China arrests 90 over child abductions: state media
Police have arrested 90 gang suspects across China and freed 28 children who were allegedly kidnapped from the far west and taken to various cities to steal, the China Daily said on Thursday.
Pakistan attacks kill 35 as leaders meet for summit
A suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan overnight killed 23 people in the deadliest assault in the country for five months as Muslim leaders gathered for a rare summit in Islamabad.
Ecuador's Lonesome George wasn't lonely after all
When Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island giant tortoise, died in June in the Galapagos, the world mourned the demise of a species.
PHOTO: Reception of International Exhibitions Bureau held in Paris
The International Exhibitions Bureau held a reception in Gabriel pavilion in Paris to celebrate Kazakhstan's victory.
Worldwide anti-dolphin, whale hunt rallies planned
Anti-whaling activists said Thursday there would be demonstrations in Tokyo and eight other cities around the world this weekend against Japan's hunt.
Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings
NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet.
Scary Spice wins extension to Aussie paparazzo order
Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown Thursday won an extension to a restraining order against a well-known Australian paparazzo ensuring he keeps his distance for at least another five months.
We achieved another big victory: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev commented Kazakhstan’s victory after results of the voting of the International Exhibitions Bureau were announced on November 22.
Indian govt and opposition face off as parliament opens
India's shaky government and the opposition locked horns on Thursday as parliament re-opened for a crucial session that will see a recent string of pro-market reforms being hotly contested.
Sudan disrupts security 'plot'; tanks seen in street
Sudan's powerful intelligence service on Thursday said it had disrupted a "plot" to disturb the country's security, as a witness saw tanks moving in the streets of the capital.
Trash from Everest recycled into sculpture
Discarded oxygen cylinders, ropes, tents, beer cans and even the remains of a helicopter have been turned into sculpture to highlight waste littering the slopes of Mount Everest.
Kazakhstan moves to close 'extremist' opposition, media
Kazakhstan prosecutors on Wednesday called for the closure of several opposition parties and media outlets in the ex-Soviet state over their alleged extremist messages propagating regime change.
Astana wins bid to host 2017 International Expo
Kazakhstan is set to hold its first world fair after the Paris-based International Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on Thursday chose it to host the Expo 2017.
Kazakhstan National Security Commission working with Foreign Ministry to block extremist websites
Around 950 websites promoting terrorism, violence and extremism were blocked in Kazakhstan by court rulings in 2011-2012.
First English guide of Astana published
The first issue of English-language Astana guide has been published.
Mumbai attacks gunman Kasab executed
The sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed on Wednesday, nearly four years after 166 people were killed in a three-day rampage through India's financial capital.
Prosecutors made a portrait of modern Kazakhstan terrorist
It turned out that these are young people aged under 29. In most cases they are unemployed and have no higher education.
EU leaders suspend budget talks until noon Friday
European Union leaders on Friday called an overnight suspension of talks aimed at reaching a deal on a hotly contested long-term budget.
US 'alarmed' by security deterioration in DR Congo
The US State Department late Tuesday said that Washington is "gravely alarmed" by the speed at which security is deteriorating in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
S. Korea rocket launch set for Nov 29
South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch on Thursday next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit.