Deadly virus spotted in Southern Kazakhstan
10 people, including an ambulance crew, were hospitalized on suspicions of carrying a deadly virus of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in southern Kazakhstan.
Silk Road included into World Heritage: Kazakhstan to ensure protection of cultural site
Kazakh representative to the UNESCO Executive Council Asel Utegenova said that Kazakhstan would ensure necessary protection of monuments included into the World Heritage.
Holocaust hero Wallenberg gets US Congressional medal
Sweden's Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews before mysteriously dying in a Soviet prison, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol.
'Apocalyptic' scene at Lake Shalkar in Western Kazakhstan
An unidentified grey mass has polluted the shores of Lake Shalkar in West Kazakhstan Oblast.
Asylum-seeker mothers 'attempt suicide' to get kids to Australia
A dozen mothers in an asylum-seeker camp have reportedly attempted suicide so their children can be settled in Australia, piling pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott who said Wednesday he would not be morally blackmailed.
Vials of smallpox discovered in US govt storage room
Federal investigators are probing how vials of smallpox made their way into a storage room at a Food and Drug Administration lab near the US capital, health authorities said.
Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana
International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.
Automatic bike rentals open in Astana
Automatic bike rentals will be opened in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana in July, 2014
Missed penalty becomes YouTube hit
A failed penalty in the match between Cukaricki and Radnicki of Serbian Super League has become an Internet hit.
New York is 23rd US state to allow medical marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing momentum.
Japan on highest typhoon alert, 480,000 urged to take shelter
Japan braced Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.
Nazarbayev unveils new building of National Defense University
Nursultan Nazarbayev has unveiled a new block of the National Defense University in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Almaty hosts first night bike ride in Kazakhstan
Almaty had its first night bike ride on July 4, 2014. It was dedicated to celebrations of the Astana Day.
Grand fireworks on Astana Day
Fireworks will go off from three locations in Astana today, July 6, to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Astana.
Billionaire conservative donor Richard Mellon Scaife dies, 82
Richard Mellon Scaife, a generous donor to US conservative causes and heir to a sizeable banking fortune, died according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a newspaper that he owned. He was 82.
US eaters weigh in for New York dog chowing contest
American world-record holders and pretenders to the crown of hot-dog chomper of the year weighed in for the hugely popular annual July 4 Coney Island competition set to draw thousands.
Pastor of state church 'sentenced to 12 years' in China
A pastor of a state-sanctioned church in China has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, his lawyer and an overseas rights group said, accusing authorities of "fabricated charges".
Millions on aparments for foreigners teaching at Gumilyov University in Astana
Expenditures per every apartment rented for foreign professors coming to lecture at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University exceed the average salary of an Astana resident.
Paralized website developer from Karaganda Oblast
A fully handicapped man from Kazakhstan became a successful programmer.
A dying business: family graves in Japan
Every once in a while, Kumiko Kano meets a group of people with whom she has decided to spend eternity, one of a growing number in Japan who are shunning the expense and commitment of a traditional family grave.