Shymbulak launches new piste this winter
This year's new developments have increased the overall length of pistes at Shymbulak mountain skiing resort near Almaty by 1 kilometer.
Europe's elite gather for Luxembourg royal wedding
Kings, queens and commoners gathered Saturday to celebrate Luxembourg's biggest royal event in decades, when heir-to-the-throne Prince Guillaume wed Belgian countess Stephanie de Lannoy.
Ex-US presidential candidate McGovern dies at 90
Former US senator George McGovern, a liberal icon who vowed to end the Vietnam War but lost a landslide presidential election to Richard Nixon in 1972, died early Sunday at the age of 90.
Electronic text-books appeared in Kostanay schools
Teachers in Kazakhstan's Kostanay have developed their own electronic text-books. 42 e-text-books are ready to be used for e-learning.
International Entertainment and Tourist Center will be constructed near Almaty
Nature Park Altyn Emel and Tamgaly Tas mountain area will attract both Kazakhstan and foreign tourists.
HIV-positive children kicked out of school in Shymkent
Two Shymkent children have been expelled from school because of their HIV-positive status.
US court overturns Anna Nicole Smith rulings
A US court on Thursday overturned rulings that squashed drugs-related convictions against late model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and most convictions against her former psychiatrist.
Second to US in obesity, Mexico wants kids to slim down
Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America.
World pledges more money to protect biodiversity
Efforts to reverse the worrying loss of Earth's dwindling natural resources received a substantial boost on Saturday when a UN conference in India agreed to double biodiversity aid to poor countries.