Australia's Abbott says sorry to childless PM in new row
Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott apologised Tuesday after saying the government was inexperienced when it comes to having babies, a comment seen as a dig at childless Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
US scientists outraged by Italy seismologist ruling
US scientists on Tuesday joined global colleagues in expressing outrage at an Italian court's sentencing of six seismologists to jail for underestimating the risks of a 2009 earthquake.
MP accused Kazakhstan Economic Ministry of lobbying for tobacco companies
The deputy was outraged at the new draft law on taxation presented in the lower chamber of Kazakhstan Parliament.
Chinese, US, Russian firms to set up ratings agency
Chinese ratings agency Dagong said Tuesday it was tying up with US and Russian partners to form a new "independent" group to rival US-based agencies it claims have "proven inadequate".
Kazakhstan working on new cooperation agreement with EU: Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with members of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes during his official visit to Austria.
Shangri-La chef named France's best
Philippe Labbe, the executive chef at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris, has been named France's chef of the year by the influential Gault Millau restaurant guide.
Japan's radiation monitoring unreliable: Greenpeace
Government radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace charged on Tuesday, with heavily populated areas exposed to 13 times the legal limit.
US, Iran deny deal for bilateral nuclear talks
Iran and the United States both denied any deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks, as The New York Times reported -- even though the White House said it was open to such a dialogue.
Fidel Castro appears in public after health rumors
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has reappeared in public, meeting at a Havana hotel with a Venezuelan politician -- quashing swirling rumors that the former leader was on his death bed.
BISOL constructs 2-megawatt solar power plant in Kazakhstan's Kapshagai
Samruk-Energo company signed an agreement with BISOL Central Asia Ltd. on a turn key solar plant in Kazakhstan's Kapshagai.
Kazakhstan gains 7 notches in the WB’s Doing Business – 2013
Poland was the global top improver in the past year. Kazakhstan is among the other nine economies recognized as having the most improved ease of doing business across several areas of regulation as measured by the report.
Merkel to open Berlin Holocaust memorial for Roma
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will inaugurate a memorial to murdered Roma and Sinti victims of the Nazis on Wednesday, as Europe's largest minority grapples with ongoing discrimination.
Foreign jihadists pour into northern Mali
Hundreds of jihadist fighters poured into Mali over the weekend to support the Islamists who have controlled the north for seven months ahead of a threatened regional intervention.
Kazakhstan’s Government cuts down 2012 GDP growth estimates
GDP real growth in 2012 will stand at 5.4%, down from 6% forecasted at the start of the year: Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
Couple's love bridges Myanmar religious divide
Praying with a Koran on his knees in a mud-strewn camp, Rohin Mullah is one of thousands of Muslims uprooted by sectarian bloodshed in Myanmar. But the former monk's story is far from normal.
Tokyo shows China film despite producer protest
Organisers of the Tokyo International Film Festival said Tuesday they had gone ahead with the screening of a Chinese-made film, despite requests by producers to shelve it because of a territorial row.
300 ethnic Kazakhs live in Finland
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Galymzhan Koishybayev held a meeting with representatives of Kazakh expatriate community living in Helsinki.
Indonesian president to visit Kazakhstan in 2013
Kazakhstan Ambassador Askhat Orazbai presented his credentials to Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta.
Britain to get 'tough but intelligent' on law and order
British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Monday call for a "tough but intelligent" approach to law and order, advocating a combination of tough prison sentences and lighter rehabilitation methods.
125 victims of human trafficking found in Kazakhstan in 2012
In cooperation with public organizations and law-enforcement authorities, the International Organization for Migration has detected 125 victims of human trafficking in 2012: IOM.