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Putin signs law banning smoking in public places President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government's bid to improve public health in the nicotine-addicted country.

25 February 2013

Kazakhstan ready for membership in UN Security Council: Foreign Minister We believe that we are politically ready to bear the international responsibility and responsibility for the global issues as a nonentity member of the Security Council: Yerlan Idrissov.

25 February 2013

Egypt vote could be 'road to total chaos': ElBaradei Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of chaos in the troubled nation if parliamentary polls go ahead in April, as protesters demonstrated in Cairo against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

25 February 2013

Afghan leader orders US special forces out of province Afghanistan's president has ordered US special forces out of a strategic province over allegations of torture and murder by Afghans working with them.

25 February 2013

South Korea swears in first female president Park Geun-Hye was sworn in as South Korea's first female president Monday, vowing zero tolerance with provocation from North Korea and demanding Pyongyang "abandon its nuclear ambitions" immediately.

25 February 2013

Regional leaders sign peace deal for eastern DR Congo Regional African leaders signed a deal to try to bring peace to the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with plans to reinforce a UN-led mission to combat rebels after years of unrest.

25 February 2013

Castro picks 'young' new heir to take regime into future Cuban President Raul Castro won re-election Sunday to what he pledged will be his last term, and finally unveiled a 52-year-old political heir to bring the regime into the future.

25 February 2013

Taiwan ex-president's prison term extended Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian, jailed for corruption in 2009, has had his prison term extended by 18 months to 20 years due to a further bribery conviction.

24 February 2013

N. Korea leader inspects military as tensions high North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a military drill, state media said Saturday, his third such inspection in as many days as tensions run high following Pyongyang's third nuclear test.

23 February 2013

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Plane explodes on beach in Brazil

yesterday, 14:32

Tokayev received famous businessman and AI expert Lee Kai-Fu

yesterday, 15:33

Mount Tongariro volcano erupts in New Zealand

22 November 2012, 12:53

Ukraine police move on protesters, activists say one dead

22 January 2014, 16:02

Telegram provided user data to Kazakhstan's law enforcement

yesterday, 20:04

Tokayev met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister in Astana

yesterday, 20:31

France to take in Afghans in danger for working with troops

29 December 2012, 11:11

Austria appointed new ambassador to Kazakhstan

yesterday, 16:31

First case of human metapneumovirus infection reported in Europe

yesterday, 10:25

Kazakhstanis can now claim a portion of their paid taxes back

yesterday, 17:34

'2 Guns' blasts to top of North American box office

05 August 2013, 15:52

Massimov met with representatives of universities-partners of Nazarbayev University

22 June 2011, 14:15

Plane crash in Aktau: 5 Russians remain in hospitals

yesterday, 16:01

Oil spill containment is underway at Atyrau Refinery

yesterday, 18:02

Kazakhstan and Russia join efforts to counter locusts

24 June 2013, 18:37

Tokaev signed law on diplomatic service issues

yesterday, 19:33

EU recommends airlines to avoid flying over five Russian cities

yesterday, 11:11

Fires in Los Angeles: death toll rises

yesterday, 12:06

Kazakhstan government instructed to narrow gap between rich and poor

15 April 2013, 21:15

Tokayev ratified the cooperation agreement with Singapore

yesterday, 08:22

Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban The Barack Obama administration on Friday formally asked the US Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 law defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman.

23 February 2013

Obama, Japan PM firm on N.Korea, measured on China US President Barack Obama on Friday pledged with Japan's new leader to take a firm line on a defiant North Korea but the two sides also tried to calm rising tensions between Tokyo and China.

23 February 2013

US executive blasts 'extremist' French government An outspoken American CEO criticized France's government anew Thursday, but praised French women and wine and said that he himself was named after the iconic crooner Maurice Chevalier.

23 February 2013

Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies International Renewable Energy Agency charter 105 countries are members of the IRENA and 54 countries that have signed the charter, including Kazakhstan, are eying full membership.

22 February 2013

Obama jabs Republicans over tax cuts for rich President Barack Obama on Thursday said the only thing keeping Republicans together was a desire to shield the rich from higher taxes, in a new jab over an imminent budget confrontation.

22 February 2013

Russia accuses US over UN statement on Syria attack Russia on Thursday accused US diplomats of blocking a UN Security Council condemnation of a bomb attack in the Syrian capital that left at least 59 dead.

22 February 2013

Uncertainty hangs heavy as Italy braces for elections Italy was poised to hold its most important elections in a generation starting on Sunday, as financial markets warned an unclear outcome could plunge the eurozone's third economy back into crisis.

22 February 2013

Britain braces for fresh Eastern European immigration wave Coils of Polish sausages glisten on shop counters and vodka bottles line the shelves. In this corner of the English countryside, much of the chatter is in Latvian or Lithuanian.

22 February 2013

Old age haunts Mugabe's political life as he turns 89 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turned 89 on Thursday determined to extend his grip on power despite concerns over his health and advanced age.

22 February 2013

24 radical Salafi Jamaats discovered in Kazakhstan There are currently 24 radical Salafi Jamaats with the total number of 495 members in Kazakhstan: National Security Commission.

22 February 2013