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.
Ancient Saka burial accidentally discovered in Kazakhstan
Construction workers accidently stumbled upon an ancient burial near a village in East Kazakhstan Oblast.
New museum brings Poland's Jewish past back to life
A millennium of Jewish history in Poland was obliterated by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust. Now, a new Warsaw museum is celebrating a lost Jewish community that was the world's largest and most vibrant.
Kazakh statehood is 550 years old: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that Kazakh statehood dates centuries back.
Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe
A scientist from Kazakhstan has found a dozen of unique treatises attributed to the great thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi.
3000-yo cauldron discovered in eastern Kazakhstan
A 3000-y.o. cauldron dated back to the Bronze Age has been discovered in eastern Kazakhstan.
Mrs Clooney to fight for return of Greek marbles from Britain
Amal Alamuddin will be in Greece this month to advise on the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain.
Hi-tech exhibition in Almaty takes viewers on 'time-traveling' experience of greatest inventions
A new multimedia exhibition in Kazakhstan's Almaty aims to chronicle the history of greatest inventions of humankind with the use of a latest technology.
Efforts to preserve rare nomad dog breed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is stepping up its efforts to preserve the nearly extinct tazy dog breed.
'Gone with the Wind' sweeps back for 75th anniversary
Rhett Butler may not give a damn, but fans of "Gone with the Wind" are more than happy to see the 1939 classic return to cinemas for its 75th anniversary.
Indian spacecraft on course to enter Mars orbit
India is on course to become the first nation to reach Mars on its first attempt.
Golden Princess found 2 years ago finally shown to public
The most significant archaeological find in Kazakhstan has finally been presented to the anxiously waiting public.
Scottish vote reveals cracks in United Kingdom
The referendum has fired up debate in the rest of the United Kingdom over London's dominance and the historic ties that hold the country together.
New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan
Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.
