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India police question crew of US ship over arms: reports Indian police on Friday questioned 33 people aboard a ship operated by a US anti-piracy firm for carrying guns and ammunition in Indian waters without proper permits.
19 October 2013
Snowden says he took no secret documents to Russia US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says he did not bring any secret documents with him to Russia when he fled there, ensuring Moscow had no access to the files.
19 October 2013
©Reuters/Chris Helgren Google stock surges on profit, revenue gains Google shares surged to a record high, close to $1,000, after quarterly earnings figures showed the Internet giant's profits are climbing despite a trend toward cheaper advertising on smartphones and tablets.
19 October 2013
Jeremy Rifkin. Photo courtesy of liveinternet.ru Famous American economist Jeremy Rifkin to hold master-class in Astana Jeremy Rifkin, a famous American economist, will hold a master-class in Astana next week.
18 October 2013
Checkpoint at the entrance of the House of Army in Almaty. ©Alisher Akhmetov Disputed US checkpoint in Almaty removed Local authorities of Almaty have removed the disputed checkpoint installed by the United States Embassy near the House of Army.
18 October 2013
Japan gives muted welcome to US debt fix Japan's finance minister on Friday gave a muted welcome to the US debt deal, but hinted at the need for a more permanent solution to the warring in Washington.
18 October 2013
A new $100 bill. ©theatlantic.com Tenge bills more beautiful than new $100 banknotes The new American $100 bill not as beautiful as Kazakhstan's tenge notes. Kazakhstan currency is "like the Meryl Streep of international bank notes": The Atlantic.
18 October 2013
'Gravity' director Cuaron says Oscar talk premature Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron said Wednesday he was surprised by the success of his space thriller "Gravity" and insisted that it was too soon to think about the Oscars.
18 October 2013
©Reuters/Ralph Orlowski GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014 General Motors said Wednesday it will launch a car next year with the ability to operate on both gasoline and compressed natural gas, taking advantage of abundant US gas supplies.
18 October 2013
©REUTERS/Yuya Shino Apple polishes fashion credentials with new hires Fashion and technology may not be so different after all, if one looks at the hiring strategy from iPhone maker Apple.
17 October 2013
Photo courtesy of beforeitsnews.com New York restaurant serves up silent treatment At the table, silence is golden, especially in noisy New York. That's the gamble a young restaurant owner is taking with patrons, who are prohibited from talking during four-course meals.
17 October 2013
©Reuters/Thomas Hodel Facebook relaxes rules for teen sharing Facebook began letting teenagers publicly share posts Wednesday as the social network moved to bolster appeal to youth and advertisers.
17 October 2013
Congress pulls US back from brink, averts default The United States was spared the ignominy of a disastrous debt default Wednesday when Congress passed a bill extending the nation's borrowing authority and ending a two-week government shutdown.
17 October 2013
Twitter to list on NYSE Twitter shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange, documents showed Tuesday, shunning the tech-heavy Nasdaq which saw major problems in Facebook's market debut in 2012.
16 October 2013
©Reuters Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.
16 October 2013
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Yahoo holds onto more of Alibaba as profit slips Yahoo on Tuesday took attention off a lackluster quarterly report with word that it plans to hold onto a larger chunk than originally planned of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba.
16 October 2013
Political chaos pushes US up against debt deadline A day of political disarray Tuesday pushed America to within hours of a debt default deadline, but two veteran senators chased a last-gasp deal to stave off a sudden shock to the global economy.
16 October 2013
Oscar Hijuelos. Photo courtesy of blogspot.com US prize-winning 'Mambo Kings' author dead at 62 - report Oscar Hijuelos, the Cuban-American author best known for his Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," died in New York age 62.
15 October 2013
Sigrid Kaag. Photo courtesy of tagblatt.ch UN names envoy for Syria chemical weapons The head of the United Nations on Sunday named Sigrid Kaag to lead the UN's joint mission with the chemical weapons watchdog tasked with eliminating Syria's arsenal.
14 October 2013
US lawmakers split despite October 17 debt deadline The United States is still facing a potentially devastating sovereign debt default, after senators failed to agree on terms to reopen the federal government and raise the country's borrowing limit.
14 October 2013

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