China slams Hong Kong democracy poll despite 800,000 votes
Organisers urged Hong Kong's government to take seriously an unofficial referendum on democratic reform after nearly 800,000 people voted in the Chinese city, but state media in Beijing dismissed the ballot as unpatriotic.
Kazakhstan goes up in UN e-gov index
Kazakhstan has risen by 10 stands in the UN e-government index.
ISIS, geopolitics of Iraqi crisis and Central Asian militants: interview
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) is recruiting Kazakhstanis and other Central Asians amid its expansion in Iraq and the big geopolitical game in the Middle East.
Russian journalist killed in east Ukraine
A journalist with Russian public television has been shot dead in east Ukraine where pro-Moscow separatists are battling Ukrainian forces, the media worker's employer Channel One said.
ISIL declares 'caliphate' as Iraq presses counter-offensive
The ISIL jihadists whose sweeping Sunni militant offensive has captured swathes of Iraq have declared an "Islamic caliphate" in their territory as Iraqi forces battle to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit.
Kazakhstan and Belarus against Russia’s resolution to limit imports from Ukraine
Russia’s decision to limit imports from Ukraine was preceded by Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko’s agreement on association with the EU.
China & Kazakhstan advance new Silk Road economic belt
On 26 June in Beijing Kazakhstan and China have moved forward with the creation of a Silk Road economic belt.
Kazakhstan delegation taking part in OSCE Annual Assembly
Kazakhstan’s parliamentary delegation is taking part in the XXIII annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Baku.
Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI
Sarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I, an act that still deeply divides the people of the Balkans over the legacy of that fateful day.