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Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US East Coast Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore late Thursday, as millions of Americans braced for its impact along the East Coast on the eve of the Independence Day holiday.

04 July 2014

Paralized website developer from Karaganda Oblast A fully handicapped man from Kazakhstan became a successful programmer.

04 July 2014

Kazakhstan-Mexico cooperation details unveiled Public authorities have disclosed the details of Kazakhstani-Mexican cooperation.

04 July 2014

A dying business: family graves in Japan Every once in a while, Kumiko Kano meets a group of people with whom she has decided to spend eternity, one of a growing number in Japan who are shunning the expense and commitment of a traditional family grave.

04 July 2014

Power cuts in Greece amid anti-privatisation strike Greece faced nationwide power cuts on Thursday as a rolling strike began against government plans to break up the country's main electricity provider.

04 July 2014

Russia to supply helicopters to Kazakhstan Russian Helicopters company will supply helicopters to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2015.

04 July 2014

French theme park recreates 'Little Prince' universe A theme park inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic "The Little Prince" opened this week in France, giving visitors a chance to recall the author's claim that "all grown-ups were children first".

04 July 2014

Scarlett Johansson wins French novel lookalike case Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson won damages against a French author whose novel features a character resembling the starlet who is treated as a sex object.

04 July 2014

French to fund and make 3D map of Astana worth €3 million A French firm will create a 3D map of Astana worth €3 million.

03 July 2014

Astana student discovers new compound Gulsana Sisengaliyeva, a fourth year student at the Institute of Applied Chemistry of the Gumilyov Eurasian University in Astana discovered a new compound that she produced from wormwood.

03 July 2014

Kazakhstan to launch 75 new air routes within 6 years Kazakhstan is going to launch 75 new international air routes by 2020.

03 July 2014

Astana revives initiative to save tigers An Action Plan of reintroduction of the Turanian tiger in Kazakhstan was discussed during a conference in Astana.

03 July 2014

Son-in-law retracts confession in Monaco heiress killing The son-in-law of a Monaco heiress gunned down in a Mafia-style contract killing has retracted his confession to ordering the shooting, saying he did not fully understand police.

03 July 2014

Pension reform may spawn shadow economy in Kazakhstan: expert The new coil of the pension reform in Kazakhstan may create a spike in the shadow economy.

03 July 2014

Land mine kills four Tunisian soldiers: ministry Four Tunisian soldiers were killed by a land mine in the country's northwest, where the army has been battling Islamist militants, the defence ministry said.

03 July 2014

Oil extends losses on return of Libyan supplies Oil extended losses in Asia Thursday on prospects that Libya will begin exporting more crude into a global market flush with supplies, while easing concerns about the Iraqi crisis also weighed on prices.

03 July 2014

Saudi MERS: Philippines urges its Muslims to abort Hajj The Philippines urged its large Muslim minority to reconsider plans to join pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year due to a deadly virus outbreak there.

03 July 2014

Japan to lift some sanctions on North Korea: PM Abe Japan will revoke some of its unilateral sanctions on North Korea, the prime minister announced Thursday, after talks on the Cold War kidnapping of Japanese nationals.

03 July 2014

NSA surveillance led to 100 arrests The US National Security Agency's electronic snooping led to "well over 100 arrests" and helped smash numerous terrorist plots, a privacy review panel said.

03 July 2014

'Clinton: the musical' to hit New York stage It's tough being Hillary Clinton. Her book's a flop, she's angered ordinary Americans with crass remarks about money and now her husband's sex life is a New York musical.

03 July 2014