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Plastic pollution choking Australian waters: study Three-quarters of the trash found off Australian beaches is plastic, as it warned that the rubbish is entangling and being swallowed by wildlife.

15 September 2014 13:43

China's Xi begins South Asia tour in Maldives China's Presidentnwas in the Maldives beginning a three-nation tour of South Asia with a historic visit to an island paradise gaining a new reputation.

15 September 2014 13:30

Kazakh Nectar band signs with American PLG Music Kazakhstani band Nectar, formerly known as LeLOO has signed a contract with Chicago-based label PLG Music.

14 September 2014 13:54

Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins After almost two months of deadly combat between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian guerrillas, the Soviet-era airport has been literally wiped off the map.

13 September 2014 14:14

Tehran, Astana to sign $500 mln worth of agreements Kazakhstan and Iran are expanding their trade ties.

10 September 2014 23:59

Bilingual schools tackle Spain's language shortfall Spanish regions began responding by launching intensive English "bilingual colleges".

10 September 2014 19:23

Mel Brooks fingers joke at Hollywood hand ceremony Veteran funnyman Mel Brooks sank his hand and foot prints into the cement outside Hollywood's famed Chinese Theatre.

09 September 2014 14:53

Barcelona locals rebel at drunken, naked tourist high jinks Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.

06 September 2014 12:45

Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.

04 September 2014 00:44

Sharks off the menu and on the tourist trail in Palau Tourists in Palau clamour to dive among the predators thanks to a pioneering conservation initiative.

02 September 2014 13:32

New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.

01 September 2014 18:23

Kenyan commandos on frontline of poaching war With camouflage uniforms, assault rifles, wildlife rangers in Kenya's Ol Jogi rhino sanctuary prepare for night patrol in the "war" against poaching.

01 September 2014 13:15

Kazakhstan explores Chinese EXPO-2010 experience 38 facilities will be built for the upcoming EXPO-2017 international exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan.

01 September 2014 12:36

Iceland issues red alert after new eruption near volcano Iceland raised the aviation alert at its largest volcano, Bardarbunga, to maximum level red following a new eruption in a lava field nearby.

01 September 2014 11:14

Thai PM stacks cabinet with soldiers Thailand's coup leader and newly appointed premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha received royal endorsement for a cabinet stacked with soldiers.

01 September 2014 10:15

Kazakh expedition to China and Kyrgyzstan comes to end The expedition dedicated to Kazakh scholar Shoqan Walikhanov has made the last observations on the way from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan.

01 September 2014 02:52

Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.

30 August 2014 20:17

Wingsuit daredevils risking their lives on film Playing Icarus as they leap off sheer cliffs, thrill-seekers dressed like flamboyant bats have become common sight in the Alps.

29 August 2014 14:49

Nazarbayev wants to boost Ulytau tourist potential Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the significance of Ulytau, a cultural heritage of the Kazakh nation.

28 August 2014 02:31

'Roofers' get a thrill exploring St. Petersburg from up high The best way to see the country's imperial capital is by hopping roof to roof.

27 August 2014 13:49