brain.
09 October 2013

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