Foreigners flock to New Zealand for gay marriage Foreigners flock to New Zealand for gay marriage More than 80 same-sex couples, including 24 from overseas, have said "I do" in New Zealand since a law legalising gay marriage took effect a month ago.
21 September 2013 10:50
Four suicides in one week in neighboring houses shake Aktau Four suicides in one week in neighboring houses shake Aktau Four people have committed suicide by jumping off their windows in the neighboring multi-storey buildings in Aktau.
20 September 2013 18:33
'Specially for Men' channel launched in Kazakhstan 'Specially for Men' channel launched in Kazakhstan A new TV-channel called Turan has been launched in Kazakhstan.
20 September 2013 18:20
Study suggests brain protein as Alzheimer drug target Study suggests brain protein as Alzheimer drug target Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer's disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain.
20 September 2013 17:47
Soviet-time bomb neutralized in Petropavlovsk Icon Soviet-time bomb neutralized in Petropavlovsk Kazakhstan military engineers have eliminated a mortar bomb made in 1939 in Petropavlovsk in northern Kazakhstan.
20 September 2013 16:59
Color Run paint showering race to take place in Astana Color Run paint showering race to take place in Astana Runners of the run race will be showered with brightly colored paints in Astana.
20 September 2013 16:13
Gene map helps trace spread of MERS virus Gene map helps trace spread of MERS virus Researchers in Britain and Saudi Arabia said on Friday that gene profiling of the MERS virus had provided insights, but no answer, as to how the mysterious microbe spreads.
20 September 2013 13:13
Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.
20 September 2013 12:07
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and US Department of State to discuss adoption Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and US Department of State to discuss adoption The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Department of State will discuss adoption of Kazakhstan children.
19 September 2013 22:11
Former student of Almaty mosque denied persecution of imams Former student of Almaty mosque denied persecution of imams The former student of the Central Mosque of Almaty accusing imams of sexual harassment has been denied persecution of her religious teachers.
19 September 2013 15:56
Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case An arbitration panel in the Hague has given US oil firm Chevron an important procedural victory in its battle against a $19 billion fine by Ecuador for polluting the Amazon basin region.
19 September 2013 12:29
Japanese sports teacher beats boy in YouTube video Japanese sports teacher beats boy in YouTube video A video showing a volleyball coach repeatedly slapping a schoolboy -- just days after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics -- is the latest example of brutality to tarnish Japanese sport.
18 September 2013 18:07
French Sorbonne opens branch in Almaty French Sorbonne opens branch in Almaty Starting from 2014 Kazakhstan students will able to study in French Sorbonne university without leaving Almaty.
18 September 2013 17:01
Greenpeace activists scale oil rig in Russian Arctic Greenpeace activists scale oil rig in Russian Arctic Two activists from Greenpeace were on Wednesday scaling an oil platform owned by state energy giant Gazprom in the Russian Arctic in a bid to stop it drilling for oil in a hugely sensitive area.
18 September 2013 15:01
Tickets to Astana Opera premier range from 500 to 30,000 tenge Tickets to Astana Opera premier range from 500 to 30,000 tenge The tickets to the world premier of Astana Opera will cost from 500 to 30 thousand tenge ($3.3-196).
18 September 2013 13:40
Almaty residents select Top 7 attractions Icon Almaty residents select Top 7 attractions Almaty youth has been polled to identify the Seven 'Wonders' of Almaty city.
18 September 2013 12:43
Mosques in West Kazakhstan to broadcast namaz prayers on Skype Mosques in West Kazakhstan to broadcast namaz prayers on Skype The newest IT solution has been implemented by 13 mosques based in Atyrau oblast, with 6 of them being based in Atyrau.The newest IT solution has been implemented by 13 mosques based in Atyrau oblast, with 6 of them being based in Atyrau.
17 September 2013 21:35
Versace's tragic Miami mansion set for auction Versace's tragic Miami mansion set for auction The palatial Miami mansion where iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered goes under the hammer on Tuesday with auctioneers hoping to clinch a sale for as much as $40 million.
17 September 2013 17:56
Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing Fighting deforestation of the Amazon for cattle raising and farming is one of the great rallying cries of the world's conservationists.
17 September 2013 15:47

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