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Pope to speak to N. Korea's 'church of silence' Pope Francis will offer prayers for Korean reconciliation in Seoul next week

13 August 2014

La belle France keeps its title as top global tourist destination France welcomed 84.7 million foreign tourists in 2013 making it once again the most-visited country in the world.

12 August 2014

Latvia's former KGB headquarters gives up its dark secrets The "House on the Corner" was one of the most feared places during Soviet times, but now people are keen to uncover its dark secrets.

08 August 2014

Russia okays $150 mn to subsidise World Cup venues The Russian government approved rules on subsidising construction of infrastructure for the 2018 football World Cup.

08 August 2014

Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia's Papua Indonesian police have arrested two French journalists who were reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua.

08 August 2014

Spains's Rioja region uses wineries to draw tourists inland La Rioja has sought over the past decade to draw visitors to its numerous wineries, many featuring stunning contemporary architecture.

07 August 2014

21,000 5-year U.S. visas issued to Kazakhstanis in one year Kazakhstan citizens have received over 21,000 5-year U.S. visas since the U.S. Embassy started issuing these visas in Kazakhstan on August 1, 2013

05 August 2014

Yosemite Park fire threatens famous giant sequoia trees A fire raging in California's Yosemite National Park advanced, threatening a grove of famous giant sequoia trees.

01 August 2014

Chinese ready to help Kazakhs with Silk Road tourism development project Chinese officials in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region declared their willingness to help Kazakhstan with developing of a new tourism route along the Great Silk Road.

30 July 2014

50 Kazakh tourists stuck in Tel Aviv airport after missile attack Around 50 Kazakhstani tourists cannot leave Israel after a Palestinian missile hit the area near the Tel Aviv Airport.

25 July 2014

Kazakh expedition sets out to China The expedition Following Shoqan Walikhanov’s Caravan Route has set out.

25 July 2014

Kazakhstan steps up space research The Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan has completed modernising its two telescopes.

24 July 2014

In the footsteps of a great Kazakh traveler Modern Kazakh geographers, historians, biologists, ethnographers and linguists are going to repeat the route of a famous Kazakh traveler of the Russian Empire into Kashgaria.

23 July 2014

Sri Lanka jails killers of British tourist A Sri Lankan ruling party politician and three accomplices were Friday sentenced to 20 years in jai for murdering a British holidaymaker on Christmas Eve and raping his Russian partner.

18 July 2014

Putin inherits World Cup baton, promises 'unforgettable' 2018 Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed "an unforgettable football feast" when his country hosts the 2018 World Cup.

15 July 2014

Crete counts on cravings to catch mystery croc A Greek reptile expert began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.

11 July 2014

French to build new gondola cableway in Almaty A new gondola cableway is going to be built by POMA French company in Almaty by spring 2015.

11 July 2014

Malaysian sentenced to death for French tourist murder A Malaysian shopkeeper was sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of murdering a French tourist on a popular resort island.

09 July 2014

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

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

04 July 2014