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China Nile relic vandal hunted down: report A Chinese tourist who defaced an ancient Egyptian monument was hunted down by Internet users who prompted his parents to apologise.

27 May 2013 11:44

U.S. deny access to Kazakhstan students Around 40 students from Karaganda have been denied access to the U.S. under Work and Travel program.

27 May 2013 10:18

Digital reincarnation for Dunhuang's Buddhist art Inching their cameras along a rail inside the chamber, specialists use powerful flashes to light up paintings of female Buddhist spirits drawn more than 1,400 years ago.

26 May 2013 16:08

N. Korea town opens to Western tourists: travel agents North Korea's authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, despite international tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test in February.

25 May 2013 10:00

US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives.

23 May 2013 12:39

New passenger train Almaty-Khorgos launched Kazakhstan businessmen can now get to the International Near-Border Cooperation Center Khorgos by railroad.

22 May 2013 12:13

Foreign buyers descend on Sicily for bargain property Foreign buyers are swooping on deserted villages in Sicily to snap up homes for as little as 10,000 euros ($13,000), propping up a property market in freefall as Italy suffers its longest-ever recession.

21 May 2013 12:02

New Zealander fined over Prince Charles manure plan An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist was fined Monday over a plan to hurl manure at Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland last year.

20 May 2013 19:05

Eurovision winner gets triumphant welcome in Denmark Exuberant Copenhageners braved the chill Sunday to celebrate Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie de Forest in Denmark's iconic Tivoli Gardens amusement park.

20 May 2013 13:10

Hong Kong taxi driver cleared over 6 cent overcharge A taxi driver who endured a six-month lawsuit after overcharging a passenger by six US cents has finally had his name cleared by a Hong Kong court.

17 May 2013 18:56

Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone Bangladesh began cleaning up on Friday after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes along its coast while breathing a sigh of relief that the damage was not much worse.

17 May 2013 18:13

Spain and Portugal to help Kazakhstan prepare for EXPO-2017 Spain and Portugal will cooperate with Kazakhstan in preparation for the EXPO-2017.

16 May 2013 20:12

Upbeat New Zealand heading back to the black New Zealand on Thursday bucked the international trend toward austerity budgets and lifted spending modestly, while still predicting its books will be back in the black within two years.

16 May 2013 14:18

Cyclone rips into Bangladesh after mass evacuations A cyclone ripped into the Bangladeshi coast on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people hunkered down in evacuation shelters including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.

16 May 2013 12:15

Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions.

13 May 2013 14:10

Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse a pink feminist nightmare The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.

10 May 2013 15:00

Kazakhstan and Russian ships take off in Balkhash sailing regatta Eight crews from Kazakhstan and 11 crews from Russia are taking part in the 8th International Tourist Sailing Regatta Balkhash Cup.

09 May 2013 13:26

Nazarbayev calls to analyze anti-crisis programs Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the meeting on implementation of the State Program of Accelerated Industrial-Innovative Development.

08 May 2013 13:30

Being gay in America: a 50-year love story The love between John Darby and Jack Bird has been on solid ground for more than half a century. It is the social landscape around the gay couple that has shifted.

08 May 2013 12:25

Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.

06 May 2013 13:02