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Bangladesh building disaster death toll passes 500 The death toll from last week's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 500 Friday as the country's prime minister said Western retailers had to share some of the blame for the tragedy.
04 May 2013
Photo courtesy of letsjam.wordpress.com Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.
04 May 2013
Boston bombers planned July 4 strike: reports Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother had originally planned to commit suicide attacks during Fourth of July celebration.
04 May 2013
US reels after 5-year-old kills sister with 'my first rifle' The accidental shooting death of a two-year-old at the hands of her five-year-old brother has revived the perennial gun debate in the United States, where weapons are made just for kids.
03 May 2013
Young filmmaker Bakhyt Aupbayev. Personal archive photo Kazakhstan to get its own Hollywood Kazakhwood, a Kazakhstan version of Hollywood, called to create the country’s brand will start operating in Kazakhstan in the nearest time.
03 May 2013
Photo courtesy of express-k.kz Man lifts and carries camel in Taldykorgan Olzhas Kairatuly from Taldykorgan in southern Kazakhstan won a contest called “Tuye Paluan” held in Taldykorgan on May 1.
03 May 2013
Photo by Tengrinews.kz Almaty office workers switch to bicycles An unusual flashmob was held in Almaty: dozens of office workers went cycling in business suits in the city center.
03 May 2013
Photo courtesy of munaigaz.kz Almaty power plant tests new plasma unit Tests of a new plasma-fuel system started at Almaty Thermal Power Plant No.2.
03 May 2013
Woman fugitive makes US 'most wanted terrorist' list A woman who killed a police officer 40 years ago and later fled to Cuba has been placed on the FBI's list of "most wanted terrorists".
03 May 2013
The Arab League summit. ©REUTERS Israelis doubt revived Arab plan will bring peace Most Israelis are sceptical that the Arab League's modification of its plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bear fruit.
03 May 2013
©REUTERS US studies find genetic links in aggressive cancers Some of the most devastating forms of cancer have genetic similarities even though they strike different body parts.
03 May 2013
Bollywood marks India's century of cinema India's movie industry toasted its 100th birthday on Friday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous modern-day Bollywood.
03 May 2013
Afghan father guns down daughter over 'affair' In front of 300 villagers, Halima's father shot her in the head, stomach and waist -- a public execution overseen by local religious leaders in Afghanistan to punish her for an alleged affair.
03 May 2013
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off above Kyrgyzstan's passenger plane in Manas airport near Bishkek. ©REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov Plane from US airbase crashes in Kyrgyzstan: ministry A refuelling plane from the US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan crashed after taking off.
03 May 2013
Obama to talk trade, drugs at Central America summit US President Barack Obama heads to Costa Rica on Friday for a summit with Central American leaders on trade, immigration and the drug war after renewing security ties with Mexico.
03 May 2013
Dominique Strauss-Kahn. ©REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Dominique Strauss-Kahn to attend Astana Economic Forum Former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn will attend the 6th Astana Economic Forum in Kazakhstan.
03 May 2013
KazMunaiGas headquarters in Astana. Photo by Danial Okassov© KazMunaiGas closes $3 billion deals KazMunaiGas National Company has successfully closed the deals on placement of 10-year and 30-year Eurobonds raising $3 billion.
03 May 2013
As war games end, N. Korea cools fiery rhetoric After weeks of soaring tensions over US-South Korean war games that ended this week, North Korea has toned down its warlike rhetoric in what observers say is a sign that it may now be ready to talk.
03 May 2013
US study sees China 'coercive power' on Japan China will likely use its growing power to try to force its way with Japan but it is doubtful that Beijing will enter a Cold War-style confrontation with the United States.
03 May 2013
Patokh Chodiev. Photo by Tengrinews.kz Tycoons comment rumors about leaving Kazakhstan Billionaires Patokh Chodiev, Alijan Ibragimov and Aleksander Mashkevich commented rumors about their intention to sale their business and leave of Kazakhstan.
03 May 2013

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