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Booting Russia from Baikonur would be unwise: ecologist
Head of Kazakhstan's Tabigat ecological union Mels Yeleussizov is against closing of Baikonur cosmodrome.
12 July 2013
N. Korean missiles ready for military parade: report
North Korea has mobilised a variety of missiles in preparation for a massive military parade later this month to mark the 60th anniversary since the end of the Korean War.
12 July 2013
Google ditches location-sharing feature in map apps
Google released an upgraded version of its popular maps app for Android-powered smartphones and tablets that ditches a Latitude feature that let people share locations with family or friends.
12 July 2013
More evidence of prostate cancer, omega-3 link
US scientists said they have confirmed a surprising 2011 study that found a higher risk of prostate cancer among men who consume omega-3 fatty acids.
12 July 2013
3 athletes charged with raping official in Malaysia
Three young Malaysian handball players have been charged with raping an official at a national tournament.
12 July 2013
U.S. journalist to teach Kazakhstan media use Twitter and Facebok
Journalism and social media expert Sonia Smith is visiting Astana on July 12-13.
12 July 2013
Brazil to exhume ex-president Goulart
The remains of Brazilian ex-president Joao Goulart will be exhumed to determine whether he was poisoned in the 1970s by rightwing rulers clamping on dissent.
12 July 2013
Results of Russian and Kazakhstan tests for heptyl contamination at Baikonur differ
Experts of both countries are evaluating the consequences of the crash of Russian Proton-M rocket in Kazakhstan.
11 July 2013
Water and soil are clean around Baikonur: expert
Sanitary-epidemiological situation in Kyzylorda oblast in southern Kazakhstan is stable.
11 July 2013
Petrol tank truck that burnt in Almaty should have been discarded
Director of Helios Konstantin Sviridov told about the criteria for disposal of petrol tank trucks in the company.
11 July 2013
Nearly six million die from smoking every year: WHO
Despite public health campaigns, smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of death worldwide, killing almost six million people a year, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.
11 July 2013
Russia to issue verdict in trial of late Magnitsky
A Russian court is expected to convict a dead man on Thursday, completing the posthumous trial of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
11 July 2013
France's accordion king Andre Verchuren dies aged 92
France's king of the accordion, Andre Verchuren, who entertained generations in the dance halls and on record, died Wednesday aged 92.
11 July 2013
Venezuelans told to 'unfriend' Facebook over US spying
A government minister in Venezuela, which has offered fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden asylum, is urging her countrymen to cancel their Facebook accounts lest they be targeted by US snooping.
11 July 2013
What's in a name? More than you think, experts say
A name can influence everything from your school grades and career choice to who you marry and where you live.
11 July 2013
Latin America demands answers from US on spying
From its neighbor Mexico down to Argentina, Latin American nations are demanding answers from the United States after a report of vast US spying on close allies and leftist critics alike.
11 July 2013
US studying Russia report of Syria rebel gas use
The United States was Wednesday studying a Russian report that Syrian rebels used sarin gas in an attack on Aleppo.
11 July 2013
Hong Kong fortune teller appeals Nina Wang will conviction
A former Hong Kong fortune teller has filed an appeal against his 12-year jail term for forging the will of late billionaire Nina Wang in a bid to steal her fortune.
11 July 2013
World Bank invests in online education
Online education service Coursera announced a fresh round of funding from the investment arm of the World Bank and other backers.
11 July 2013
Egypt PM says won't rule out Brotherhood role in new govt
Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Thursday he does not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in a new cabinet.
11 July 2013