Pavlodar to spend 800 million tenge on green region
Pavlodar authorities are planning to make one of the densely populated regions of the city green and energy-efficient in the nearest two years.
Major construction at N. Korea's rocket test site: website
Fresh satellite imagery shows North Korea has embarked on a major new construction programme at the facility where it launched a long-range rocket in December.
Ford recalls 370,000 vehicles due to steering risk
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it was recalling about 370,000 vehicles in North America due to possible corrosion of the steering shaft that could cause a loss of steering.
Massive canyon lies beneath Greenland ice sheet
A huge canyon twice the size of the longest river in Britain and as deep as the Grand Canyon lies beneath the ice sheet in Greenland.
Apple launches iPhone trade-in program in US
Apple on Friday began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
Microsoft joins Google in US spying suit
Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
Retail titan Amazon expands sales to Android apps
Online retail titan Amazon on Tuesday began letting developers sell wares in games or other applications tailored for Android-powered gadgets.
Fish leaders are born, not made: study
Leadership is an innate quality, said a fish study Wednesday that predicted trouble in animal social groups, also human ones, when natural roles are reversed.
Japan scientists launch freeze-dry animal sperm bank
Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology they hope could one day help humans recreate animal populations on other planets.