UN passes first resolution on female mutilation
The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.
Mexico police unearth 20 bodies in violence-torn north
The bones of nine people were found in desert graves in violence-plagued northern Mexico, raising the number of remains found there since the weekend to 20, authorities said Monday.
200 Kazakhstan companies checked for implication in financing terrorism
The commission provided Kazakhstan's law-enforcement authorities with over 190 materials on organizations and persons allegedly involved in laundering of criminal money and financing terrorism: Iogan Merkel.
Nazarbayev instructs to create commission for EXPO-2017 preparation
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has issued a decree to form a State Commission on Preparation and Holding of EXPO-2017.
Arman Kairdenov appointed Director General of Atyrau oil refinery
Arman Kairdenov replaced Talgat Baitaziyev who resigned earlier.
Tennis: Kazakhstan tennis professionals moved up in ATP ranking
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan tennis professional, moved one line up in the updated Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking.
Boxing: Our goal is to win WSB season: Astana Arlans coach
Sergey Korchinskiy, Kazakhstan's boxing Astana Arlans head coach is satisfied with the team's performance and intends to win this season of the World Series of Boxing.
Troubled Iranian reactor in focus at UN nuclear agency
Iran is set to be in focus at a UN atomic agency board meeting starting Thursday, not only because of ongoing suspicions of a covert weapons drive but also over safety concerns over its only operating nuclear power plant.
Figure Skating: Samruk-Kazyna will support Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten
Kazakhstan's Denis Ten is going to take part in the Four Continents Figure Skating Championship in February and in the World Championship in March.
Kazakhstan's KEGOC to shrink power export to Russia
Kazakhstan's KEGOC has been instructed to decrease its export of power to Russia.
ConocoPhillips hasn’t notified the Kazakhstan’s Government on its intention to sell 8.4% in the giant Kashagan oilfield
A day before ConocoPhillips announced its intentions in a press-release, according to which the deal is expected to be finalized in the H1 2013.
EU ministers agree significant debt relief deal for Greece
Greece won breathing space Tuesday with long-frozen eurozone loans to restart from December and a first clear admission that a chunk of the country's debt burden will need to be written off down the line.
US aims to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan: report
The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014.
Divers searching for missing MI-8 in Alakol lake
Divers are taking part in the search for the missing MI-8 helicopter with 8 people on board in Kazakhstan.
French right close to collapse after talks fail
France's main right-wing opposition party was close to collapse on Monday after talks failed to resolve a bitter leadership dispute and an ex-prime minister vowed to take the battle to the courts.
Hobbit was almost filmed in Britain, director reveals
"The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson on Tuesday said the low point making his Tolkien epic was when the production almost moved from his native New Zealand to Britain because of a union dispute.
China conducts first landing on aircraft carrier
China has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes.
Astana will discuss simplification of visa regime with Schengen countries
Nazarbayev and Vice-President of the European Commission will discuss simplification of the visa regime with countries of Schengen zone.
Kazakhstan warned Chinese border services about missing MI-8
Chinese border services are aware of Kazakhstan helicopter missing in the near-border Koktuma-Dostyk area.
Mali groups reject Algeria, Burkina Faso mediation
A coalition of Malian political parties and a citizen's association based in the Islamist-occupied north on Sunday objected to Algeria and Burkina Faso's role in mediating their country's crisis.
