Syria army using missiles to advance on Aleppo: NGO
The Syrian army's use of surface-to-surface missiles on Aleppo is part of a bid to advance on the northern city, swathes of which have fallen into rebel hands since mid-2012.
Japan identifies cause of Dreamliner fuel leak
Japanese engineers probing problems with Boeing's Dreamliners have identified the cause of fuel leaks but are still investigating more serious issues with the aircraft's batteries.
Blast in Arcelor Mittal Aktau; 3 employees injured
Three people were injured by an explosion in a single-storey building at Arcelor Mittal plant in Mangistau obalst in western Kazakhstan.
India hunts bombers after Hyderabad carnage
India hunted Friday for perpetrators of twin bomb attacks that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more near a cinema and a bus stand in a busy neighbourhood in the city of Hyderabad.
Victims of Camry accident in Almaty were students of conservatory
Victims of the horrible car accident of February 21 in Almaty were second-year students of Kazakh National conservatory.
4.9-magnitude earthquake hits 156km from Almaty
The shocks were registered at 11:12 a.m. Astana time.
Only 10 percent of thefts solved in Almaty
The number of thefts went 93 percent up and the number of robberies grew by 18 percent, while their detection rate was 10 and 14 percent: Almaty Interior Department.
French kidnap victims likely separated as search pushes on
A kidnapped French family of seven has likely been separated into two groups by their abductors, France said Thursday, as Nigerian security forces combed restive border areas to find them.
Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war
A huge car bomb near the headquarters of Syria's ruling party killed nearly 60 people and caused widespread destruction in the deadliest attack to hit Damascus since the civil war erupted.