UNESCO recognizes Kazakh yurt and kuy as cultural heritage of humankind
The UNESCO has included the art of Kazakh dombra kuy and traditional knowledge and skills in Kazakh and Kyrgyz yurt into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Pele thanks well-wishers in video, says recovering
Brazilian soccer legend Pele said he was recovering from the kidney ailment which has forced him to spend the past 11 days in hospital, thanking well-wishers for their support.
Kazakh businessmen send generator to Kyrgyz hospital after doctors perform open heart surgery with no electricity
Kazakh businessmen have raised money for a generator and sent the equipment to the Kyrgyz hospital, where doctors had to scandalously make a open heart surgery during an blackout.
Mexico says goodbye to beloved comedian, 'Chespirito'
Tens of thousands of fans filled a Mexico City stadium to say goodbye to "Chespirito," comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos.
Golovkin on roles in film, his son and future fights
WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has talked about roles in films, his son and plans for the next fight at the press conference held at the Nazarbayev University in Astana.
Ministry of National Economy observes high outflow of qualified work force from Kazakhstan
Vice Minister of National Economy Madina Abylkassymova reported an increase of qualified work force outflow from Kazakhstan at the Migration Process Tendencies and Social Aspects roundtable meeting.
Teenager ties himself to horse and survives four days in Kazakh steppe
A teenager from a remote Kazakh village has survived four days in the steppe with no food or water. He spent the days on horseback, just like the nomads of the times long past.
New York honors Jessye Norman, soprano who 'heals soul'
New York's opera community paid tribute to the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.
Surgeons remove pencil from boy's chest in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani surgeons have removed a pencil from the chest of a 10 y.o. boy.
U2's Bono needs surgery after cycling accident
U2 frontman Bono will be getting surgery after injuring his arm in a fall from his bicycle in New York's Central Park.
Historic photos of dead Che Guevara resurface in Spain
Historic photographs of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara taken by an AFP photographer shortly after his execution have come to light in a small Spanish town.
Pussy Riot thank Amnesty campaigners for support
Campaigners from Amnesty International honoured two members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot who served 22 months in prison.
More than one in five US high school students smoke
More than one in five US high school students smoke, putting themselves at risk of disease and premature death.
US comic Seinfeld says on autism spectrum
Veteran US comedian Jerry Seinfeld says he thinks he is on the autism spectrum, describing it as an "alternate mindset."
Robin Williams paranoid before suicide: coroner
Robin Williams had recently become increasingly paranoid when he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Downey Jr welcomes baby daughter with Facebook joke
Forty-nine year-old "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr has welcomed a second child with his wife Susan, a baby girl named Avri.
Thousands pay tribute to 'visionary' Australian ex-PM Whitlam
Thousands of mourners turned out for the memorial service of former leader Gough Whitlam Wednesday.
Angelina Jolie 'open' to politics, diplomacy
As Americans went to the polls for mid-term elections, Angelina Jolie revealed that she is open to a possible role in politics, diplomacy or public service.
Mike Tyson says he was sexually abused as a child
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was sexually abused when he was seven years old by a stranger on the street.
Mourners bid final farewell to US editor Ben Bradlee
Movers and shakers in the US capital rubbed shoulders with big-name journalists to bid a final farewell to former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.