New Commaner-in-Chief of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry's internal troops appointed
Ruslan Zhaksylylov has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the internal military troops of Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry.
New Govenor of Akmola oblast appointed
Kosmat Aitmukhametov has been appointed Akim (Governor) of Akmola oblast.
UN to sanction N. Korea space agency: diplomat
The UN Security Council will order sanctions against North Korea's space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning a ballistic launch.
Sao Paulo begins mandatory detention of crack addicts
Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo on Monday began mandatory detention of drug addicts for rehab, authorities said, amid rising worries over an epidemic of crack cocaine use.
How the US shapes the military's big screen image
The CIA and the Pentagon pulled out all the stops for the creators of "Zero Dark Thirty," staging interviews with officials and a Navy SEAL for an inside account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Chief Imam of Almaty Central Mosque resigned
Director of Zeket fund Yesmagambet Nurbek was appointed new chief Imam of Almaty Central Mosque.
Turkey ready to take mutual trade with Kazakhstan to $10 billion
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Rifat Hisarcklolu, president of Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges.
Obama honors civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
President Barack Obama paid tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday as he started his second term on the holiday honoring the iconic civil rights leader.
Israelis vote in elections seen swinging to the right
Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel's general election, which is expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power at the head of a government of hardline right-wing and religious parties.