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6.5 quake hits east Japan: USGS
A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but local authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami.
04 September 2013
Caspian Consortium exports 22 million tons of oil
Major oil exporter from Kazakhstan and Russian, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), has exported 21.7 million tons of oil in January-August 2013.
04 September 2013
81 professors fired in Aktau university
81 professors have been fired in Yessenov Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering.
04 September 2013
NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagulls
North Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.
04 September 2013
Armenia-EU free trade deal blocked: Lithuania
Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union.
04 September 2013
Kazakhstan supports Armenia's decision to join Customs Union
Armenia intends to ascend the Customs Union and take part in establishment of the Eurasian Economic Council.
04 September 2013
Armenia to join Moscow-led customs union
Armenia said Tuesday it would join the Russia-led customs union to help promote close integration among neighbours.
04 September 2013
Poker face: McCain plays phone game at Syria debate
Perhaps he was thinking about doubling down in the Middle East?
04 September 2013
Microsoft buys Nokia phones to fight Apple, Google
Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy the handset business of former market leader Nokia in an effort to catch up to rivals Apple and Google in the fierce smartphone market.
04 September 2013
A smartphone that's a sight for sore eyes in Kenya
Simon Kamau, 26, has been in almost constant pain since he was a playful three-year-old and accidentally pierced his eye with a sharp object, but smartphone technology now offers hope.
04 September 2013
Gay rights activists protest Russia law
About 300 gay rights activists rallied in Madrid on Tuesday as part of an international protest against hotly disputed Russian laws cracking down on homosexuals.
04 September 2013
Kazakhstan's Afghanistan war veterans asking Obama to recall US Ambassador
Afghanistan war veterans of Kazakhstan have passed a letter to US President Barack Obama with the suggestion to withdraw the ambassador from Kazakhstan.
04 September 2013
Toronto film festival promises WikiLeaks 'full story'
North America's largest film festival opens Thursday with a drama about real life WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, promising the "full story" behind the whistleblower website.
04 September 2013
Kerry says world must act as Obama wins Syria support
Top US lawmakers Tuesday began rallying behind President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria to warn the regime and nations like Iran that the world will never condone chemical weapons.
04 September 2013
Diabetes rises in China, reaching 'alert' level
Almost 12 percent of adults in China had diabetes in 2010, with economic prosperity driving the disease to slightly higher proportions than in the United States.
04 September 2013
Glare from London 'fryscraper' blamed for melting cars
A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after sun rays reflected from its half-finished London skyscraper melted parts of several cars, including a luxury Jaguar.
04 September 2013
Who is 'Molly'? A sweet name for deadly designer drug
Everybody is talking about Molly, but few aside from the young, hip and famous knew who she was until the death of two people at a New York music festival this weekend.
04 September 2013
Swaziland is a 'monarchial democracy', says king
Africa's last absolute monarch King Mswati III has declared his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system -- a "monarchial democracy".
04 September 2013
Japan unveils $470 mn plan for Fukushima water leaks
The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled a $470 million plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, including freezing the ground underneath the stricken nuclear plant, as it pledged to lead from the front.
04 September 2013
Argentine ex-president Menem back on trial at 83
Argentina's ex-president Carlos Menem was back in court for a new trial Monday, this time for allegedly falsifying his personal tax returns.
04 September 2013
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