Circus family reopens Moscow's unique cat theatre
Up on a brightly lit Moscow stage a clown loudly welcomes the stars of today's show -- 20 highly trained cats.
Kyrgyzstan declares emergency after bloody gold mine clashes
Parts of Kyrgyzstan were under curfew Saturday after clashes between security forces and protesters who want a Canadian-owned gold mine nationalised led the president to declare a state of emergency.
Bus from Kazakhstan flips over near Samara
A bus driving from Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to Moscow flipped over in Samara oblast of Russia.
Major powers struggle to agree on Syria conference: envoys
Failure to agree on who will take part in an international conference on the Syria could thwart hopes that the make-or-break meeting will be held in June.
Judo: Kazakhstan's judoka wins World Masters tournament
Kazakhstan’s judoka Sergey Lim won the World Judo Masters tournament that was held in Tyumen, Russia.
International trio takes shortcut to space station
An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter with a pioneering US cargo craft.
Japan, Russia to jointly develop oilfield
Japan and Russia on Wednesday signed a deal that will see them jointly explore and develop a potentially lucrative oil and gas field off Russia's Far East coast.
Kazakhstan has lowest gas prices in Europe
Average gas price in Kazakhstan is 2.1 rubles ($0.07) per cubic meter while it makes 59.9 rubles ($1.924) per cubic meter in Sweden.
Nazarbayev to meet with Putin and Lukashenko
Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan will arrive to Astana on May 29.
Kazakhstan and Russia to continue cooperation in defense
Kazakhstan and Russia will continue cooperating in defense industry.
Massive Far East quake felt in Moscow, no casualties
A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia
A explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been tinged by anti-Semitism.
6.0 quake off Russia's far-east Kamchatka coastline
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday followed by a series of strong after-shocks.
Dagestan blasts kill four as Moscow 'plot' foiled
Twin car bombs killed four people and wounded close to 50 Monday in Russia's restive Dagestan region while the Kremlin also announced it had foiled a major attack on Moscow.
Futsal: Kazakhstan three lines up in futsal rankings
Kazakhstan national futsal team has moved up three lines in the updated FIFA ranking.
Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded
The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.
Russian security services name CIA Moscow chief
Russia's security services openly named the alleged US intelligence agency's Moscow station chief Friday in a rare breach of protocol after arresting a purported CIA agent working undercover.
Radioactive cars from Japan seized at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Kyrgyzstan state customs service seized a batch of cars from Japan with high radiation background at Alamedin station in Chu oblast,.
Russia must be convinced to 'finish with Assad': Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that more efforts were needed to convince Moscow to drop its support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Kazakhstan ratifies military-technical cooperation agreement with Russia
Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law On ratification of the agreement between governments of Kazakhstan and Russia on development and implementation of joint action programs in military-technical cooperation.