Fire in Almaty shopping mallFire has broken out in Passage shopping mall located at the crossing of Kunayev and Zhibek Zholy streets of Almaty city on August 10.
14 August 2015
Kerry complains to Moscow about Iran general's visitUS Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.
China's long march to currency reform takes a step forwardChina's currency devaluation is a step in the long march to a more open regime for the yuan, analysts say, but authorities will need to further loosen their controls to promote long-term growth.
Pakistan's answer to 'The Onion' tackles tough topics with satireFrom a mullah who wants a military operation against women wearing jeans to "uncircumcised" Islamic State fighters, a satirical Pakistani website is using humour to shine a light on current affairs in the turbulent nation.
14 August 2015
Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relationsUS Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.
14 August 2015
IS truck bomb kills at least 54 in Baghdad marketA truck bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 54 people in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad, the deadliest single attack in Iraq's capital in months.
White House reveals Obama's summer reading listAs US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.
Huge China explosions leave scores dead, hundreds injuredEnormous explosions in a major Chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.