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Study details 'severe' brutality against women in PNG
Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer "severe brutality" with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families.
13 August 2013
Dutch art heist trial set to open in Bucharest
The trial of six Romanians charged with a dramatic theft from a Dutch museum is set to open in Bucharest Tuesday, amid fears the stolen masterpieces by Monet, Picasso and Gauguin may have been destroyed.
13 August 2013
US plans lower sentences for drug users
The United States announced plans Monday to reduce its use of mandatory sentences for drug offenses in order to tackle a cycle of poverty and incarceration in overcrowded jails.
13 August 2013
N. Korea unveils 'secure, homemade' smartphone
North Korea, one of the most isolated and censored societies on the planet, has unveiled what it says is a domestically-produced smartphone.
13 August 2013
Russia worried as Ukraine creeps closer to EU
Ukraine is moving closer to finally agreeing a key first step towards joining the European Union, sparking concern from Russia that Kiev is decisively shifting away from the Kremlin.
13 August 2013
Humid weather a threat to Kazakhstan’s grain harvesting campaign
In 2012 Kazakhstan’s grain harvest amounted to 14.7 million tonnes.
13 August 2013
China set to become world's biggest net oil importer
China is set to overtake the United States to become the world's largest net oil importer from October, according to US figures.
13 August 2013
Mexico proposes opening oil sector to foreign firms
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed sweeping reforms of the country's oil sector Monday that would allow foreign energy firms back into the industry 75 years after being thrown out.
13 August 2013
Jihadists claim rocket attack on Israel
A group of jihadist fighters said Tuesday they had fired a Grad rocket on the Israeli Red Sea town of Eilat in retaliation for an alleged Israeli air raid.
13 August 2013
There are no plans of introducing a visa-free entry for the Chinese: Foreign Ministry
According to Vice Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybai, “the current visa regime for the Chinese is optimum”.
13 August 2013
Pope calls for mutual respect between Christians and Muslims
Pope Francis reached out to Muslims on Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and called on them and Christians to promote mutual respect.
13 August 2013
Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia volcano erupts
More than 500 people have been evacuated from a tiny Indonesian island where a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing rocks and lava that killed five villagers.
12 August 2013
Lightning strike sparks Venezuela oil refinery blaze
A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
12 August 2013
Mandela making 'slow but steady' progress: presidency
Nelson Mandela is making "slow but steady" progress back to health, although he remains critically ill.
12 August 2013
Nazarbayev to take part in Council of Turkic Speaking States summit
Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the 3rd summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in Azerbaijan on August 16.
12 August 2013
Kazakhstan citizen with 4 children evacuated from Syria
A Kazakhstan national has been evacuated from Syria because of fresh clashes between Kurds and Syrian Islamists.
12 August 2013
Kazakhstan holds ship gunnery practice at Caspian Sea
The Coast Guard of the Kazakhstan National Security Commission’s Border Service has held a ship artillery combat shooting practice at the Caspian Sea.
12 August 2013
Brazil's military regime spied on neighbors : report
Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship spied on its Latin American neighbors and feared a conflict with Argentina, a Sao Paulo daily reported Sunday, citing declassified armed forces documents.
12 August 2013
2 thousand Kazakhstan citizens require transplantation
Kazakhstan is experiencing a deficit of donor organs same as most countries around the world as well: Ministry.
12 August 2013
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