Astana to get 10 parking lots for 5 thousand cars
The plan is to build 10 parking lots with the total capacity of 4,950 cars to provide a new administrative center of the capital with parking spots: administration.
Kadhafi hometown bristles over price it has paid
Thousands of buildings with collapsed walls and missing storeys still beg for reconstruction in the Libyan city of Sirte, where Moamer Kadhafi made his last stand a year ago.
US army contractor in hot water over Afghan video
A private security company working for the US government in Afghanistan is in hot water after a video surfaced allegedly showing several of its employees drunk and on drugs.
CSTO military training completed near Almaty
Collective peace-making training of CSTO member-states called Infrangible Brotherhood-2012 has been completed near Almaty.
$10 million spent on procurement of new buses in Astana
83 new buses worth 1.5 billion tenge ($10 million) have been bought starting from the beginning of 2012: official.
Nazarbayev signed law on mutual protection of investments with Austria
Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on ratification of the Agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Austria on promotion and mutual protection of investments.
Kazakhstan ambassador to North Korea appointed
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Nurlan Yermekbayev ambassador to North Korea.
Nazarbayev called ArcelorMittal to improve working conditions
Nursultan Nazarbayev has raised to issue of improvement of working conditions with the head of ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal.
Soldiers of Khalifat leader who trained Kazakh terrorists eliminated
Leader of the terrorist group Soldiers of Khalifat Moezeddine Garsallaoui was killed during a raid in North Waziristan province of Pakistan.
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office and Interior Ministry comment deadly anti-terrorist operations
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office and Interior Ministry explained why terrorists had to be eliminated during special operations and no attempts were made to apprehend any of them.
Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture eyes early evaluation of cattle breed
it has become possible to define bull-calf's breeding value with the help of genome technologies when it is only two or three months old.
South Korea angered by Japan war shrine visit
South Korea reacted angrily Thursday to a visit by Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe to a Tokyo war shrine, saying Japan should "have the courage" to face up to its brutal wartime aggression.
US to hand over emails in WikiLeaks soldier case
A US judge ordered prosecutors Wednesday to hand over hundreds of emails by officers overseeing the detention of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, who has alleged he suffered mistreatment at a Marine Corps brig.
Aussie sailor tells of monster wave that rolled yacht
An Australian yachtsman was reunited with his family Thursday following a dramatic rescue after a massive wave picked up his boat and rolled it over, hundreds of kilometres off the coast.
Fidel Castro statement issued amid health rumors
The first public statement in almost four months from Fidel Castro appeared in Cuba's state media on Wednesday, as rumors persist about the 86-year-old revolutionary icon's health.
Second Kazakhstan investment forum held in Hong Kong
The event was organized by Kazakhstan’s General Consulate in Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions jointly with SB Capital and Cedrus Investments.
Fear of famine stalks Sudan's South Kordofan
Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan's conflict-torn state of South Kordofan are on the brink of famine as Khartoum keeps up a blockade on aid agencies.
Alcohol pipeline unearthed on Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Smugglers have been pumping ethyl alcohol from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan via a self-made pipeline since 2008.
Crowned heads of Europe due at Luxembourg royal wedding
It won't be as big as "Will and Kate" yet the cream of Europe's royals head to tiny Luxembourg this week for a two-day wedding between Prince Guillaume, heir to the throne, and a Belgian countess.
Former Chinese official sheds light on dark side of power
"Politics is an ugly business," says an official in Chinese author Wang Xiaofang's novel, The Civil Servant's Notebook. "You always need to keep a knife in reserve, even for your own boss."