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Obama congratulates Mali's Keita on election win
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Mali's new leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on his election victory and vowed to work with him as the country emerges from months of conflict.
21 August 2013
Apple readying two iPhone versions for launch: report
Apple has asked its Taiwan-based supplier to begin shipping two new versions of the iPhone next month, including a lower-cost model.
21 August 2013
Study finds brain lesions in spy plane pilots
Tiny brain lesions are vastly more common in US Air Force pilots who fly at high altitudes than in non-pilots.
21 August 2013
Atyrau oblast residents threatened by boiling underground gases
Residents of Atyrau oblast are outraged at the abandoned well 800 meters from Zhanbai village that is blowing with boiling mixtures of underground gases.
20 August 2013
Earliest iron artefacts came from meteorite
The earliest iron artefacts ever found -- funeral beads strung around bodies in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian cemetery -- were made from a meteorite.
20 August 2013
Author of Kazakhstan's cote of arms presents design for EXPO-2017
The author of Kazakhstan’s coat of arms, research fellow of Gumilyov National University Zhandarbek Malibekov, has developed a design for the international exhibition EXPO-2017.
20 August 2013
New York reports biggest ever haul of illegal guns
More than 200 firearms, from .22 caliber pistols to a submachine gun, have been seized in what New York called Monday the biggest seizure of illegal guns in the city's history.
20 August 2013
299 people receive Bolashak scholarships in Kazakhstan
As of today Kazakhstan President’s international scholarship Bolashak has been issued to 299 people, 50 percent of them being Master’s degree and PhD students: official.
20 August 2013
Introduction of Euro-4 in Kazakhstan was timely: Transport Ministry
Euro-4 cars filled with Euro-2 petrol will still improve the ecological situation in Kazakhstan: official.
20 August 2013
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood chief as death toll mounts
Egyptian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they stepped up a campaign to crush the party of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
20 August 2013
N. Korea slams S. Korea leader for military drill comment
North Korea on Tuesday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of provocative war-mongering a day after Seoul launched an annual military drill with the United States.
20 August 2013
Eritrea dreams of ending isolation to boost development
Long criticised for backing rebel groups across the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has said that ending its isolation is crucial for economic growth, blaming external threats for its slow development.
20 August 2013
7 dead as heavy rains pummel flooded Philippines
Flood-battered residents of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas appealed for help Tuesday as relentless monsoon rains, which have claimed at least seven lives..
20 August 2013
Kazakhstan eager to host Winter Olympics-2022 in Almaty
Kazakhstan National Olympic Commission is setting Almaty forth as a candidate to host of the Winter Olympics-2022.
20 August 2013
Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure
Shocked doctors had to perform emergency surgery on a man in the Australian capital Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimetre (four-inch) steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure.
20 August 2013
Bolivian says he's 123, may be world's oldest person
Could this be the world's oldest person? Carmelo Flores Laura lives high in the Bolivian mountains, chews coca leaves, cooks on open fires and says he's 123 years old.
20 August 2013
China high-flyer Bo brought low as trial finally nears
Once one of China's highest-flying politicians, Bo Xilai will find himself in a criminal dock Thursday on trial for bribery and abuse of power in the country's highest-profile prosecution in decades.
20 August 2013
French animation fuels Hollywood
French animators are enjoying global success, most recently with the blockbuster comedy "Despicable Me 2", US studio Universal's most profitable film ever.
20 August 2013
Air show timed to 15th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Air Defense Forces held near Astana
Kazakhstan marked the 15th anniversary of establishment of its Air Defense Forces.
20 August 2013
Children play Angry Birds and Pacman in real life in Almaty
Children and teenagers of Almaty city had a chance to play Angry Birds and Pacman at the celebration of the Teenager’s Day.
20 August 2013