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Experts fear U.S. plan to strike Syria overlooks risks

Experts fear U.S. plan to strike Syria overlooks risks

President Obama says he is seeking Congressional approval for a “limited, narrow” military strike against Syria — an aim that many Middle East experts fear overlooks the potential to worsen the violence in Syria and intensify a fight for regional influence between Iran and Saudi Arabia. September 1 2013, 02:15 2 371 views

Celtic-Shakhter: 3-0

Celtic-Shakhter: 3-0

Shakhter can still look forward to an historic first European group stage appearance for a Kazakh club, as they advance to the equivalent phase of the Europa League. August 29 2013, 12:24 2 962 views

Strike on Syria would cause one on Israel, Iran declares

Strike on Syria would cause one on Israel, Iran declares

Iranian lawmakers and commanders issued stark warnings to the United States and its allies on Tuesday, saying any military strike on Syria would lead to a retaliatory attack on Israel fanned by “the flames of outrage.” August 28 2013, 10:44 2 535 views

British judge orders sterilization of man with learning difficulties

British judge orders sterilization of man with learning difficulties

Here is a sentence in an English newspaper: “Man with learning difficulties to be sterilised in unprecedented court ruling.” August 27 2013, 11:10 2 483 views

Turkey says it would join coalition against Assad

Turkey says it would join coalition against Assad

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Turkey would take part in an international coalition to move against President Bashar Assad's government if the U.N. failed to come up with sanctions to punish Syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons. August 27 2013, 10:22 2 516 views

Mike Tyson 'close to death from drugs and alcohol'

Mike Tyson 'close to death from drugs and alcohol'

Former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson claims he is "on the verge of dying" from ongoing drug and alcohol problems. August 26 2013, 10:55 2 544 views

Hosni Mubarak appears in court days after release

Hosni Mubarak appears in court days after release

The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has appeared in court, three days after being released from prison and placed under house arrest. August 26 2013, 10:23 2 545 views

Peta urges Uefa to ban animal slaughter in European football

Peta urges Uefa to ban animal slaughter in European football

The animal rights campaign group Peta has appealed to Uefa's president, Michel Platini, to ban the ritual slaughter of animals in European football. The call for action follows the killing of a sheep by the Kazakh side Shakhter Karagandy before their home Champions League play-off match against Celtic. August 23 2013, 17:41 3 720 views

UN calls on Central Asian countries to share water resources

UN calls on Central Asian countries to share water resources

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called on Central Asian countries to share their water resources and to provide protection and appropriate management, the UN press service reported. August 23 2013, 11:48 2 313 views

Manning says he wants to live as a woman

Manning says he wants to live as a woman

Jailed US soldier announces plans to live as a woman named Chelsea and wants to begin hormone therapy. August 23 2013, 10:54 2 123 views

Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'

Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'

A nuclear expert has told the BBC that he believes the current water leaks at Fukushima are much worse than the authorities have stated. August 23 2013, 10:39 2 776 views

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak faces house arrest when released

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak faces house arrest when released

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to be put under house arrest following a court order to release him in a corruption case August 22 2013, 16:36 2 246 views

Love your job? Then thank the country where you live

Love your job? Then thank the country where you live

It is widely assumed that people in economically "advanced" countries do not differ significantly in how satisfied they are with their jobs. Since they are about equally productive, the reasoning is that they must produce things the same way, and so their work experience must be the same, too. August 22 2013, 16:08 3 432 views

Bo Xilai: Disgraced politician goes on trial in China

Bo Xilai: Disgraced politician goes on trial in China

August 22 2013, 11:53 2 487 views

Straight-As student may be forced to move to ROMANIA to study medicine after being rejected by British universities

Straight-As student may be forced to move to ROMANIA to study medicine after being rejected by British universities

A student who achieved three A grades in her A'Levels may be forced to move to Romania to study to become a doctor after four universities in the UK turned her applications down. August 21 2013, 17:36 6 710 views

Egypt court to mull Mubarak release

Egypt court to mull Mubarak release

A court in Egypt is due to rule on whether to release the former president, Hosni Mubarak, on bail. August 21 2013, 14:45 2 446 views

CIA admits role in 1953 Iranian coup

CIA admits role in 1953 Iranian coup

Declassified documents describe in detail how US – with British help – engineered coup against Mohammad Mosaddeq August 20 2013, 16:36 2 877 views

Fukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found

Fukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found

Radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank into the ground at Japan's Fukushima plant, its operator says. August 20 2013, 15:32 2 600 views

Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf charged over Bhutto murder

Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf charged over Bhutto murder

Pakistani ex-President Pervez Musharraf has been charged in connection with the 2007 assassination of opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto. August 20 2013, 15:15 2 593 views

BP offered its aid in extinguishing fire at well in Azeri Caspian Sea

BP offered its aid in extinguishing fire at well in Azeri Caspian Sea

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) could not cope with the fire on exploration well #90 at offshore field Bulla-Deniz and draws support from BP. August 20 2013, 12:18 3 115 views

Merkel to make historic visit as chancellor to Nazis' Dachau camp

Merkel to make historic visit as chancellor to Nazis' Dachau camp

Angela Merkel will become the first German chancellor to visit the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau on Tuesday as she steps up warnings about the far-right threat while campaigning for a third term August 20 2013, 10:16 2 201 views

Egypt draft constitution may ban religious political parties – report

Egypt draft constitution may ban religious political parties – report

The new Egyptian constitution may seek to ban all religious parties from the political arena, sources told Ahram Online. The interim government may declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terror organization amid clashes which have left over 800 dead. August 19 2013, 12:02 2 303 views

Egypt mulls ban of Muslim Brotherhood as it calls week of protests

Egypt mulls ban of Muslim Brotherhood as it calls week of protests

The Muslim Brotherhood may be banned in Egypt, the country’s interim prime minister’s spokesman said. The threat comes after the Islamist movement called for a week of protest against a military crackdown that left over 800 dead. August 18 2013, 15:25 2 327 views

Gary Ralston : A guide for Celtic fans going to Kazakhstan

Gary Ralston : A guide for Celtic fans going to Kazakhstan

CELTIC fans would be just as well buying their drinks from the supermarket and watching the game on TV at home, says GARY. August 18 2013, 15:02 4 296 views

Turkey losing regional clout as Egypt crisis flares: analysts

Turkey losing regional clout as Egypt crisis flares: analysts

Turkey's clout in the Middle East is taking a beating with the brutal sidelining of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood derailing Ankara's hopes to lead a regional surge of Islamist political power August 16 2013, 15:35 2 208 views