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Visa free entrance may be extended till October 2015
Kazakhstani Tourism Association has suggested extending visa free entrance for 10 countries till October 2015.
09 October 2014
France to go for plain cigarette packets in 2016
France will introduce plain cigarette packaging in 2016, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.
08 October 2014
Quincy Jones honoured with top French award
American record producer and musician Quincy Jones was bestowed with the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's top cultural honours.
07 October 2014
Femen protest at Paris' Moulin Rouge nightclub
Two members of the Femen feminist movement staged a bare-breasted protest on the roof of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.
07 October 2014
Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty
Astana cyclist Alexey Lutsenko has won the Tour of Almaty.
06 October 2014
France to step up air patrols in Iraq: minister
France will "increase" the rate of its air patrols over Iraq against the Islamic State group, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.
06 October 2014
Ten of thousands march for 'family values' in France
Thousands took to the streets in Paris and Bordeaux to demonstrate for what protesters called "traditional family values" and against assisted pregnancies.
06 October 2014
Eiffel Tower's new glass floor aims to turn heads
A much-anticipated facelift of the Eiffel Tower will be unveiled with a new glass floor to dizzy the tourists who flock to Paris's best-known landmark.
05 October 2014
Pierre Richard to star in film about Kazakhstan
The French are going to shoot a movie in Kazakhstan starring Pierre Richard in lead role.
03 October 2014
Ukraine refuses cooperation with Russia in Ablyazov's case
President of Ukraine Poroshenko announced that Ukraine would not cooperate with Russia in the case of fugitive Kazakh banker, who will be be extradited to either Ukraine or Russia.
30 September 2014
Paris fashion says non to 'Normcore'
Self-aware blandness, aka "Normcore", may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion the trend is something to be resisted.
30 September 2014
Kazakhstan discusses corruption rating with Transparency International and OECD in Paris
Kazakh Lower Chamber MP asked the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency about ways to improve Kazakhstan's rating in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index.
29 September 2014
Far from paparazzi, Bardot marks 80th birthday in private
French screen siren Brigitte Bardot celebrated her 80th birthday in privat at her French Riviera home.
29 September 2014
Chloe designer dedicates Paris fashion show to late founder
Chloe designer Clare Waight Keller paid tribute to the French fashion house's founder Gaby Aghion, a day after her death in Paris at the age of 93.
29 September 2014
Rafael Nadal presents his tennis racket to Kazakh President
Spanish tennis professional, World No.2 Rafael Nadal has presented his tennis racket to Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev during his visit to Astana.
27 September 2014
Jean Paul Gaultier, wacky designer who 'wrote the rules'
Exuberant enfant terrible of fashion. Flamboyant showman. Madonna's pointy bra designer. Cult TV star and incorrigible Franglais speaker.
27 September 2014
Japanese dancer Carlotta Ikeda dies in France
Japanese dancer and choreographer Carlotta Ikeda has died at her home in France at the age of 73.
26 September 2014
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.
25 September 2014
Sarkozy corruption probe suspended: source
A corruption and influence-peddling investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended.
24 September 2014
Iran photographer pays price for artistic freedom
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian was over the moon when she won a 50,000-euro prize from a French foundation.
24 September 2014