Sam Soliman refuses to fight Gennady Golovkin
Despite Sam Soliman’s earlier talks about his readiness to face IBO and WBA (super) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, the Aussie IBF middleweight has changed his mind.
Kazakh expedition team approaches Kashgar
The expedition Following Shoqan Walikhanov’s Caravan Route continued its journey to Kashgaria.
20-meter fountain cracks its way out on Almaty street
A 20-meter fountain is splashing in the middle of a roadway in Almaty.
3-y.o. boy survives fall from 5th floor in Shymkent
A 3-year-old boy survived a fall out of a fifth-floor window in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan.
Kazakh women's team wins 10th round of World Chess Olympiad
Kazakhstan’s women chess team won over France in the 10th round of the World Chess Olympiad held in Norwegian Tromso.
Ukraine sending own aid convoys to war-torn east
Ukraine said it was sending its own aid convoys to the war-torn east of the country, as wrangling continued over a column of Russian trucks.
Nazarbayev makes appointments
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made a number of appointments to reorganise the government.
Pakistan prepares for anti-government protests
Islamabad braced for political unrest as two opposition leaders vowed to defy a court order and march on the city for a major protest
Hit by US sanctions, Rosneft pleads for debt relief
US sanctions against Moscow appeared to have claimed their first major victim when the head of Russia's largest oil company asked for help.
BMW's Chinese dealers fined over price-fixing
Four Chinese dealers for German auto maker BMW have been fined about $260,000 as the government steps up a high-profile anti-monopoly campaign
Malaysia teen's Facebook 'like' prompts sedition probe
A Malaysian teenager is being investigated by police for sedition after "liking" a pro-Israel Facebook posting
Israel, Gaza violence defies truce 'deal'
Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence.
Hackers tweet resignation of Russian PM
Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev's Twitter account, tweeting his resignation and criticising President V. Putin.
Reporters 'arrested' in US suburb where police killed teen
Missouri police arrested two journalists reporting on the unrest about an unarmed black teenager that was shot dead by police.
China Mobile net profit drops 8.5% on competition, regulation
China Mobile said its half-year net profit fell by 8.5 percent, blaming the downturn on fierce competition and market reforms.
Excess body weight boosts risk of 10 common cancers: study
Being overweight boosts the risk of 10 common cancers, said a study of UK adults that prompted a call for tougher anti-obesity measures.
Robo-cook: android restaurant boots up in China
A restaurant in China is electrifying customers by using more than a dozen robots to cook and deliver food.
Plan 'under way' to rescue refugees on Iraq mountain: Cameron
An international plan is under way to rescue civilians trapped by Islamic State fighters on a mountain in northern Iraq.
Kazakhstan’s dairy kings not interested in Russian market
Kazakhstan’s leading producers of dairy products Rodina and Zenchenko and Co are not planning to enter the Russian market.
Jasmine and smoke: the allure of Greek summer cinemas
A whiff of jasmine, cigarette smoke and the shadow of a cat darting across the silver screen -summertime in Greece means open-air cinema