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Hipnosis band. Photo courtesy of thegauntlet.com Cuba heavy metal band seeks asylum in United States Six members of a Cuban heavy metal group requested political asylum after touching down in the United States.
25 July 2013
Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".
25 July 2013
©REUTERS Studies show menthol cigs harder to quit: US US regulators on Tuesday released a review of scientific data that shows menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular kinds, and asked for public input on a possible ban.
25 July 2013
Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang. ©REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Vietnam leader faces rights pressure on rare US visit Vietnam's president on Wednesday starts a rare visit to Washington to boost trade and security ties between the former war foes, but activists urged the United States to press him on human rights.
25 July 2013
Photo by Marat Abilov© US deny blackmailing Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry, but attached copy confirms it Methadone was not mentioned in the letter of the former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland to Kazakhstan Healthcare Minister Salidat Kairbekova: US Embassy.
25 July 2013
©REUTERS Kazakhstan to increase grain export via China Kazakhstan is considering additional grain shipments to South-East Asia via China.
25 July 2013
NVIDIA President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. ©REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Delayed Shield game gadget to hit market on July 31 Graphics chip star NVIDIA has set a July 31 release date for its Shield handheld gaming and entertainment device powered by Google's Android software.
25 July 2013
©REUTERS Ablyazov's bodyguard to be extradited from Spain to Kazakhstan Spanish court has ordered to extradite to Kazakhstan Aleksandr Pavlov, head of the security service of the former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
25 July 2013
60 dead in Spanish train crash A train hurtled off the tracks in northwestern Spain on Wednesday killing 60 passengers and injuring more than 100 as carriages crumpled into each other in a smoking wreckage of tangled steel.
25 July 2013
Demonstrators wear "Free Pussy Riot" balaclavas as they protest. ©REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton Jailed Pussy Riot punk asks again for parole One of the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Wednesday asked again to be released on parole after serving almost a year in prison.
25 July 2013
Turkey mulls more regular flights to Kazakhstan The aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Turkey may increase the number of regular flights between the two countries.
25 July 2013
©REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Wells Fargo deposes China's ICBC as world's biggest bank The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has lost its standing as the world's largest bank by market capitalisation to US-based Wells Fargo.
25 July 2013
©REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Elderly with diabetes 50% likelier to have disability Older adults with diabetes are between 50 and 80 percent likelier to have a disability compared to people without the disease.
25 July 2013
Solomons peacekeeping force pulls back after 10 years The largest military operation in the Pacific since World War II wound up in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday after a decade working to end deep-seated ethnic violence in the poverty-stricken nation.
25 July 2013
Qatar joins calls for release of Egypt's Morsi Gas-rich Qatar has joined international calls for his release from detention while expressing concern at violence sweeping Egypt.
25 July 2013
Putin to visit Iran for nuclear talks: report President Vladimir Putin is to visit Iran in August to try and restart talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
25 July 2013
Biden in Mumbai to boost US-India trade ties US Vice President Joe Biden is expected Wednesday to urge India to further open its doors to foreign investment, during his visit to boost bilateral ties between the world's two largest democracies.
24 July 2013
First verdict due in India gang-rape case An Indian court is expected to deliver the first verdict this week on one of five suspects tried over the fatal gang-rape of a student, which triggered outrage and protests across the country.
24 July 2013
Obama kicks off economy tour as new fiscal fight looms US President Barack Obama hits the road this week to drum up support for his economic program as rival Republicans warn of a new showdown over the government's debt ceiling.
24 July 2013
©REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Volvo trucks reports profit drop but sees sales pick up Swedish heavy truck and construction equipment maker Volvo reported that profits plunged in the second quarter.
24 July 2013

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