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Stallone, Schwarzenegger revive old rivalry in Cannes One-time rivals Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger grabbed the opportunity of their testosterone-fuelled promotion of "Expendables 3" in Cannes to poke fun at each other in a rollicking press conference.

19 May 2014

'Godzilla' flies to top of North American box office The latest remake of classic monster flick "Godzilla" stormed to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend with a killer $93.2 million, industry estimates said Sunday.

19 May 2014

Briton, Israeli, German among student Oscar winners Young filmmakers from Briton, Germany and Israel were announced Friday as winners of student Academy Awards, along with 12 laureates from American universities, who will get their prizes next month.

18 May 2014

Syrian woman's siege of Homs film gets standing ovation at Cannes A Syrian woman whose horrifying footage of the siege of Homs was turned into a film by an exiled director was on Friday given a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, a few hours after the pair met for the first time.

17 May 2014

Jay-Z, Solange Knowles have 'moved on' from elevator row Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce's sister say they have apologized to each other and agreed to "move forward" after an "unfortunate" fight in an elevator, which became public with a leaked video.

16 May 2014

Malala portrait goes for $102,500 in New York A painted portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, fetched $102,500 at auction Wednesday in New York -- with the money going to female education in Nigeria.

16 May 2014

Sony to make film of Edward Snowden story Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the rights to the new book by journalist Glenn Greenwald about fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, the studio said.

16 May 2014

Museum takes painful look into 9/11 attacks On the eve of the dedication of a museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, Charles Wolf made no secret of his apprehension at a site he associates with the death of his wife Katherine.

15 May 2014

Flawless blue diamond sells for $24 million A spectacular blue diamond, the largest in its category, fetched a total of $23.79 million (17.35 million euros) at a Christie's auction in Geneva.

15 May 2014

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Storm warnings issued in Astana and 13 other regions

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Three Russians deported from Kazakhstan for dual citizenship

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NSC and police detained foreigners who arrived in Kazakhstan

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Trump: US will officially recognize only two genders - male and female

today, 11:38

Reshuffles in Kazakh Government

12 April 2011, 16:06

Lufthansa flight to Almaty turned back over Black Sea

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Is it possible to ride a moped in winter in Kazakhstan

today, 10:23

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Water reported on situation in reservoirs

today, 11:14

Another country will block TikTok

today, 09:04

Almaty officially announced capital of Winter Universiade-2017

30 November 2011, 13:40

Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily

02 July 2012, 17:38

Frost, occasional snow, and blizzards: Weather in Kazakhstan for December 23

today, 10:46

First foreign movie dubbed in Kazakhstan

21 February 2013, 15:49

Missing fishermen were rescued in Karaganda region

today, 12:28

Kazakhstan students celebrate Nauryz in 7 countries

21 March 2013, 13:57

Hollywood skin guru denies trying to have rival killed

20 March 2014, 12:42

Aktau named cultural capital of Turkic world: Over 2 billion tenge allocated for preparations

20 December 2024, 23:43

Durov announced AI-powered sticker search in Telegram

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Biopic hits and flops: film-makers grapple with great lives A great or glittering life is no guarantee of a gripping biopic, say film-makers, as the Cannes Film Festival prepares to open Wednesday with the first big screen adaptation of the life of Monaco's Princess Grace.

15 May 2014

9 days of Japanese Dolls exhibition in Astana Japanese Dolls exhibition will take place at the First President Museum in Astana starting from May 21st.

14 May 2014

Barnett Newman painting sells at auction for $84 million A painting by American Barnett Newman, "Black Fire I," went under the gavel for $84 million Tuesday at Christie's postwar and contemporary art auction in New York, a record price for the artist.

14 May 2014

100-carat yellow diamond fetches $16 million at auction A 100-carat yellow diamond sold for 14.5 million Swiss francs ($16.3 million,11.9 million euros) at auction in Geneva.

14 May 2014

Alec Baldwin rages at NY police over traffic stop Actor Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to vent his anger on Tuesday after being detained by police in New York for riding his bicycle the wrong way down a street.

14 May 2014

Imploding sub a 'tragic loss': Titanic director Hollywood director James Cameron Tuesday mourned a "tragic loss" after a deep sea research vessel imploded nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

14 May 2014

Suit filed in death of 'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker The widow of the man who was driving a sports car when it crashed, killing him and "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker last year, is suing Porsche.

13 May 2014

Thriller from beyond grave: new Jackson songs wow critics Self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson returns from the grave again this week with a second posthumous album of songs recorded before his death in 2009.

13 May 2014

Elevator melee between Jay-Z, Solange Knowles goes viral A hip New York hotel said Monday it's investigating how surveillance video of Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles attacking brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator wound up on an Internet gossip site.

13 May 2014

Kaas Sings Piaf in Almaty French singer Patricia Kaas visited Almaty as a part of her Kaas Sings Piaf tour.

12 May 2014