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President Nazarbayev on language policy and Ukraine Kazakhstan might follow Ukraine’s scenario should it ban all the languages other than Kazakh: President Nazarbayev.

25 August 2014

Miley Cyrus wins top prize at MTV Video Music Awards Pop shock diva Miley Cyrus won Video of the Year for "Wrecking Ball" at Sunday's 2014 MTV Video Music Awards outside Los Angeles.

25 August 2014

Forget fruit, South African wine shows notes of Bach and Mozart Everybody knows that wine should have a good nose, but one South African vintner wants the world to believe it also needs a good ear.

25 August 2014

California wine country hit by strong 6.0-magnitude quake A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked California's scenic Napa Valley wine country, the strongest to hit the region in a quarter of a century.

25 August 2014

Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.

25 August 2014

Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90: BBC British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a long illness.

25 August 2014

'Guardians of the Galaxy' rockets to top of box office Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" skyrocketed to the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend, estimates showed Sunday.

25 August 2014

Rebels parade captured soldiers as Kiev marks independence day Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded dozens of captured soldiers before a jeering crowd in mockery of Independence Day celebrations.

25 August 2014

Notting Hill Carnival brings reggae beats to London streets Europe's biggest street party the Notting Hill Carnival in London drew vast crowds as revellers gathered for reggae, steel bands and dancing.

25 August 2014

Honeybee genome throws up survival clues: study Honeybees probably originated in Asia, not Africa, said scientists who had teased interesting tidbits from the busy little pollinators' genome.

25 August 2014

New Almaty Oblast Governor appointed President Nursultan Nazarbayev has introduced the new Akim (Governor) of Almaty Oblast during his official visit.

24 August 2014

What is wrong with Kazakhstani education? Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.

24 August 2014

5th Orchestra Parade to bring famous musical to Almaty The 5th Orchestra Parade will be held from September 9 to 11 at the summer amphitheater of the Central Park of Culture and Recreation in Almaty.

24 August 2014

Kazakh football players accept Ice Bucket Challenge Ice Bucket Challenge continues with the captain of the Almaty Football Club Kairat Samat Smakov.

24 August 2014

Daulet Yergozhin appointed new Chairman of Kazakhstan's Revenue Committee Daulet Yergozhin has been appointed the Head of the Revenue Committee at the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan.

24 August 2014

British Council Kazakhstan to partner on Bolashak language training The British Council will partner with Kazakh Bolashak scholarship in the English language training of future students.

24 August 2014

170 migrants feared lost at sea off Libya: coastguard A Libyan coastguard official said a boat carrying 200 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was feared lost at sea off the capital Tripoli.

23 August 2014

'Chilean Schindler's List' saved leftists from regime Jorge Schindler saved dozens of leftist militants by employing them undercover at his pharmacies, risking his own life.

23 August 2014

Galileo satellites not on right orbit: Arianespace Two European Galileo satellites launched by a Russian-built rocket on Friday from French Guiana have not reached their intended orbit.

23 August 2014

Yellen: US jobs market 'yet to fully recover' Federal Reserve Chair rebuffed pressure from inflation hawks to move faster toward a rate hike, saying the US jobs market still shows slack.

23 August 2014