Pilaf Festival to be held in Shymkent
The Festival is dated to the City Day and dedicated to the 80th anniversary of establishment of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
16 October 2012 15:01
More freedom in Libya university but little change
Portraits of toppled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may no longer adorn the walls of Tripoli University, but it is likely to be a long time before new values and higher standards become entrenched there.
Cambodia's ex-king Norodom Sihanouk dies in Beijing
Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk, whose life mirrored the turbulent history of his nation where he remained a revered figure, died in Beijing on Monday at the age of 89.
Almaty got a just married installation
An installation for newlyweds has been placed on the Republic Square in Almaty; the opening ceremony was held in Almaly shopping mall.
Austrian daredevil to make new space jump bid
An Austrian daredevil hopes to make a new record-breaking attempt Sunday to jump from the edge of space, days after his initial bid was aborted at the last minute due to gusting winds.
14 October 2012 10:29
Nobel for EU praised in European, not British, press
European newspapers on Saturday praised the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace prize to the EU, with the notable exception of the British press, most of which poured scorn on the decision.
13 October 2012 18:45
Denying girls school entrenches poverty: report
Millions of girls worldwide are condemned to lives of hardship because they don't go to school, an education gap that entrenches broader extreme poverty.
13 October 2012 12:25
Ten years on, Bali remembers bomb dead
Hundreds of survivors and relatives of the dead on Friday paid tearful tributes to the 202 people killed in the Bali bombings 10 years ago, when Islamist extremists unleashed terror on partying tourists.
13 October 2012 12:05
Unemployment 30 mn higher than before crisis: ILO
There are now 30 million more people without jobs around the world than before the global financial crisis began, the head of the International Labour Organization said.
12 October 2012 15:22
China releases panda after special survival regime
A captive-bred Chinese panda has been released into the wild as part of efforts to help the struggling species, but this time with special survival training after one of the animals died in a previous attempt.
