Georgia tensions rise after close-run polls
Georgia on Tuesday awaited the outcome of hard-fought parliamentary polls as the opposition threatened a dramatic victory over President Mikheil Saakashvili's long-dominant ruling party.
Maldivian ruling party MP assassinated in capital
An unidentified attacker stabbed and killed a Maldivian ruling party legislator Tuesday in the first assassination of a lawmaker in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Surging Capriles threatens Venezuela's Chavez
Hundreds of thousands of backers of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles have thronged the streets in Venezuela's capital, echoing his rising threat to President Hugo Chavez's re-election.
Shanghai seeks premier art status with new museums
Shanghai on Monday opened two new art museums on the former site of the 2010 World Expo, as China's commercial hub seeks to rival art capitals like New York and Paris.
World's 2nd largest steel firm born in Japan
Japan's Nippon Steel and rival Sumitomo Metal Industries formally merged on Monday, creating the world's second largest steelmaker amid intensifying global competition.
Kenyan forces hit Shebab bases around final Somali bastion
Kenyan helicopter gunships struck Shebab bases outside the Somali port of Kismayo to clear the way for a takeover of the town abandoned by the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist fighters.
Leila Alpiyeva invites Kazakhstan dancers to her ballet school in Hong Kong
Vox Populi has told about Kazakhstan's famous ballet dancer Leila Alpiyeva who lives in Hong Kong and gives private ballet lessons in her own school.
Saudi to accept Philippine maid applications from Monday
Saudi Arabia will begin accepting applications for domestic workers from the Philippines on Monday after the two governments resolved a row over minimum pay that had prompted a ban.
Nazarbayev and Karimov discuss water again
Leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pleased with the results of the official visit and have once again reiterated their positions on the hydrotechnical facilities being constructed in the upstream of Syrdarya: press-service.
Venezuela's Chavez would 'vote for Obama'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that if he were a US citizen, he would vote for President Barack Obama in the November 6 presidential election -- and if Obama were Venezuelan, he'd vote for Chavez.
Powerful typhoon kills two, hurts scores in Japan
Powerful Typhoon Jelawat left at least two people dead and more than 180 injured in Japan over the weekend before passing out into the Pacific on Monday.
Soyuz Atameken suggests to identify Kazakhstan's drought-hit lands from space
Kazakhstan Farmers Union evaluates that 1.5 million hectares of land have been hit by drought in our country: Soyuz Atameken chairman.
Faint hopes as Moscow court hears Pussy Riot appeal
A Russian court on Monday hears the appeal of jailed punk rockers Pussy Riot against a two-year prison camp sentence for performing an anti-Kremlin song in a cathedral.
Wrestling: Manyurova won silver at Canada World Championship
Kazakhstan wrestler Guzel Manyurova won the silver medal at Women’s Wrestling World Championship.
China manufacturing in second month of contraction
China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second straight month in September, according to official data released Monday, falling short of expectations for expansion.
Amazon under fire over Nazi death camp puzzle
Online retail giant Amazon has come under fire over the sale of a jigsaw puzzle that depicts ovens at the crematorium at the Nazi death camp of Dachau, a media report said Sunday.
Issekeshev promises 150 thousand jobs in tourism
Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies talked about development of tourism in the country.
Wave of Iraq attacks kills at least 33
Militants carried out bombings and shootings in 10 cities and towns in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 106, in the latest wave of deadly attacks to hit the country.
Bekmambetov declared best producer of CIS and Baltics
Timur Bekmambetov, a famous film director, producer, screenwriter and founder of Bazalevs film company, has been declared the best producer.
Romney attacks Obama's 'dangerous' Mideast policy
US Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama's Middle East policy late Sunday, stepping up the pressure after a wave of anti-US protests in the Islamic world.
