Secretariat of CICA to move to Astana
Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia will move from Almaty to Astana.
Bishkek negotiates with Astana $177 mln aid to join Customs Union
Kyrgyzstan is negotiating a $177 million financial aid with Kazakhstan to adapt to the conditions of the Customs Union.
Kazakhstanis will wait for housing for a lifetime: Senator
Kazakhstanis will have to wait for the government to solve their housing problems for their entire life.
Nazarbayev meets General Electric Oil & Gas President
Kazakhstan President had a meeting with Lorenzo Simonelli, CEO of General Electric Oil & Gas company.
Test for Hollande as French rail strike drags on
France's longest rail strike in years was set to go into a seventh day Tuesday after unions said a first meeting with management failed to address their demands.
Jordanian prince becomes UN's next rights chief
The UN General Assembly Monday approved the nomination of Jordan's Prince Zeid al-Hussein as the next human rights chief, making him the first Muslim and Arab to hold the post.
US top court rules 'straw' gun purchases are illegal
The US Supreme Court ruled it was illegal to buy a gun on behalf of someone else who did not go through the background check.
About 275 US military personnel to Iraq: Obama
About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to help American personnel and protect the embassy in Baghdad, President Barack Obama said Monday in a letter to Congressional leaders.
Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jets
The US military temporarily grounded its entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet fleet at the weekend after an apparent engine oil leak, the latest glitch for the much-vaunted program.