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Iran Offers Plan, Dismissed by U.S., on Nuclear Crisis

Iran Offers Plan, Dismissed by U.S., on Nuclear Crisis

WASHINGTON — With harsh economic sanctions contributing to the first major protests in Iran in three years, Iranian officials have begun to describe what they call a “nine-step plan” to defuse the nuclear crisis with the West by gradually suspending the production of the uranium that would be easiest for them to convert into a nuclear weapon. October 8 2012, 10:02 2 412 просмотрs

Pig Bites a Man

Pig Bites a Man

An Oregon farmer was eaten by his hogs on Wednesday. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran had gone to feed the animals in the morning, and his family found his dentures and scattered remains in the hog pen several hours later. Authorities are trying to determine whether the pigs deliberately killed the man. Do livestock intentionally kill their owners? October 7 2012, 13:55 2 419 просмотрs

Presidential elections will be held today in Venezuela: Chavez’s defeat may cause unrest

Presidential elections will be held today in Venezuela: Chavez’s defeat may cause unrest

The presidential elections being held today, October 7, 2012 in Venezuela: the leader of the country Hugo Chavez had a real contender - the leader of the united opposition Henrique Capriles. His victory may create unrest in the country and the elections are accompanied with unprecedented security measures: 139 thousand military personnel have been moved up for this purpose. October 7 2012, 11:57 1 424 просмотрs

Russia keeps Tajik base, risking Taliban face-off

Russia keeps Tajik base, risking Taliban face-off

Russia won a 30-year deal on a military base in Tajikistan, but the price includes risk of placing Russian servicemen under fire if violence flares up in volatile Central Asia. October 6 2012, 13:06 1 794 просмотрs

EU finds key to Gazprom contracts

EU finds key to Gazprom contracts

Eurocommission will be reading all inter-governmental gas agreements European Union keeps on the struggle for transparency of energy market. EU Council approved the resolution a year after voicing the scandalous demands to disclose oil and gas agreements made between certain countries. Not later than March, all EU members should submit all inter-governmental oil and gas agreements to European Commission (EC). Starting the new year, EC will be rightful to participate in all negotiations and assess legal compliance of new contracts. In general, this will little impact on market, but will create problems to certain suppliers. To Gazprom first of all, reports Kommersant. October 5 2012, 15:08 1 883 просмотрs

Kazakhstan FM met with Hillary Clinton

Kazakhstan FM met with Hillary Clinton

On October 3 in Washington Minister of Foreign Affairs E. Idrissov met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the press service of the MFA reports. In the talks, the sides discussed the priority areas of the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States. October 5 2012, 11:48 1 532 просмотрs

Forbes announced the most influential brands

Forbes announced the most influential brands

American Apple Corporation is the leader of rating of most influential brands in the world, according to Forbes. Given this, the company is just 11th in the consumer preferrence rating. October 4 2012, 11:26 1 702 просмотрs

“Innocence of Muslims” Producer Arrested

“Innocence of Muslims” Producer Arrested

On Sep 27, the producer of the film “Innocence of Muslims” Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was taken into custody by U.S. police and brought to court in Los Angeles, reports Reuters. September 28 2012, 11:57 1 926 просмотрs

Five suspected of contracting SARS-like virus

Five suspected of contracting SARS-like virus

Five persons showing symptoms of infection from a SARS-like virus have been admitted to Odense University Hospital (OUH), central Denmark, the hospital said in a press statement Tuesday, Xinhua reported. September 26 2012, 17:57 4 619 просмотрs

US Army announces greatest inventions of 2011

US Army announces greatest inventions of 2011

US Army officials selected the most significant military hardware inventions of 2011. September 25 2012, 10:31 2 428 просмотрs

USAID shuts down Russia operation

USAID shuts down Russia operation

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will close its offices in Russia following an order from the authorities there to cease operations. September 20 2012, 14:52 2 076 просмотрs

Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary

Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary

Thousands of anti-Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Japanese firms including car giant Toyota shut or scaled back production, AFP reports September 19 2012, 10:18 4 667 просмотрs

Afghan suicide bomber revenged for anti-Islamic film

Afghan suicide bomber revenged for anti-Islamic film

Protests against the notorious anti-Islamic film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ gather pace – a blast shook Kabul taking at least 12 lives. September 18 2012, 16:49 2 440 просмотрs

Iran admits to elite troops in Syria "advising"

Iran admits to elite troops in Syria "advising"

The top commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard says the elite unit has high-level advisers in Lebanon and Syria but remains undecided on whether to send military reinforcements to help save Bashar Assad's regime. September 17 2012, 10:15 2 060 просмотрs

A new way to collect the spilled oil discovered

A new way to collect the spilled oil discovered

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), “inspired by” the explosion on the platform Deepwater Horizon and then a giant oil spill created an original method for collecting oil: the Clean sprayed magnetized iron nanoparticles, then the resulting suspension is going permanent magnets that do not require power. September 14 2012, 11:37 2 225 просмотрs

US diplomat killed as film fury mounts in Egypt, Libya

US diplomat killed as film fury mounts in Egypt, Libya

Protesters in Egypt and Libya attacked US diplomatic missions on Tuesday in a spasm of violence that led to the death of a US State Department officer at the consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi after fierce clashes at the compound. September 13 2012, 16:16 3 042 просмотрs

China earthquake death toll rises in Yunnan and Guizhou

China earthquake death toll rises in Yunnan and Guizhou

Rescuers in southwestern China tried on Saturday to reach remote communities rocked by earthquakes that killed at least 80 people and damaged thousands of buildings, state media reported. September 11 2012, 11:59 3 468 просмотрs

Be nice to fellow Europeans or quit euro, Soros tells Germany

Be nice to fellow Europeans or quit euro, Soros tells Germany

German stance risks collapse of the currency union and ultimately the political union as well, says financier September 10 2012, 16:09 3 706 просмотрs

Kazakhstan brand estimated at $87 billion

British consulting company Brand Finance has made a rating of Top 100 national brands of 2012, Kapital.kz writes. September 6 2012, 17:18 3 905 просмотрs

Exxon, Shell Said Seeking Control of $46 Billion Kashagan

Exxon, Shell Said Seeking Control of $46 Billion Kashagan

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) are seeking bigger stakes and operating control in the Kashagan oil field before starting to expand the $46 billion project, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. September 3 2012, 17:16 6 360 просмотрs

Armenia severs ties with Hungary over axe killer's extradition

Armenia severs ties with Hungary over axe killer's extradition

AN AZERI soldier who killed an Armenian army officer with an axe in Budapest has received a pardon after being allowed to return home, prompting a furious Armenia to sever ties with Hungary. September 3 2012, 12:41 4 099 просмотрs

New tank burns at Venezuela refinery; death toll revised down

New tank burns at Venezuela refinery; death toll revised down

A third oil tank has burst into flames at Venezuela's Amuay oil refinery while another has been extinguished, officials said. August 29 2012, 16:03 2 987 просмотрs

Lennon’s killer denied parole for 7th time

Lennon’s killer denied parole for 7th time

John Lennon‘s killer was denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board, New York corrections officials said. August 27 2012, 19:13 3 210 просмотрs

Anders Behring Breivik is found sane and criminally responsible for 2011 killings in Norway

Anders Behring Breivik is found sane and criminally responsible for 2011 killings in Norway

A Norwegian court has ruled that gunman Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he killed 77 people last summer. August 24 2012, 18:24 2 952 просмотрs

Kazakh is the 39th language of Disney Pixar

Kazakh is the 39th language of Disney Pixar

Kazakh has become the 39th official language of Disney Pixar, press-secretary of Bolashak association Lyailya Saruar told Tengrinews.kz. August 23 2012, 20:02 3 572 просмотрs