Communications fully restored in KaratauCommunications have been restored in the cities of Zhambyl oblast hit by the storm wind: Kazakhstan Transport and Communications Ministry.
Obama team launches inaugural mobile app Organizers unveiled the first-ever smartphone app for a US presidential inauguration on Monday, allowing users to track Barack Obama's swearing in, sign up for events and check maps for the closest toilets.
China pollution anger spills into state media Anger mounted in China Monday over pollution which reached hazardous levels in recent days, with state media questioning the nation's breakneck development and government transparency over air quality.
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VW hits global sales record, still trails Toyota Volkswagen posted record-breaking global sales in 2012, up 11 percent at 9.07 million, but the ambitious German automaker continues to trail Japanese rival Toyota.
Assad's removal from power 'impossible': RussiaRussia said Sunday that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power was not part of past international agreements on the crisis and was impossible to implement.