Mickey Mouse currency a money spinner for tiny Niue
The Pacific nation of Niue has released new coins with images of Disney characters on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other.
13 October 2014
17 yo female racer from Kazakhstan eyes Formula 1
Kazakhstani racer Lubov Andreyeva, 17, has officially become a part of Astana Motorsports.
12 October 2014
Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide
The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said.
11 October 2014
Leonardo DiCaprio to be invited to Kazakhstan's EXPO-2017
There are plans to invite "green" celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, for EXPO-2017 in Astana.
11 October 2014
Katy Perry lined up for Super Bowl gig: report
Katy Perry will perform at the half-time show for American football's Super Bowl championship, one of the nation's most watched TV spectacles.
11 October 2014
Jellyfish in Kazakhstan?
A resident of Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan has made a video purporting to show jellyfish in a local water pond.
10 October 2014
Cyclist conquering mountain ridges of Scotland
This short video is breathtaking both for the beauty of nature depicted in it and for incredible cycling mastery shown by its sole hero.
10 October 2014
Gorbachev hospitalised, 'determined to fight for life'
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, has been hospitalised but is determined to fight for his life.
10 October 2014
Kerry on climate change: Time running out for action
US Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stark warning about the mounting effects of climate change, saying time was running out for real action.
10 October 2014
French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France
Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.
10 October 2014