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China horses fight in Lunar New Year battles
Hooves clash in mid-air, a stallion bites his opponent while delighted spectators cheer wildly -- in southern China some saw in the Year of the Horse by watching the animals fight.
03 February 2014
China gears up for peak New Year travel period
China was gearing up Saturday for the peak travel period of the world's largest annual human migration as the Spring Festival national holidays draws near.
25 January 2014
Chinese New Year travels to top 3.6 billion: official
A total of 3.6 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chinese New Year holiday, officials said Tuesday, as workers head home in the world's largest human migration.
14 January 2014
Tokyo fire stops bullet trains, strands holidaymakers
A fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan's bullet train system into chaos on Friday, as tens of thousands of passengers tried to return home from New Year holidays.
03 January 2014
Sparkling Sydney to kick off glitzy global 2014 party
Sydney promised an unprecedented fireworks spectacular to kick off global new year celebrations Tuesday, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics to usher in 2014 from Hong Kong to world record-chasing Dubai.
31 December 2013
Santa cleared for entry to US: official
Santa Claus was officially cleared for entry into the United States on Monday as federal agriculture officials waived stringent livestock checks on his nine reindeer.
24 December 2013
John Ordway wishes happy Independence Day in Kazakh
US Charge d'Affaires in Kazakhstan John Ordway has congratulated Kazakhstan on the 22nd Independence Day in the Kazakh language.
18 December 2013
January 1 to 5 - rest days in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan residents can relax and enjoy their New Year holiday from January 1 to 5 in 2014.
08 December 2013
Don't miss Black Friday in Almaty
Black Friday and Boxing day, all in one are coming to Almaty to sweep the Kazakhstani shoppers off their feet with blowout bargains as a part of Satu Fest.
06 December 2013
Kazakhstan introduces Labor Day
Kazakhstan is introducing a new holiday -- the Labor Day.
27 November 2013
Obama to 'pardon' Thanksgiving turkeys
President Barack Obama will symbolically "pardon" two turkeys Wednesday on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday, in what has become an annual White House rite.
27 November 2013
Almaty to light this year's Christmas Tree on December 1
This year's lighting of the main New Year Tree of Almaty city will take place on December 1.
22 November 2013
Kazakhstan to get three additional days off in December
Kazakhstan will enjoy additional three days off for December holidays.
20 November 2013
Religious edict allowing people to eat dogs and cats issued in Damascus
As Muslims around the world mark the Eid al-Adha holiday, sharing festive meals, children trapped in besieged areas around the Syrian capital are going hungry.
16 October 2013
Kazakhstan gets three days off for Kurban-ait
Kazakhstan residents will have three days off on Kurban-ait holiday on October 13, 14 and 15.
14 October 2013
Constitution a foundation of unity of state authorities: Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev has addressed the participants of the international scientific-research conference timed to the Constitution Day.
30 August 2013
Qaeda claims deadly attacks as Iraqis blame government
An Al-Qaeda front group on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that killed dozens of people during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as Iraqis angrily blamed authorities for failing to prevent the violence.
12 August 2013
Astana hosts international circus festival
An international circus festival called Echo of Asia was held in Astana as part of the celebrations timed to Astana Day.
18 July 2013
Statue of Liberty reopens on July 4
The Statue of Liberty finally reopened to visitors, on the July 4 national holiday, months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York.
05 July 2013
Almaty celebrates May 1 running on high heels
Participants of the race had to run 100-meter wearing shoes with heels of at least 8 centimeters.
02 May 2013