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Zeta-Jones back in treatment for bipolar disorder
Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones on Monday headed back into treatment for bipolar disorder.
30 April 2013
New Italy PM to unveil programme for change
Italy's new Prime Minister Enrico Letta was set to unveil his coalition government's programme on Monday, under the watchful gaze of international markets and European partners.
30 April 2013
More arrested after China violence: state media
China arrested more "terrorists" in the ethnically-divided region of Xinjiang where violence last week killed 21, while a rights group dismissed terrorism claims.
30 April 2013
Russia tags Kazakhstan's statement about low-quality MIG-31 overhaul pressure on investigation
It is too early and incorrect to make any conclusions on the causes of the aircraft crash in Kazakhstan: Russia's AviaRemont.
29 April 2013
'Burning bike' driver apprehended in Almaty
Almaty road police apprehended a 26-y.o. biker from Almaty whose burning Yamaha smashed into Toyota Avensis and put it on fire.
29 April 2013
Fear and anger follow Sudanese rebel strike
Fear and anger on Sunday followed a Sudanese rebel strike on a major town residents said had been left unguarded and was hit during coordinated attacks in the insurgents' most audacious act in years.
29 April 2013
Cranes clear Bangladesh disaster site as hopes fade
Cranes began clearing the wreckage of a ruined garment factory complex in Bangladesh on Monday after the "last survivor" of the country's deadliest industrial disaster was killed by a fire.
29 April 2013
600 hectares covered with oil wastes in Mangistau oblast
2.2 million tons of oil wastes are spread over 600 hectares of land of Mangistau oblast in western Kazakhstan.
29 April 2013
French ministers warn against picking fight with Germany
Senior French ministers warned Monday against picking a fight with Germany after the ruling Socialists accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of being "selfish" in her drive for eurozone austerity.
29 April 2013
British minister urges rich to give back state handouts
The British government minister pushing through strongly criticised reforms of the welfare state urged rich pensioners on Sunday to give back any handouts they don't need.
29 April 2013
Italy cabinet swearing-in marred by shooting
Italy's new coalition government was sworn in on Sunday, but a ceremony symbolising a fresh start for the recession-wracked country was overshadowed by a shooting outside government headquarters.
29 April 2013
China’s companies haven’t turned to Kazakhstan with offers to buy into Abay and Nursultan oil blocks
KazTAG earlier reported, Chinese state and private companies are nearing the finish line in procurement of stakes in Kashagan project, Nursultan and Abai blocks, according to an informed source in Beijing.
29 April 2013
Greece adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs
The Greek parliament voted late Sunday to adopt a law that provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country's international creditors.
29 April 2013
Republican lawmakers step up calls for US action on Syria
Republican lawmakers stepped up calls for US action against Syria Sunday in the face of growing evidence that it used chemical weapons against its population in a bitter civil war.
29 April 2013
Still 'persons of interest' in Boston probe: lawmakers
Investigators are pursuing other "persons of interest" who may be linked to the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.
29 April 2013
Minister Abdenov asks to set egg-thrower free
Serik Abdenov has submitted an application to the court of Almaty stating that he had no claims against Andrey Tsukanov who threw eggs at him during the press-conference in Almaty.
29 April 2013
Gene clues point to Cambodia for resistant malaria
Gene analysis of malaria parasites has pinpointed western Cambodia as the hotspot of strains that are dangerously resistant to artesiminin, the frontline drug against the disease.
29 April 2013
'Pain and Gain' grabs top spot at US box office
Action comedy "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson grabbed the top spot at the US box office in its debut this weekend, snagging $20 million.
29 April 2013
Gas prices to rise after Beineu-Bozoi pipeline launch
I would like to warn that there will be no low prices; gas doesn't come for free: Kazakhstan Minister.
29 April 2013
No 3rd stage at Karachaganak giant oil and gas field
The measure enables to extract another 100 million tons of crude for the whole period of the project (…) it is quite a sizeable figure: KazMunaiGas National Oil Company’s Chairman of the Board Lyazzat Kiinov.
29 April 2013
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