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.
Cycling: Vinokourov suggested to hold Tour of Almaty and invite world famous cyclists
Kazakhstan's cyclist Olympic champion Alexandre Vinokourov said that the race could be held in September 2013 in the city of Almaty.
Iranian president condemns anti-Islam film
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday sharply criticized the film mocking Islam that has sparked deadly anti-American protests in the Muslim world, but also called for restraint.
Sex, drugs and village politics in Potter author's new novel
Harry Potter author JK Rowling bids goodbye to the boy wizard on Thursday when she releases her first novel for adults, a gritty tale of poverty and politics in an idyllic English village.
Syria aircraft pound rebels as they claim control
Regime aircraft hammered insurgent bastions nationwide on Sunday as rebels said they now control most of the country and have moved their command centre from Turkey to "liberated areas" inside Syria.
Togo ruling family faces increasingly determined opposition
The leader of a stick-wielding mob, a small axe dangling from a rope around his neck, made no secret of why they had come: to stop a protest organised by opposition and civil society groups.
Nursultan Nazarbayev commented new appointments
Nursultan Nazarbayev talked to the journalists after appointment of new Prime-Minister and President's Administration head.
