Reese Witherspoon arrested: report
Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct in the US state of Georgia after authorities detained her husband for drunk driving.
Health gap in Europe wider than ever
Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies.
Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths
Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year.
Kazakhstan citizens drink most alcohol in Central Asia
Kazakhstan is Number One in Central Asia by alcohol abuse.
Alcohol pipeline unearthed on Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Smugglers have been pumping ethyl alcohol from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan via a self-made pipeline since 2008.
Kazakhstan steps up control over Czech and Polish liquors
Kazakhstan has followed other countries in enhancement of control over import of liquors from the Czech Republic and Poland.
Qantas pilot tests positive for alcohol
A Qantas Airways pilot failed an alcohol test after being removed from the controls of a passenger flight just minutes before take-off over concerns she had been drinking.
Indonesian police arrest 62 over Ramadan bar attack
Indonesian police said Monday they had arrested 62 people, most of them minors, involved in attacking a bar in south Jakarta for serving alcohol during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
Every fifth Kazakhstan citizen is an alcoholic: expert
The official numbers can be easily multiplied by 10: expert.
Kazakhstan Financial Police discovered 40 back-street alcohol producing companies in 2 years
A Saudi Arabian native, director of Sidar Enterprise, has been sentenced to a fine. He leased rooms at Kyz-Zhibek night club in East Kazakhstan Oblast and set up illegal storage and sales of alcohol products.
Every 5th Kazakh drinks alcohol regularly
Almost 20 percent of Kazakhstani people regularly drink much alcohol.
One third of Kazakhstan alcohol-producing companies to close under Customs Union
Only 15-16 local alcohol-producing facilities will be operating in Kazakhstan: Expert.
Kazakhs are better beer drinkers than Kyrgyzs
Kazakhstan residents drink 4 times more beer than Kyrgyzs. Kyrgyzstan residents drank 49.8 million liters of beer in 2010, which is 47 percent of the total volume of alcohol consumption.
Astana cyclist arrested in France for speeding while drunk
Valentin Iglinskiy speeding at over 200 km/h was arrested by Nice police. His blood test showed excess alcohol content.
Counterfeit alcohol worth of 1 million tenge seized in Almaty
Eight criminal cases have been initiated in Almaty in connection with production of counterfeit alcohol. $34 million returned to the budget by corrupt officials.