Pakistan could soon end Afghan war: Kabul army chief
Pakistan could end the Afghan war "in weeks" if it were serious about peace, and is complicit in US drone strikes despite its denunciations of the anti-militant campaign.
Helios calculates damage and offers rented housing to victims of petrol truck accident
Damages to owners of the cars that burnt in the petrol truck accident in Almaty have been evaluated.
Morsi refuses to step down amid fresh Egypt bloodshed
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi vowed he would not quit despite mass protests demanding his resignation and an army ultimatum as fresh deadly violence rocked capital Cairo.
Airplane crashes in Kyzylorda oblast
An AN-2 aircraft crashed during fertilizing of ф rice field in Kyzylorda oblast in southern Kazakhstan.
Grandmother, 77, wins first China neglect case: report
The daughter of a Chinese grandmother has been ordered to visit her at least once every two months, in the first case under a new law to protect the elderly.
Russian rocket releases toxic fuel after blast in Kazakhstan
An unmanned Russian carrier rocket exploded on takeoff at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, releasing tonnes of highly toxic fuel into the air in the space programme's latest disaster caught on live television.
Baikonur accident is Roskosmos' internal issue: Mussabayev
Head of Kazakhstan Space Agency (KazKosmos) Talgat Mussabayev says that the accident at Baikonur cannot be qualified as an emergency.
Egypt's presidency rejects army ultimatum
Egypt's presidency on Tuesday rejected an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if Islamist President Mohamed Morsi did not meet the demands of the people, raising the stakes in the country's political crisis.
Iraq attacks kill 41 as unrest surges
Attacks north of Baghdad left 41 dead on Monday as the UN said more than 2,500 were killed in the past three months, highlighting concerns that Iraq is slipping back into all-out war.