Site search | Tengrinews.kz

'Cheers' but no cheer: Obama and Putin's grim toast Rarely can a toast at a UN luncheon have been so chilly. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin went through the motions, clinking glasses and making eye contact, but no more.

29 September 2015 14:22

Irtysh River to be used for salvation of dying Aral Sea: Kazakh Ministry of Energy Ministry of Energy suggests using the Irtysh River to save the Aral Sea, one of the worst environmental disasters located in Kazakhstan.

29 September 2015 13:55

NATO chief worried about Russian military build-up in Syria NATO General Philip Breedlove expressed concern Monday about the strength of Russia's military build-up in northwestern Syria and the apparent creation of a defensive "bubble" in the Mediterranean.

29 September 2015 13:00

France cautiously backs Putin call for Syria coalition France gave cautious backing at the United Nations to a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "broad coalition" to fight the Islamic State group in Syria.

29 September 2015 12:47

Blatter insists he will stay as FIFA president FIFA's embattled president Sepp Blatter insisted Monday that he will not stand down despite being the target of a Swiss criminal investigation for mismanagement.

29 September 2015 12:30

Liquid water found on Mars: NASA Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.

29 September 2015 12:04

Armani looks back to the future Giorgio Armani had three important things to say: yes, he can do colours other than grey and beige, no, he is going nowhere and no, he has not had a nose job.

29 September 2015 11:52

Trump wants to lower taxes, except for very rich Leading Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes for millions of lower-income Americans.

29 September 2015 11:09

Less than a quarter of cancer patients have access to safe surgery: study Fewer than a quarter of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide this year have access to safe and proper surgery.

29 September 2015 10:44

Kazakhstan improves position in world flight safety ranking Kazakhstan's compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards has risen from 47 to 65 percent.

28 September 2015 19:22

Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Adha Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the Kurban Ait holiday.

28 September 2015 18:56

New Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Italy appointed President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Sergey Nurtayev the new Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Italy.

28 September 2015 18:46

300 million elderly not receiving long-term care: ILO More than half the world's elderly lack access to long-term care, the International Labour Organization said in a report, condemning the "deplorable" situation facing a rapidly ageing population.

28 September 2015 17:38

Microbrew trend in Holy Land turns water to hummus beer In an industrial zone among the hills of Galilee in northern Israel, a ponytailed sociologist with an intolerance for gluten explained what he was up to: beer made with chickpeas and dates.

28 September 2015 16:26

Thousands back opposition call for Montenegro govt to quit Around 3,000 people rallied in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica to back an opposition call for the left-wing government of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to resign.

28 September 2015 16:24

Pope wraps up US tour with giant open-air mass Pope Francis celebrated a giant outdoor mass in Philadelphia, bringing to a close an electrifying US tour with an appeal for unity and family love, having met victims of church sex abuse.

28 September 2015 16:16

Protesters gather in Hong Kong a year since mass rallies Protesters are due to gather once more in Hong Kong, a year since the start of huge pro-democracy rallies that brought parts of the city to a standstill.

28 September 2015 16:13

India PM makes rock star appearance at Facebook Standing side-by-side with Mark Zuckerberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rock star appearance at Facebook, advocating for the political power of social media.

28 September 2015 15:57

Pro-Kremlin party suffers rare defeat in local election Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruling party suffered a rare election defeat when its candidate for governor of the Irkutsk region of Siberia lost to a Communist candidate.

28 September 2015 15:44

Ghoulish 'Hotel Transylvania 2' haunts top of N. America box office The animated monsters from "Hotel Transylvania 2" scared up an estimated $47.5 million in their debut weekend, landing a solid lead at the top of the North American box office.

28 September 2015 15:34