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Five killed as helicopter crashes in S. Korean city A fire department helicopter crashed Thursday near an elementary school in a residential district of the South Korean city of Gwangju, killing five people on board, officials said.

17 July 2014

Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit starts Explosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.

17 July 2014

Ancient town under water as downpours hit central China One of China's renowned ancient towns was under water Wednesday as heavy rain hit the centre of the country, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area.

17 July 2014

Prize-winning reporter freed after being held at US border Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, who revealed in 2011 that he is an undocumented immigrant, was freed by US border agents after being held for several hours.

17 July 2014

Almost 7 million need aid in Sudan: UN Worsening conflict in Darfur and an influx of people fleeing war in South Sudan helped push to almost seven million the number needing aid in Sudan, the UN said.

17 July 2014

Mobile phones are the future of Kazakhstan's payment system: Massimov Payment system in Kazakhstan may be rebased to mobile phones in future, according to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov.

16 July 2014

20 postcards from 2014 World Cup The World Cup in Brazil has ended but the memories will stay with us for a long time.

16 July 2014

How do fake legs address Almaty's pothole problem? Almaty activists have invented an unusual way to draw attention of the authorities to the problem of potholes in the city.

16 July 2014

Across 27 countries in 75 days: adventures of Indian filmmaker Lal Jose and his friends will drive across two continents, crossing 27 countries, including Kazakhstan, and covering 24,000 kilometers in 75 days with a message of good will.

16 July 2014

UK to provide military equipment to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense will receive all terrain vehicles (ATV) and night vision equipment from the United Kingdom.

16 July 2014

Brain drain worries Kazakhstan's PM Massimov Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov named brain drain as one of the main challenges to the economy of Kazakhstan.

16 July 2014

11 y.o. Kazakh pianist wins competition in Cannes 11-y.o. pianist from Kokshetau, Kazakhstan, Alina Galiyeva has won a prestigious international competition in France.

16 July 2014

Caterpillar plague in eastern Kazakhstan Green caterpillars have flooded Shygys and Novoyavlenka villages in East Kazakhstan Oblast.

16 July 2014

Corruption in Kazakhstan's education system Corruption in the education system of Kazakhstan has been increasing lately in spite of all the measures taken to harness it.

16 July 2014

Pirates attack Malaysian tanker in South China Sea Pirates have attacked a Malaysian tanker and stolen the gas oil cargo before releasing it in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, officials said.

16 July 2014

Russia detains two over deadly Moscow metro crash: investigators Russian investigators said on Wednesday they had detained two Moscow metro workers in a probe into a devastating crash that killed 22 people and injured dozens.

16 July 2014

China's growth speeds up to 7.5%, beats expectations Chinese growth accelerated to a forecast-beating 7.5 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Wednesday, as government stimulus provided a much-needed boost to the world's second-largest economy.

16 July 2014

Petrol production in Kazakhstan grows 17% from January to June Earlier the country’s Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin assured journalists the country wasn’t going to face any petrol shortages.

16 July 2014

11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays abroad All of them were unlucky to buy non-refundable air tickets for chartered flights to be performed by Turkey-based Atlas Jet that has halted its regular flights.

16 July 2014

Orbital cargo ship nears arrival at space station An unmanned cargo ship that was rocketed into space this weekend by Orbital Sciences Corporation is nearing the International Space Station where it plans to dock.

16 July 2014