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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.

04 December 2014 16:05

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.

26 November 2014 13:26

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

22 November 2014 17:36

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.

20 November 2014 20:18

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.

17 November 2014 10:57

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.

15 November 2014 13:55

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.

30 October 2014 12:23

Ancient Saka burial accidentally discovered in Kazakhstan Construction workers accidently stumbled upon an ancient burial near a village in East Kazakhstan Oblast.

29 October 2014 12:59

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.

25 October 2014 14:04

Kazakh statehood is 550 years old: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that Kazakh statehood dates centuries back.

23 October 2014 15:19

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.

16 October 2014 19:08

3000-yo cauldron discovered in eastern Kazakhstan A 3000-y.o. cauldron dated back to the Bronze Age has been discovered in eastern Kazakhstan.

12 October 2014 14:16

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.

10 October 2014 12:06

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.

08 October 2014 17:15

Efforts to preserve rare nomad dog breed in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is stepping up its efforts to preserve the nearly extinct tazy dog breed.

29 September 2014 17:42

'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.

27 September 2014 10:51

Indian spacecraft on course to enter Mars orbit India is on course to become the first nation to reach Mars on its first attempt.

24 September 2014 14:33

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.

10 September 2014 14:32

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.

05 September 2014 14:44

New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.

01 September 2014 18:23

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