England's Richard III finally gets burial fit for a king
England's slain king Richard III, exhumed from an undignified grave beneath a car park, will finally be buried with honour on.
Kazakhstan celebrates Central Asian New Year - Nauryz
21st March is the beginning of the celebration of the oldest holiday in the Kazakh Steppe - Nauryz, the day of rebirth and new beginning.
Kazakh-Spanish documentary wins Jakarta film festival award
A Kazakh-Spanish film about Soviet-era Spaniards held prisoners in a labor camp on the territory of present day Kazakhstan has won an award at the Jakarta Film Festival.
200 years on, Napoleon returns to southern France
Napoleon landed in southern France, announcing "It's good to be back!"
Bulgaria bids farewell to 'democracy hero' Zhelev
Bulgaria bid farewell to its first non-communist president Zhelyu Zhelev, hailed as a hero of freedom and democracy in the Balkan country.
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
Shymkent reaches out for international recognition as oldest Kazakh city
The mayor's office of Shymkent has submitted an application to UNESCO to obtain international recognition of the 2200-years' history of their city.
Despite Golden Globe, Russian film 'Leviathan' awaits release at home
Russian drama "Leviathan" made history by becoming the first film from the country to win a Golden Globe since the fall of the USSR.
The Forgotten of Karaganda awarded at California Film Awards
Kazakhstani-Spanish The Forgotten of Karaganda documentary film has been awarded at the California Film Awards as the Best Documentary,
Nazarbayev speaks of Kazakh statehood, national unity
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has spoken about the importance of passing the knowledge of history to younger generations, making the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh statehood next year especially significant.
Kazakhstan celebrates Independence Day
Kazakhstan is celebrating its Independence Day on December 16.
Almaty one thousand years ago
Famous Kazakh historian Karl Baipakov speaks about the origins of Almaty in Medieval Ages.
Well preserved mammoth tusks discovered near Karaganda
Workers of a mining company have discovered mammoth tusks in Karaganda Oblast.
Rare dinosaur skeleton goes on display in London
A rare dinosaur skeleton goes on display at London's Natural History museum -- the first to be exhibited there in a century.
Swiss firm to put Napoleon's DNA in watches
Napoleon's admirers will be able to carry his DNA on their wrists after a Swiss company announced its plans to sell watches containing a fragment of the emperor's hair.
Giants inhabited pre-historic Kazakhstan?
A former resident of Karaganda Viacheslav Plokhov claims he found footprints of pre-historic giants in Kazakhstan. The news some might call
Kazakh professor asks Nazarbayev to protect a Sufi mausoleum from religious fanatics
A professor from Gumilyov Eurasian National University has asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev to protect the Mausoleum of famous Sufi scholar located at the territory for Kazakhstan from religious fanatics.
Napoleon's two-pointed hat auctioned for 1.9 mln euros
One of Napoleon's famous two-pointed hats was sold to a South Korean collector for 1.9 million euros ($2.2 million) at an auction outside Paris.
Historic photos of dead Che Guevara resurface in Spain
Historic photographs of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara taken by an AFP photographer shortly after his execution have come to light in a small Spanish town.
Thousands mourn victims of Stalin-era purges in Moscow
Thousands of Russians gathered outside the former KGB headquarters in Moscow for an annual ritual commemorating the tens of thousands killed in Stalin-era repressions.