“Kazakhstan nervous of tougher Russia/Ukraine oil sanctions”,"Kazakh KazMunaiGas EP intends to withdraw from project in North Sea", "Yanukovych financing protests in southeastern Ukraine", "Pele's hair turned into diamonds for fans"

sbs.com. "Pele's hair turned into diamonds for fans" - Diamonds made using a high-pressure process during which strands of Pele's hair are charred are being sold for $US7,500 a piece.

bnews.kz. “EU launches flagship space project Saturn moon hid” - A Soyuz rocket has launched from French Guiana with the first satellite in the European Union's new multi-billion-euro Earth-observation programme. The Sentinel-1a spacecraft has been put in orbit on a mission to map the planet's surface using radar. It will be followed by a fleet of other satellites - also called Sentinels - over the next five years.

baltimoresun.com. “Kazakhstan nervous of tougher Russia/Ukraine oil sanctions” -Kazakhstan, which has backed close ally Russia's actions in Ukraine, is seeking alternative routes for its oil exports which may fall if the West decides to toughen sanctions against Russia, a major transit route of Kazakh crude to world markets.

kyivpost.com. “In cold blood: Defense Ministry says Ukrainian soldier murdered by Russians in Crimea was unarmed, fleeing” - Russian military soldiers shot dead an unarmed Ukrainian officer on April 6 in the dormitory for officers in the Crimean village of Novofedorivka, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

"Yanukovych financing protests in southeastern Ukraine" - Pro-Russian activists' massive protests in southern and eastern Ukraine are being financed by Viktor Yanukovych now residing in Russia, Serhiy Pashynsky, Ukraine's interim presidential chief of staff, has said.

mirror.co.uk. “Updates in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370“ - Keep up to date with the search which now covers huge parts of the Indian Ocean.

trend.az. "Kazakh KazMunaiGas EP intends to withdraw from project in North Sea" - Kazakhstan's KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production JSC (KMG EP) which is a part of KazMunaiGas group of companies, intends to withdraw from the White Bear project, Abat Nurseitov, head of KMG EP, said on April 2 at a press conference in Astana.

baltimoresun.com. “Kazakhstan nervous of tougher Russia/Ukraine oil sanctions”- Kazakhstan, which has backed close ally Russia's actions in Ukraine, is seeking alternative routes for its oil exports which may fall if the West decides to toughen sanctions against Russia, a major transit route of Kazakh crude to world markets.