Italian conductor Muti quits Rome opera
Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has thrown in the towel as the primary conductor of the Rome Opera after six years, amid funding problems and strikes.
Football: World Cup history for Germany as Goetze sinks Argentina
Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America.
Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens
Brazilians might have thought that their World Cup nightmare couldn't possibly get any worse -- and then bitter rivals Argentina reached the final in their own backyard.
Shymkent beauty became Miss Kazakhstan 2012
Zhazira Nurimbetova is a 4-year university student at present and will proceed with her professional career of a model only with an approval of her family.
Harvard probes mass exam cheating
As many as 125 students at Harvard University are being probed for allegedly cheating in a final exam at the elite institution.
PHOTO: Miss China crowned Miss World 2012, in China
Miss China won the coveted title of Miss World on Saturday, triumphing on home soil during a glitzy final held in a mining city on the edge of the Gobi desert.
Boxer Niyazimbetov reached Olympics final
Adilbek Niyazimbetov, Kazakhstan boxer in the -81 kg weight division, reached the final of the boxing competition at the Olympics.
Serik Sapiyev reaches Olimpic boxing final
Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has reached the final of the boxing competition in light welterweight (-69 kg) division at the Olympics in London.
Olympics: Bolt looks to seal legend status
Barring catastrophe in the semi-finals Usain Bolt will face fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake in Thursday's 200 metres final where victory would see him attain legendary status in his own eyes.
Football: Spain crush Italy to win historic Euro 2012 crown
Spain confirmed their status as one of the greatest national teams in football history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in Sunday's Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their European crown.
Mother of six became Missis Kazakhstan 2011
Victoria Mominbayeva, mother of six children and owner of arts gallery, has become Missis Kazakhstan 2011.
Shvedova reached quarterfinals of US Open Doubles
Kazakhstan tennis professional Yaroslava Shvedova has got into quarterfinals of US Open Doubles.
PHOTO: Astana Arlans planning to win WSB finals in China
Kazakhstan boxing club The Astana Arlans is planning to win the finals of the World Series of Boxing in China on May 6 and 7.
