Two wounded by Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza
Two Palestinians in their 20s were moderately wounded by Israeli gunfire on Monday as they walked near the border fence in southern Gaza.
Australia's apology for military abuse rapped as rushed
Australia's apology to sex abuse victims in the military was criticised Tuesday as too rushed to allow the victims to witness it, even as it was welcomed as a necessary step.
Huge Rio protest against oil royalties share-out plan
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Rio Monday to press Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that would redistribute oil royalties in favor of non-oil producing states.
Kazakhstan and U.S. will form trade and investments commission
The decision was made in Washington during the talks on Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO.
3.0-magnitude earthquake shook Almaty
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Kyrgyzstan was felt by Almaty residents.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Railways Operator obtained a loan of over $400 million from the Export-Import Bank of the United States
The loan will go to finance purchase of Evolution ES44ACi locomotives.
Rare photo of Titanic iceberg coming up for auction
A rare original photograph of the iceberg suspected of sinking the Titanic in the icy North Atlantic in 1912 is coming up for auction next month.
Nazarbayev invited new Secretary General of China's Communist Party to Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to Xi Jinping on his election as a new Secretary General of the Central Commission of China's Communist Party.
Russia and Kazakhstan plan to outline their interaction within the ERA GLONASS project before the end of 2012
Accident Emergency Response System ERA-GLONASS utilizes GLONASS technology to enhance motorists’ safety.
KazTransOil believes MI-8 crew safe and alive
The Kazakhstan company’s Director General Kairkeldy Kabyldin believes in a good ending of this accident.
Sandy costs top $42 bn in New York state: governor
Superstorm Sandy ran up a super bill of $42 billion across New York state, causing more damage than infamous Hurricane Katrina, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday, appealing for federal emergency funds.
Kazakhstan may lift moratorium on new rights for natural resources development
President Nazarbayev believes if a country region attracts investments to a deposit of natural resources, part of the proceedings should be retained by this particular region.
Majilis approved law on state educational deposits
Kazakhstan Majilis approved a law to introduce a state educational deposits system in Kazakhstan.
Football: Ex-coach of Slovakia national team will train Kazakhstan's Kairat FC
Vladimir Weiss will sign a three-year contract with Kazakhstan's Kairat Football Club.
Life where you'd least expect it: bacteria survive ice, dark
Researchers have found bacteria thriving beneath ice, in the dark and without oxygen in a lake in Antarctica, pushing the boundaries of what was thought necessary to sustain life on Earth.
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin looking for rival for January 19
American middleweight boxer Fernando Guerrero (25-1, 19 KO) might become the next candidate for the bout against Gennady Golovkin.
US needs rethink of Mideast peace plan: experts
The US administration must radically rethink ways to achieve a sustainable Israeli-Arab peace deal or risk seeing the goal of a two-state solution slip away.
Kazakhstan-made Student movie awarded in Portugal
Student, directed by Darezhan Omirbayev, was awarded at the Portugal Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival.
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Golovkin might become Pirog’s next rival
Russia's Pirog needs a serious fight and Kazakhstan's WBA and IBO champion Gennady Golovkin is considered a favorite for this bout.
S. Korea sacks Jill Kelley over Petraeus scandal
South Korea said Tuesday it was dismissing Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite at the heart of the scandal that brought down CIA chief David Petraeus, from her post as an "honorary consul".