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Elton John challenges Russian gay ban from stage British pop icon Elton John escaped serious criticism in Russia on Saturday after using a sold-out Moscow concert to challenge a highly contentious law banning the "propaganda of homosexuality" to minors.

09 December 2013

Harry Potter to speak Kazakhsha in 2014 The Harry Potter series will be translated into Kazakh in 2014.

08 December 2013

Russia outraged by US fraud charges against diplomats Russia voiced outrage Friday at charges in the United States against 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their wives over a $1.5 million fraud, saying it could not understand why the US had gone public with the allegations.

07 December 2013

Chinese tycoon unveils $10bn Ukrainian port project: report A Chinese tycoon who plans to dig a canal across Nicaragua has unveiled his latest project -- a $10 billion deal to build a deepwater port in Ukraine, giving him a foothold in Europe, state-run media said Friday.

06 December 2013

Astana more comfortable than Moscow Astana has been acknowledged as the most comfort city over Moscow.

06 December 2013

Ukraine government doesn't rule out discussing snap polls The government of Ukraine does not rule out discussing snap elections with the opposition, a high-ranking official said ahead of a meeting of top European diplomats in Kiev Thursday.

05 December 2013

Kazakhstan invention to help find life on Mars A distillation unit invented in Kazakhstan will be used by the expeditions search for life on Mars.

05 December 2013

French court starts Ablyazov's extradition hearing Aix-en-Provence court of France is hearing the extradition case of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

05 December 2013

Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris buy 40% of Russian distributor Japan Tobacco (JT) and Philip Morris will each buy a 20 percent stake in Russian distributor Megapolis for a total of more than $1.5 billion, as the rivals move to tap the world's second-biggest cigarette market.

05 December 2013

Bolshoi dancer gets six years for acid attack A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Bolshoi dancer to six years in a penal colony for masterminding an acid attack that nearly blinded the famed company's artistic director.

04 December 2013

Baikonur to give up Proton boosters only in 2025 Proton carrier rockets using highly toxic fuel will continue to be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome until 2025.

04 December 2013

Thousands of Ukraine protesters mass outside parliament Thousands of Ukrainian protesters massed outside parliament in Kiev on Tuesday as lawmakers were set to debate a vote of no confidence in the government over the scrapping of a deal with the European Union.

03 December 2013

Dozens wounded as Ukraine police break up rally Dozens of protesters were reported wounded in Ukraine's capital early Saturday when police brutally dispersed demonstrators calling for President Viktor Yanukovych's ouster after he failed to salvage an EU deal.

30 November 2013

Is EU's eastern Europe policy in tatters after Russia row? Though the European Union appears to have lost to Russia in the first round of an East-West tussle over winning friends and influence in eastern Europe, some analysts would disagree.

30 November 2013

Fireworks at world's tallest tower as Dubai wins Expo 2020 Dubai beat off opposition from Brazil, Russia and Turkey on Wednesday to win the right to host the 2020 World Expo, sparking celebrations in the Gulf city and a stunning fireworks display at the world's tallest building.

29 November 2013

'Free Ukraine, not me': Tymoshenko urges EU leaders Jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko called on EU leaders to drop all demands and sign a historic pact with Ukraine without any preconditions at a summit that opens Thursday.

28 November 2013

UN women's rights resolution passed despite backlash A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women's rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign by an alliance including the Vatican to weaken the measure.

28 November 2013

Summit to spotlight EU-Russia row over Soviet-era states An EU summit designed to draw six ex-Soviet states to the West opens with its ambitions dented Thursday after Ukraine, the biggest of the six, caved into Moscow to hand Europe a mighty "Nyet".

28 November 2013

US Holocaust survivor meets Polish savior 70 years on A Jewish boy who hid from the Nazis in a hayloft reunited after 70 years in New York on Wednesday with the Polish son whose parents risked everything to save him.

28 November 2013

Russia, UAE, Turkey, Brazil await decision on Expo 2020 host Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Brazil will Wednesday find out if their chosen cities have won the right to host the 2020 World Expo, an event which boosts tourism and business.

27 November 2013

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