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German prosecutors investigate into Aliyev's purchase of mining company
German authorities are investigating Rakhat Aliyev over his purchase of Metallwerke Bender Rheinland GmbH mining company.
12 February 2013
Dangerous sodium benzoate discovered in Kazakhstan-made milk
The E211 additive is an allergenic agent and is able to behave as a carcinogen damaging DNA structure when consumed in big quantities.
12 February 2013
Britain calls for 'robust response' to N. Korea test
Britain on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's announcement that it has staged its most powerful nuclear test yet and called for a "robust response" from the UN Security Council.
12 February 2013
EUROKZ-2013 European Football Championship to be held in Warsaw
Kazakhstan students from Polish, Austrian, Czech and German universities will take part in the tournament.
12 February 2013
Nazarbayev appoints new ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed new ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan.
12 February 2013
Kazakhstan President makes new appointments
Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed several officials to new positions.
12 February 2013
Italy defence firm chief arrested for India bribes: reports
Italian police on Tuesday arrested the chief executive of aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica for corruption and embezzlement in relation to alleged bribes given to the Indian government.
12 February 2013
Kazakhstan's Lessons of Harmony to be screened at Berlinale
Kazakhstan's Lessons of Harmony movie tells the story of a 13-y.o. boy bullied by his classmates into a personality disorder.
12 February 2013
New Zealand lawmaker calls for Muslim flight ban
A New Zealand politician has labelled young Muslim men a terrorist threat who should be banned from Western airlines, sparking condemnation from Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday.
12 February 2013
Full text of N. Korea statement announcing nuclear test
Here is the full text of the English-language statement by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
12 February 2013
Coca-Cola habit a factor in New Zealander's death: coroner
A New Zealand woman's 10-litre (2.2 gallon) a day Coca-Cola habit was a major factor in her death, a coroner found Tuesday, urging the soft drink giant to put health warnings on its caffeinated products.
12 February 2013
US launches Earth observation satellite
The United States launched its latest Earth observation satellite Monday, enhancing an array of orbiting eyes that help with everything from climate change study to urban planning.
12 February 2013
Outgoing pope prepares for monk's life in Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI, who has announced he will resign on February 28, will retire to a monastery tucked away inside the historic walls of the Holy See: so once the new pope is elected.
12 February 2013
Bus with 11 foreigners meets with accident in Almaty
A bus with foreign citizens met with an accident on the way to the airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
12 February 2013
American and US Airways near mega-merger
American Airlines and US Airways are close to striking a merger deal that would create the largest airline in the United States in the latest bout of consolidation in the US aviation industry.
12 February 2013
Iran expecting new nuclear offer in Kazakhstan: negotiator
Iran is expecting a new offer from world powers in talks later this month in Kazakhstan over its controversial nuclear programme.
12 February 2013
American Express card users can shop at Twitter
American Express on Monday began letting users of its payment cards make purchases with messages fired off at Twitter as the popular social network dabbles with making money from e-commerce.
12 February 2013
KazakhTeleCom's profits made 175 billion tenge in 2012
The company's last year's financial soundness indicators are within the standard range and have a positive dynamics compared to 2011.
12 February 2013
France bombs Islamist hideout as Mali insurgency deepens
France has bombed an Islamist rebel hideout in northern Mali's largest city, intensifying a security lock-down against guerrilla attacks as the French-led campaign entered its second month.
12 February 2013
US with new line of inquiry in Boeing probe
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it is examining whether the Boeing 787's lithium-ion battery problems were due to formation of microscopic structures called dendrites.
12 February 2013