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Four dead, many missing in central Europe floods
Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.
03 June 2013
Boeing starts building longer 787 model
Boeing announced Sunday it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its 787 Dreamliner, looking to leave the jet's problems behind.
03 June 2013
Tennis: Kazakhstan athlete wins ITF Tennis Tournament in Egypt
Kazakhstan tennis professional Kamila Kerimbayeva won the ITF Tennis Championship in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.
03 June 2013
3,000 glowing balloons released in Almaty
Over 3,000 glowing balloons were released simultaneously at the Republic square in Almaty to celebrate the Day for Protection of Children.
03 June 2013
Twins parade in Pavlodar
International Day for Protection of Children was celebrated by a twins parade in Kazakhstan's Pavlodar.
03 June 2013
Iran nuclear impasse to dominate IAEA meeting
Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the IAEA will dominate a gathering of the UN body's board starting Monday.
03 June 2013
Olympic outfits selected in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan contest of designs of official and sport outfits for Kazakhstan Olympic team for the Sochi Olympics has been completed.
03 June 2013
Solar plane to get inflatable hangar after Midwest storms
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered entirely by solar energy was to leave Texas for Missouri Monday.
03 June 2013
Simple vinegar test cuts cervical cancer deaths
A simple vinegar test cut cervical cancer rates among Indian women by nearly a third and could prevent 73,000 deaths worldwide each year.
03 June 2013
Spain seizes 17 tonnes of hashish on boat
Spanish customs agents have intercepted a fishing boat carrying just over 17 tonnes of hashish in the Mediterranean and detained the ship's 14 crew members, all of them Egyptian nationals.
03 June 2013
Skirt-clad Romanian women promote 'stylish' cycling
More than 1,500 Romanian women in colourful skirts and high heels cycled through the country's main cities to promote urban biking as a "stylish and fun" way of transport.
03 June 2013
Miss Karaganda-2011 representing Kazakhstan at Miss-Eurasia
20-y.o. Anna Popova from Temirtau is representing Kazakhstan at the Miss Eurasia 2013 in Antalya, Turkey.
03 June 2013
Karaganda Alabai from Kazakhstan wins World Champion title
Alabai dog from Kazakhstan's Karaganda city has become the World Champion in his breed at the World Dog Show 2013.
03 June 2013
World newspapers mull paywalls for survival
Global newspaper chiefs have some rare good news to share after years of slumping print sales and advertising revenues -- readers appear increasingly willing to pay for online news.
03 June 2013
Kazakhstan archaeologists discover Saka princess tomb
A burial site of a high-ranking young woman was discovered during reconstruction of Taskesken-Bakty road in Urdzhar region of East-Kazakhstan oblast.
03 June 2013
1,000 dombra players set Guinness record in Atyrau
The simultaneous performance of 1,000 dombra players in Kazakhstan made it to the Guinness Book of Record.
03 June 2013
Pavlodar refinery lowers oil processing target for 2013
Pavlodar oil chemical plant has lowered its oil processing target plan for 2013 from 5.2 million tons to 4.8 million tons.
03 June 2013
Designs for Kazakhstan's Olympians presented in Astana
Designs of new outfits for Kazakhstan's participants of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games were presented in Astana.
03 June 2013
Kazakhstan ready to double trade and economic turnover with Latvia
Kazakhstan's trade turnover with Latvia is the highest among the Baltic states, around $350 million: Kazakhstan PM Serik Akhmetov.
03 June 2013
Rows over Syria, energy cloud Russia-EU talks
The European Union and Russia kick off a two-day summit on Monday overshadowed by rows over Brussels' decision to lift its arms embargo on the Syrian rebels and resolve to loosen Moscow's grip on EU natural gas supplies.
03 June 2013