ICAO to audit Kazakhstan airlines by autumnWe plan to bring ICAO auditors in the end of summer or beginning of autumn to remove Kazakhstan airlines from the blacklist: Vice-Minister.
24 May 2013
Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia A explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been tinged by anti-Semitism.
24 May 2013
Cars, people in water as US bridge collapses A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below.
24 May 2013
US report urges action on 'unprecedented' IP theft A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a tougher approach to China.
Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016 Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, ending an era that began in 1925 with the firm's first local car.
24 May 2013
Lagarde: global star threatened by French court case Christine Lagarde smashed the glass ceiling at one of the world's preeminent institutions when she was named two years ago to lead the International Monetary Fund, capping a shooting-star career.
People's IPO in Kazakhstan might foldImplementation of the People’s IPO in Kazakhstan will be suspended until the end of the year and will possibly even fold altogether.
Syria opposition to mull peace talks Syria's main opposition group gathers Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime, as rebels on the ground suffer a massive army onslaught.
23 May 2013
Hundreds protest against burial of Argentine dictator Sometimes you can't go home: hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday to protest against the possible burial of the late former dictator Jorge Videla in his home town.
23 May 2013
Iran expanding nuclear activities: IAEA Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb.