Eric Clapton watch sells for $3.6mn at auction
A platinum wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton sold for 3.4 million Swiss francs ($3.6 million, 2.9 million euros) in Geneva Monday, auction house Christie's said.
Buzz building for debut of Wii U videogame console
Pre-orders for Wii U have been hot ahead of the Sunday release of the new Nintendo videogame console that the Japanese electronics titan hopes will catapult it to renewed glory.
Reform hopes seen dashed at Sudan Islamist meet
Calls for change by Arab Spring-inspired reformers in Sudan will likely be ignored when thousands of government-linked Islamists begin meeting on Thursday.
Stream of new revelations in fall of US spy chief
One of fallen CIA chief David Petraeus' senior colleagues in President Barack Obama's administration on Monday welcomed his resignation, as new revelations about his sex scandal surfaced by the hour.
Central Bank Governor reports to President Nazarbayev
At the meeting they dwelt on ways to expand lending through attracting fund from pension funds, insurance companies and foreign investors.
This year’s grain harvest is twice lower than last year’s
According to the Agriculture Ministry, the gross weight of grain after primary processing stands at 12.3 million tons.
BBC showed 'basic' journalistic failings in abuse story
The BBC showed "basic" journalistic failures in a news report in which it wrongly accused a senior politician of child abuse, an internal investigation has found.
Japan gives $700 million to 5 Central Asian countries
Japanese Foreign Minister has declared the country's intention to spend $700 million in Central Asia.
Islamic Bank allocated $25 million to Kazakhstan farmers
The Fund for Financial Support to Agriculture has started a series of seminars on Islamic financing for personnel of branches and representative offices in 11 regions of Kazakhstan.
Panetta on staying as Pentagon chief: 'Who the hell knows?'
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta, a longtime veteran of Washington politics, sidestepped questions Monday about whether he would quit his post as expected and retire.
Vinokourov will go to court over his 2010 Liege-Bastogne-Liege victory
Vinokourov is going to file a law suit against the magazines that accused him of bribing Alexandre Kolobnev into ceding the victory.
Kazakhstan taps into French talents management
Kazakhstan is studying French experience in talents management.
Flu, fever in pregnancy tied to autism risk - study
Women who had the flu or ran a fever for more than a week during their pregnancy face a greater risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder.
Solar roof installed on KazKosmos building in Baikonur
Solar panels were installed on the building of KazKosmos' branch Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary National Company in Baikonur.
US vows to attack 'flaws' in UN Human Rights Council
The United States on Monday won a new term on the UN Human Rights Council and vowed to renew its campaign to put right "flaws" in the controversial body.
Kazakhstan became member of UN Human Rights Council
The elections of the new Council members for 2013-2015 were held during the 67th session of the UN General Assembly on November 12 in New York.
'Twilight' fans camp out for vampire farewell
Thousands of excited "Twilight" fans have been camping out in Los Angeles to await the last episode of the blockbuster saga -- and not even chilly temperatures could cool their vampire passions.
Sesame Street puppeteer denies underage sex claim
The puppeteer behind Elmo on "Sesame Street" says he is taking time out from the much-loved US children's TV show to fight a "defamatory" claim he had a sexual relationship with an underage boy.
Eclipse hunters chase sun to tropical Australia
It lasts for barely two minutes, but the chance to witness the eerie spectacle of day turning briefly to night in a solar eclipse has brought thousands of shadow chasers to Australia.
Budapest is getting Astana street or square
A street or a square in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, will be named after Astana.
