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EU gives oil boost to Syria rebels
Syrian rebels fighting President President Bashar al-Assad's troops won a fresh boost Monday when the European Union eased its oil embargo to let them exploit the resources they control.
23 April 2013
ABBA The Museum to open in Stockholm
Fans of the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can hardly wait: in just a few weeks, Stockholm will open the doors to the world's first museum dedicated to the iconic foursome.
23 April 2013
Sour French farmers miss out on baby milk boom
Got milk? Too much, say French dairy farmers caught in a pricing squabble with supermarkets while missing out on the Chinese thirst for imported powdered milk.
23 April 2013
Boston bomb suspect blames brother: report
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators his brother was the leader in last week's deadly attacks, and that no international terrorist groups were behind them.
23 April 2013
Late 20th century was warmest in 1,400 years
Earth was cooling until the end of the 19th century and a hundred years later, the planet's surface was on average warmer than at any time in the previous 1,400 years.
23 April 2013
IAEA top official in Iran talks stands down
IAEA deputy director Rafael Grossi, one of the top officials in negotiations over Iran's nuclear drive, has announced his resignation.
22 April 2013
Kazakhstan may run out of uranium in 60 years
Kazakhstan has uranium reserves for 60-70 years at maximum production level and 80-90 years at current production without replenishment.
22 April 2013
Kazakhstan to complete modernization of two refineries in 2016
Modernization of Shymkent and Pavlodar oil refineries will be completed by 2016.
22 April 2013
Kazakhstan might build fourth oil refinery
We believe that we have to start building the fourth refinery in 2016: Kazakhstan Oil Minister.
22 April 2013
Tennis: Golubev wins Doubles at Italian tournament
Kazakhstan's Golubev paired with Italy's Donati won the Italian doubles tournament in Padova loosing only a single set.
22 April 2013
Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike: US official
More than half of the 166 detainees held at the US-run Guantanamo military prison have joined a rapidly growing hunger strike to protest their indefinite detention.
22 April 2013
Kenes Rakishev and Ehud Olmert present global venture fund in Tel Aviv
Kazakhstan businessman Kenes Rakishev and former Prime-Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert presented a global venture capital fund in Tel Aviv.
22 April 2013
'Oblivion' obliterates box office rivals
"Oblivion," a post-apocalyptic action flick starring Tom Cruise, obliterated the competition in its debut this weekend, taking in about $38.2 million.
22 April 2013
Car falls in two in accident in Almaty
Mitsubishi Lancer fell to pieces smashing into a concrete support pole of the underground crossing in Almaty.
22 April 2013
Kazakhstan microsurgeons tap into face transplantation surgeries
Kazakhstan microsurgeons will soon be able to perform face transplantation surgeries: Italian surgeon Salvatore D’Arpe.
22 April 2013
Burning bike smashes into car in Almaty
A burning motorcycle smashed into a parked car in Almaty. Both vehicles burned to the frame.
22 April 2013
Syria opposition chief quits over world 'inaction'
Syrian opposition chief Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib is determined to step down in the face of what he sees as world "inaction" as government forces recapture territory from the rebels.
22 April 2013
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan national youth team wins five games in a row in World Championship
Kazakhstan’s team won against Japan on April 20 and qualified for the Division I Group A.
22 April 2013
British panda given helping hand in quest for cub
Experts at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland have artificially inseminated Britain's only female giant panda Tian Tian after she failed to mate with her male partner, Yang Guang.
22 April 2013
EU set to help Syria's rebels by easing oil embargo
The European Union is set Monday to ease its oil embargo against Syria in favour of rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime in its latest signal of support to the opposition.
22 April 2013