Chavez to leave for Cuba for more cancer surgery
Hugo Chavez was set to leave for Cuba early Monday to undergo new cancer surgery that the Venezuelan leftist president admitted was urgently needed to fight the deadly disease.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin got Guiness Book Records certificate
Kazakhstan weightlifter, two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin got into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Kazakhstan businessman invested $13 million in Russian Internet
Russian investment company Fastlane Ventures announced attraction of $13 million from Kazakhstan businessman Kenes Rakishev.
Government to secure transparency of EXPO-2017 financing
Kazakhstan President instructed to properly manage the budget of EXPO-2017.
There should be no surprises or ultimatums around Baikonur: Moscow
Russian government called the recent statement of the head of Kazkosmos Talgat Mussabayev “a personal interpretation of the negotiations".
Syria: from revolution to all-out war
Syria's uprising has shifted from popular street protests against President Bashar al-Assad to a full-fledged war, increasingly influenced by armed Islamists, in a far cry from the idealism of the Arab Spring.
EXPO-2017 facilities will be used along Olympic village principles
It is important to consider future use of EXPO-2017 facilities in Kazakhstan in advance: President Nazarbayev.
Peru labor minister quits for mistreating airport worker
Peru's labor minister resigned Sunday amid an uproar for allegedly roughing up an airport worker as he rushed to catch a departing plane.
Psy, Samsung push 'brand Korea' in 2012
A breakthrough year for "brand Korea" -- led by the rapper Psy and electronics giant Samsung -- has boosted efforts to promote a country that still feels overshadowed, under-appreciated and misunderstood.
Xi's Shenzhen visit a sign of reform: Chinese media
China's new Communist Party chief Xi Jinping has signalled his commitment to push for economic reforms by visiting the city of Shenzhen, the historic hub of modernisation.
Altai Abibullayev appointed official representative of Central Communications Service
The Service was established to ensure greater transparency of the activities of Kazakhstan's state authorities and raise people's awareness of the country leaders' work.
Settlement expected in Strauss-Kahn sex-case with maid
Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the ex-IMF chief and onetime French presidential hopeful, are headed to court Monday hoping to close the books on the New York sex scandal that destroyed his stellar career.
DR Congo rebel peace talks open to rocky start
Congolese rebels and government officials opened tense talks Sunday, with both sides vowing to end a crisis that has led to widespread atrocities and sparked fears of an all-out regional conflict.
Gene sleuths track spread of hospital superbug
Gene detectives on Sunday said they had pinpointed how a hospital superbug arose in North America in the early 2000s and spread to Europe before becoming a source of global concern.
Software pioneer McAfee seeks return to United States
US anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee said Sunday that he has filed legal motions with the Guatemalan government to avoid extradition to Belize, in hopes of being sent instead to the United States.
Ghana opposition claims fraud in tight presidential vote
Ghana's main opposition party on Sunday alleged fraud in the country's tight presidential election, claiming it had evidence that its candidate had won the vote even before official results were declared.
Afghan woman official assassinated: police
Gunmen assassinated an Afghan women's affairs official on Monday just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb.
Winter weather claims second victim in the Balkans
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in the Balkans, that seriously affected traffic throughout the region, claimed a second victim on Sunday as a man died from cold in northern Serbia.
Zhanaozen town in Mangistau oblast will not be celebrating the Independence Day December 16
Last year Zhanaozen and Shetpe village in Mangistau oblast were a scene to riots resulting in 15 deaths, with more than 100 people badly injured.
Russia hopes changes to the Baikonur lease agreement will be introduced only after 2050
Earlier Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency announced that Kazakhstan and Russian are working out a new agreement to gradually edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome.
