Telegram will transmit user data at the request of the authorities
Tengrinews.kz - The founder of the Telegram messenger, Pavel Durov, announced changes in the rules of the platform. He wrote about this on his
Japan braces for powerful typhoon, dozens of flights canceled
Tengrinews.kz - Japan is preparing for the powerful typhoon Shanshan, which threatens to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the country, according
China offers cash in Xinjiang for tips on beards
Authorities in China's restive Xinjiang region are offering cash to informants who report on neighbours with excessive facial hair, state media has reported.
Sri Lanka bars Australian luxury hotelier in flag spat
Sri Lankan authorities barred the Australian owner of one of the world's most exclusive hotels from returning to his adopted homeland Tuesday for flying the national flag upside down, officials said.
Facebook, Microsoft reveal US data requests
Internet giants Facebook and Microsoft say they received thousands of requests for data from US authorities last year but are prohibited from disclosing how many related to national security.
Powell tells Kazakhstan officials of ways to remove unwanted staff
Jonathan Powell gave a lecture in Kazakhstan President’s State Management Academy in Kazakhstan.
Interior Ministry is most expensive authority in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Interior Ministry turned out to be the most expensive state authority by direct and indirect capital expenditures.
'Horse lasagne' sparks new British food scare
British authorities warned the public Thursday not to eat beef lasagne sold by the Findus brand and made in France after tests found it contained up to 100 percent horse meat.
China bans ads on gift-giving to officials: media
China has banned ads that encourage giving luxury gifts to authorities, state media said Thursday, the latest push against official extravagance since new leaders took charge vowing better governance.
Kazakhstan Army to be used against swinging situation inside the country
President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to study the existing capacities of the country's Armed Forces and set several tasks to the law-enforcement authorities.
Kazakhstan needs aviation regiment
Former Kazakhstan Vice-Minister of Defense supports the suggestion of the Majilis to transfer the whole military aviation fleet to one authority.
S. Korea to crack down on sexy performance by minors
South Korea authorities said Wednesday they were taking steps to curb over-sexualised performances by teenaged stars of the country's thriving K-pop scene.
Decade on, Iraq to replace iconic Saddam statue
Nearly a decade after Saddam Hussein's statue was pulled down in an iconic moment seen globally, Baghdad will finally replace it with new artwork to mark its selection as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture.
Rappers lead underground monitors at Angola polls
Through an unmarked door, down a passageway and behind a padlocked metal gate lies a room littered with cell phones that is the nerve centre of an underground effort by Angolan rappers to monitor Friday's vote.
US migrants sign up to Obama deportation deferral
Long lines of undocumented immigrants sprang up across the US on Wednesday as thousands took advantage of President Barack Obama's decision to grant many of them temporary residency.
Armed US man arrested at Batman screening: police
US authorities said Tuesday they arrested a man at a screening of the latest Batman movie with a bag full of weapons in a case that evoked a recent rampage in Colorado that claimed a dozen lives.
Libya's interim rulers to hand over power
Libya's interim authorities said they will hand over power to a newly elected congress on Wednesday, less than a year after its fighters overthrew the regime of Moamer Kadhafi.
Chile McDonald's patron finds mouse tail in burger
Health authorities in Chile on Tuesday confirmed what one man has claimed for weeks: that he found a mouse tail in his McDonald's hamburger.
New drug tunnels found under US-Mexico border
US and Mexican authorities have unearthed a 240-yard-long drug smuggling tunnel under their joint border in the state of Arizona, the latest such find in the violence-scarred region.
Assembling an assembly: democracy is built in Libya
Out of sight, in a large hall lit by welding sparks, workers in Libya are rushing to build an assembly fit for the country's first elected authorities since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi's regime.