Kazakhstan adopts new car plates
New car plates will be issued as part of registration or re-registration of vehicles: Kazakhstan Road Police.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan called neighbors use common waters with care
The talks covered establishment of a mechanism of joint use of water-energy resources in Central Asian region: Nazarbayev.
Cash-starved N. Korea secretly sells gold: report
North Korea has been secretly selling gold to make up for shortages of hard currency after it spent millions of dollars on celebrating the 100th birthday of its founder.
Lebanon ready to drill for offshore gas: minister
Lebanon is technically ready to start drilling for offshore natural gas reserves, its energy minister said on Monday, after exploration in around half the country's exclusive economic zone was completed.
Iran's president says backing gays is for 'capitalists'
Supporting homosexuality is the stuff of hardline capitalists who do not care about real human values, Iran's president said Monday.
Obama to lead international assault on Syria at UN
US President Barack Obama will lead Western demands for action on the Syrian civil war at the start of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Vietnam jails bloggers for 'anti-state propaganda'
A court in southern Vietnam jailed three bloggers Monday for "anti-state propaganda" at a brief but dramatic hearing, prompting calls from the United States and EU for their immediate release.
Pakistan-US gingerly seek to repair ties
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday as the two nations inch towards repairing vital ties severely damaged by a series of crises.
Envoy says Syria worsening as Assad clings to power
Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday there is no end in sight for Syria's war as President Bashar al-Assad clings to power, while his forces reportedly pounded rebels, killing at least seven children.
Wrestling: Rivals tried to bribe me at Olympics: Akzhurek Tanatarov
Kazakhstan free-style wrestler Akzhurek Tanatarov said that several people tried to bribe him during the Olympic Games in London.
Sagintayev appointed deputy chairman of Nur Otan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Minister of Economic Development and Trade Bakytzhan Sagintayev first deputy chairman of Nur Otan party.
Baurzhan Abdishev appointed Vice-Minister of Environmental Protection
Baurzhan Abdishev was born in Karaganda oblast in 1968. He served as Karaganda Akim since January 2010.
Kazakhstan's nine-time snowboarding champion offered special contract
Nine-time snowboarding champion Valeriya Tsoy feels offended by Ust-Kamenogorsk sport officials who failed to fund her training.
Iran pulls movie from Oscars race over US anti-Islam film
Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.
CNN hits back in row over using slain US envoy's diary
CNN on Monday hit back at accusations by a top US State Department official that it had engaged in "distasteful" reporting by using the contents of a diary belonging to slain US ambassador to Libya.
Iraq aims to unite with new national anthem, flag
Iraq is seeking to replace its national anthem and flag in a move aimed at providing unifying national symbols and putting decades of conflict and hardship in the country behind it.
Australian homicide squad leads hunt for Irish woman
Australian homicide detectives on Monday took over an investigation into the disappearance of a young Irish woman in Melbourne after her handbag was found in a nearby street.
Boxing: WBA Champion Golovkin of Kazakhstan wants to fight Sturm of Germany
Golovkin’s managers say they are working to arrange the fight between Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin and Germany's Felix Sturm.
Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran
President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran's nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore.
PHOTO: Newlyweds Parade held in Almaty
Svetlana and James Jubili were declared the most outstanding couple of the Parade.