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Tributes from friends and foes after last Soviet FM dies Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.

08 July 2014

Japan on highest typhoon alert, 480,000 urged to take shelter Japan braced Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.

08 July 2014

Samruk-Kazyna withdraws from Temirbank Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund has completely withdrawn from Temirbank.

07 July 2014

Kazkom-BTA merger may produce largest universal bank in region Kazkommertsbank and Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev have completed the acquisition of BTA Bank from Samruk Kazyna Kazakhstan's national wealth fund.

07 July 2014

Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe.

07 July 2014

Oil recovery efficiently to spike 12% in Kazakhstan's west Oil recovery efficiency will be increased from the current 31% to 43% at oilfields in Mangistau Oblast through use of new technologies.

07 July 2014

Kazakhstan ratifies Caspian security agreement President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on security cooperation at the Caspian Sea.

07 July 2014

eBooks on the go: Reading Semei campaign to foster love for books Librarians of the Abai Library in Semey have decided to foster love for reading through free eBooks.

07 July 2014

President Nazarbayev celebrates Astana City Day President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the celebrations of the Day of the Capital.

07 July 2014

Kazakhstan to host joint military equipment enterprises Kazakhstan is ready to partake in collaborative defense companies to manufacture weapon and military equipment in the country.

06 July 2014

Nazarbayev unveils new building of National Defense University Nursultan Nazarbayev has unveiled a new block of the National Defense University in Astana, Kazakhstan.

06 July 2014

Nazarbayev enacts additional monitoring of suspicious transactions Nazarbayev have signed amendments to the law on ratification of the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime.

06 July 2014

Almaty hosts first night bike ride in Kazakhstan Almaty had its first night bike ride on July 4, 2014. It was dedicated to celebrations of the Astana Day.

06 July 2014

Diyas, Shvedova end Wimbledon struggle... with good money The most successful performance by Kazakhstani tennis players at Wimbledon has ended on July 1.

06 July 2014

New Assistant to Kazakh President appointed Several high profile personnel changes have been announced on Friday in Kazakhstan.

06 July 2014

Grand fireworks on Astana Day Fireworks will go off from three locations in Astana today, July 6, to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Astana.

06 July 2014

In Argentina, dinosaur hunters embark on next phase A few months ago, Argentine scientists found the remains of a giant dinosaur. Now they look forward to digging up hundreds more fossils, but what they really want is the big one's head.

05 July 2014

Skeletons found in El Salvador shed light on pre-Hispanic life Japanese and Salvadoran archaeologists said they have found three human skeletons in El Salvador from more than 1,600 years ago that could shed new light on early human settlements in the region.

05 July 2014

Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of pupils A primary school in southern France was in shock after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric problems".

05 July 2014

Argentine 'Dirty War' officers guilty of killing bishop Two retired military officers were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Catholic bishop during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.

05 July 2014