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Indonesia votes in divisive presidential election Indonesians voted in the tightest and most divisive presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, pitting Jakarta governor Joko Widodo against Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with a chequered human rights record.

09 July 2014 11:50

Astana celebrates 16th anniversary as Kazakhstan's capital Astana city has celebrated its 16th anniversary since its official presentation as capital of Kazakhstan.

09 July 2014 11:11

Japan's Abe declares peace goals in historic Australia visit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday declared his determination to pursue peace in Asia, as he strengthened defence ties with Australia and signed an ambitious free-trade agreement.

09 July 2014 10:20

Abdullah claims victory in contested Afghan election Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani in preliminary results.

09 July 2014 09:58

Abbas demands Israel halt Gaza raids 'immediately' Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded Israel immediately halt its latest offensive against Gaza following a night of air strikes and militant rocket fire on the Israeli south.

08 July 2014 14:56

Almaty tagged 2022 Winter Olympic bid outsider Almaty has been formally approved as a candidate city bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, but it remains an outsider in the race.

08 July 2014 14:05

Limping N. Korea leader leads memorial for Kim Il-Sung A visibly limping Kim Jong-Un presided over an official memorial in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung.

08 July 2014 12:00

Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks France and the United States on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to agree a dialogue on reaching a ceasefire with Kiev.

08 July 2014 11:34

Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' by Bahrain Bahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."

08 July 2014 11:05

Lifestyle

The rise of Alatau City: Air taxis tested in the city for the first time

20 May 15:53

Astana residents warned about the dangers of poplar fluff

18 May 17:48

How Eid al-Adha will be held in Kazakhstan in 2026

14 May 20:31

Articles

Poverty has a woman’s face. How patriarchy has driven Kazakh women into dependence and misery

28 August 2025 17:37

Dying art? A recipe to save Hong Kong's handmade dim sum

25 December 2015 16:30

Rail life: history of trains brought to life in Brussels

25 September 2015 14:19

President Nazarbayev celebrates Astana City Day President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the celebrations of the Day of the Capital.

07 July 2014 09:13

New Assistant to Kazakh President appointed Several high profile personnel changes have been announced on Friday in Kazakhstan.

06 July 2014 10:57

Anger over reports German double-agent spied for US German authorities have arrested a suspected double-agent accused of spying for the US on a parliamentary panel investigating NSA surveillance, media reports said.

05 July 2014 14:05

Senegal prime minister sacked Senegal's president sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has only been in power since September, less than a week after her ruling party was beaten in local elections.

05 July 2014 09:32

In California, US town fears migrant invasion Days after things nearly turned ugly here, several residents kept up their protest against a surge of undocumented migrants near the border with Mexico.

05 July 2014 09:03

'Battle-proven' companies to build EXPO-2017: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev entrusted construction of EXPO-2017 facilities to 'battle-proven' companies.

04 July 2014 15:50

Kazakhstan-Mexico cooperation details unveiled Public authorities have disclosed the details of Kazakhstani-Mexican cooperation.

04 July 2014 10:43

Pension reform may spawn shadow economy in Kazakhstan: expert The new coil of the pension reform in Kazakhstan may create a spike in the shadow economy.

03 July 2014 14:35

Japan to lift some sanctions on North Korea: PM Abe Japan will revoke some of its unilateral sanctions on North Korea, the prime minister announced Thursday, after talks on the Cold War kidnapping of Japanese nationals.

03 July 2014 13:00

NSA surveillance led to 100 arrests The US National Security Agency's electronic snooping led to "well over 100 arrests" and helped smash numerous terrorist plots, a privacy review panel said.

03 July 2014 12:30