- 29 children hospitalized with poisoning in Almaty oblast
29 children hospitalized with poisoning in Almaty oblast
А commission is created at the location of the emergency situation. The cause of poisoning is being registered. - Roadside bomb kills 19 civilians in south Afghanistan
Roadside bomb kills 19 civilians in south Afghanistan
The deaths come as funerals took place for the victims of Tuesday's devastating bomb attacks. - China seizes 26 tonnes of melamine-tainted milk powder
China seizes 26 tonnes of melamine-tainted milk powder
Authorities seized 26 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder from an ice cream maker in southern China, state media said Wednesday. - Asbestos, Japan tsunami's other hidden danger
Asbestos, Japan tsunami's other hidden danger
Despite its long-known harmful effects, asbestos has found its way into private houses and buildings across Japan, causing irreparable and sometimes fatal damage to people unknowingly exposed to the substance. - Egypt gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan explodes
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan explodes
A pipeline that sends natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded early Wednesday morning, Kazakhstan Today reports. - Chernobyl remembered 25 years on
Chernobyl remembered 25 years on
Ukraine marked the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident at its Chernobyl power plant today. - A man fatally shot by Portsmouth police may be a Kazakhstan citizen
A man fatally shot by Portsmouth police may be a Kazakhstan citizen
A man suspected in a burglary in the 400 block of Green St. in Olde Towne was shot and killed Saturday night by police, a department spokeswoman said. Friends of a man who was shot say he was from Kazakhstan. - Man overpowered trying to hijack Alitalia flight
Man overpowered trying to hijack Alitalia flight
A citizen of Kazakhstan tried to hijack an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome Sunday night, Kazakhstan Today reports. - Japan declares no-go zone around nuclear plant
Japan declares no-go zone around nuclear plant
Japan Thursday said it would ban people entering the 20 km evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo, Kazakhstan Today reports. - BP sues rig owner for $40B
BP sues rig owner for $40B
BP is suing Transocean, the owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year, for $40bn in damages, Kazakhstan Today reports.
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