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US slaps sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
The United States imposed new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for a cyber attack on Hollywood studio Sony Pictures.
03 January 2015
Actress Zoe Saldana has twin boys
US actress Zoe Saldana announced Friday she had given birth to twin boys, Cy and Bowie, with her Italian artist husband Marco Perego.
03 January 2015
No visa free entrance to USA and EU for Kazakhstanis in nearest future: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrissov declared that Kazakhstan would not obtain visa free regime from the USA and the European Union in the nearest future.
02 January 2015
Five Guantanamo prisoners released to Kazakhstan
Five Guantanamo detainees have been released to Kazakhstan.
01 January 2015
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' stars team up in Ebola video
Jennifer Lawrence says she'd be fine if she got Ebola, in a video that encourages Americans to focus more on West Africans far more likely to die from the dreaded virus.
31 December 2014
US blacklists more Russians tied to whistleblower death
The US rolled out new sanctions against Russian officials Monday under its "Magnitsky" law, named after a Russian whistleblower who died in a Moscow prison in 2009.
30 December 2014
'The Wolf of Wall Street' tops 2014 illegal downloads
Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" and Disney's animated fantasy hit "Frozen" were the two most pirated films of 2014.
30 December 2014
New York mayor greeted by heckles at police ceremony
Simmering tensions between the city of New York's police force and its top official boiled over again into public view.
30 December 2014
Hillary Clinton trumps Jeb Bush in 2016 matchup: poll
Presumed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton would comfortably defeat Jeb Bush for president if the two members of their famous US political clans went head to head in 2016.
30 December 2014
New boxers, new Olympic managers for Astana Arlans in 5th Season of WSB
The Kazakhstani boxing club Astana Arlans has presented the team members of the new season at the AIBA World Boxing Academy in Almaty.
29 December 2014
Obama salutes end of NATO combat mission in Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama saluted the "milestone" end of NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan, but warned the country remains "a dangerous place."
29 December 2014
Ex-president Bush expected to leave hospital soon
Former US president George H.W. Bush will stay at a Texas hospital through the weekend after experiencing breathing problems.
28 December 2014
Sea of blue mourns slain New York cop
Tens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.
28 December 2014
Obama praises US troops as Afghanistan mission winds down
President Barack Obama in a Christmas Day speech to US troops stationed in Hawaii hailed their "extraordinary dedication and sacrifices."
26 December 2014
'The Interview' draws crowds of US free speech advocates
A fictional plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un drew throngs of moviegoers, as it became an unlikely symbol of free speech thanks to hacker threats.
26 December 2014
PlayStation, Xbox service in US goes down on Christmas
Online hackers have taken credit for an online service outage of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox game consoles.
26 December 2014
Ex-president Bush spends another night in Texas hospital: spokesman
Former president George H. W. Bush greeted Christmas Day in a Texas hospital, where he remained for a second night after experiencing breathing problems.
25 December 2014
Obama, Malaysian PM hit the links in Hawaii
Barack Obama, on vacation in Hawaii, tends to golf with buddies and aides, but mixed things up, hitting the links with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
25 December 2014
Google and Microsoft stand with Sony against hackers
Google and Microsoft joined forces with Sony, using their online might to release "The Interview" film to online audiences despite threats from hackers.
25 December 2014
US court dismisses immigration lawsuit against Obama
A US federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial actions he took last month shielding millions of undocumented migrants from deportation.
24 December 2014