EU to sanction Iran, Syria, help Mali reconquer its north
Europe's foreign ministers will sharply ramp up the pressure on Iran and Syria at talks Monday, while taking a "big step" in Africa by agreeing to assist Mali reconquer its north from rebels and Islamist extremists.
Italy holds hearings into Costa Concordia shipwreck
An Italian court will hold a series of hearings starting on Monday to work out the details of the tragic night of the Costa Concordia disaster, with captain Francesco Schettino expected to attend.
There are no outstanding issues between Kazakhstan and Turkey: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Prime-Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
Football: Kazakhstan tied with Austria
Kazakhstan scored one point in the qualifying round by playing draw against Austria.
Karim Massimov met with Arab Sheikh
Head of Kazakhstan President’s Administration met with President of the United Arab Emirates in Shymkent.
Atyrau oil refinery suspends petrol production
An accident happened on October 6 in the furnace of the catalytic reforming block of LG 35-11/300-95 unit of the Kazakhstan refinery.
Serik Akhmetov now chairs Samruk-Kazyna board
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov has been appointed chairman of the board of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund.
Kazakhstan senators ask human rights experts for help
Kazakhstan International Human Rights Bureau has been invited to the Senate to make a report on human rights and provide recommendations.
170 million Euro required for oncology patients in Kazakhstan
The 7th Congress of CIS Oncologists and Radiologists was held in Astana.
Medical Diagnostic Centers Association established in Kazakhstan
It is very important to unite all medical diagnostic centers into one Association and to create a common Internet-space that would serve as a common system of electronic diagnostics: Baizhunussov.
Nigeria mosque massacre not sectarian violence: military
The Nigerian army has said an armed assault on a mosque in which 21 people died was the result of a criminal feud and not sectarian violence.
Kazakhstan's oil export profits unveiled
Kazakhstan exported 40.1 million tons of crude oil and gas condensate in January-July 2012.
Kazakhstan sold $500 million worth of gold in 6 months
Kazakhstan exported 13.3 tons of untreated and semi-treated gold worth $574.6 million in January-July 2012.
Agriculture Ministry eyes ban on saxaul cutting in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture is planning to impose a ban on cutting of saxaul throughout the whole Kazakhstan.
S. Korea lifts ban on French erotic novel by de Sade
South Korea has lifted a ban on the erotic novel "The 120 Days of Sodom" by the 18th-century French nobleman and writer the Marquis de Sade, just weeks after barring it for "extreme obscenity".
Extremists intentionally commit crimes to preach their ideas in prisons
Kazakhstan's prison camps have nobody to prevent spread of extremist ideas among prisoners: expert.
Almaty got a just married installation
An installation for newlyweds has been placed on the Republic Square in Almaty; the opening ceremony was held in Almaly shopping mall.
Australia defends refugee policy after boat surge
Canberra insisted on Monday that a new deterrent policy of locking up refugees on remote Pacific islands was working despite a weekend surge in arrivals and self-harm attempts among detainees.
Bones under car park hold key to England's Richard III
Archaeologists and one hopeful relative are anxiously waiting to see if a skeleton dug up from a hole in a car park in the English city of Leicester is the remains of the much-maligned King Richard III.
“Myn Bala” is worth being screened all over the world: Wolfgang Petersen
German filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen said that Zhauzhurek Myn Bala is a bright movie and Kazakhstan citizens should be proud of it.