Nazarbayev appoints Kazakhstan ambassadors to six countries
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors of Kazakhstan to six countries.
Families mourn Mali desert crash victims as military stand by
Relatives of 116 people killed in an Air Algerie crash in July visited the scene of the disaster in remote hazardous northern Mali under tight military guard.
First ticket to Rio Olympics for Kazakhstan: Berik Abdrakhmanov wins AIBA Pro Boxing in lightweight division
Kazakhstani boxer Berik Abdrakhmanov won the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title, an ultimate ticket to the Rio Olympics, in a fight against Uzbek boxer Hurshid Tojibaev in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Algerian President Bouteflika 'hospitalised in France'
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, has been admitted to hospital in the southeastern French town of Grenoble, a French government source told AFP.
France's Hollande denounces 'cowardly' hostage murder
French President Francois Hollande denounced the "cowardly" murder of a French hostage in Algeria and vowed not to give in to the Islamic State group.
No Kazakhstanis among Air Algerie plane crash victims
No Kazakhstanis were on board of the Air Algerie plane that crashed in Mali.
Air Algerie crash wipes out entire families
All passengers and crew on board an Air Algerie jetliner that crashed in Mali died in the tragedy, which completely wiped out several families, France announced.
Wreckage of missing Algerian airliner found in Mali
The wreckage of an Air Algerie plane missing since early Thursday with 116 people on board has been found in Mali near the Burkina Faso border, an army coordinator in Burkina Faso and the French presidency said.
Kazakhstan to expand cooperation with OPEC
Kazakhstan, a Central Asian oil producer, will expand its cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Algeria seizes 8 tonnes of cannabis smuggled from Morocco
Algerian security forces have seized more than eight tonnes of cannabis in the port city of Oran, smuggled from neighbouring Morocco, and arrested six traffickers, the police said.
70 wounded as anti-vote Algerian youths, police clash
Clashes in Algeria's restive Kabylie region between security forces and youths opposed to Thursday's presidential election wounded around 70 people, local sources said.
One dead, dozen wounded in fresh Algeria ethnic clashes
A young man died and a dozen more were injured Friday in fresh clashes between Arabs and Berbers near the southern Algerian town of Ghardaia, local sources said.
Lone survivor found as Algeria plane crash kills 77
A military aircraft carrying 78 people crashed in Algeria's mountainous northeast on Tuesday, leaving just one survivor in one of the country's deadliest air disasters.
Algeria smuggling crackdown cuts fuel line to Morocco
Until three months ago, petrol smuggling literally drove Morocco's neglected eastern region, where the subsidised liquid smuggled in from Algeria fuelled the local economy.
Morocco-Algeria ties hamstrung despite need for change
An outburst of hostile rhetoric between Morocco and Algeria reflects a historic animosity rooted in irreconcilable differences over Western Sahara.
Miss Algeria crowned for first time in 10 years
After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest was held Friday in the western city of Oran, with 19-year-old science student Rym Amari taking the pageant honours.
Five foreigners still missing at Algeria hostage site
Algerian authorities searched on Tuesday for five foreigners still missing and tried to identify seven charred bodies, days after a bloody hostage crisis.
Algeria says 37 foreigners killed in gas plant siege
Thirty-seven foreigners of eight nationalities were killed by Islamist militants in a well-planned attack on a remote gas plant, some of them executed with a bullet to the head.
Islamists behind Algeria attack vow more strikes
An Al-Qaeda linked group which shocked the world with its audacious hostage attack in Algeria threatened on Sunday to stage strikes on nations involved in chasing out Islamists from neighbouring Mali.
Algeria: bodies of 25 hostages found after bloodbath
Algerian troops reportedly found the bodies of 25 hostages and captured five kidnappers at a remote gas plant after a bloodbath of captives that France called an "act of war" by Islamist militants.