Abay Bissembayev appointed head of department of Kazakhstan Presidential Affairs
Abay Bissembayev shall be appointed head of the department of Kazakhstan President’s affairs: decree.
Aslan Mussin appointed head of Accounts Commission
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has appointed former head of the Presidential Administration Aslan Mussin chairman of the Accounts Commission.
Western missions under siege as Muslim riots spread
Thousands of Pakistanis attempted to storm Islamabad's diplomatic enclave on Thursday, as anger mounted across the Muslim world over perceived Western insults to the Prophet Mohammed.
Kazakhstan residents associate Almaty with mountains and apples
The Institute of Political Solutions held a poll to find out how Kazakhstan residents view the city of Almaty.
iPhone 5 big success, but no leap forward: analysts
The new iPhone 5 is on its way to unprecedented commercial success, but the world's most iconic smartphone is facing tougher competition from rivals out-innovating Apple.
Last US surge troops leave Afghanistan
The last of the 33,000 US soldiers that President Barack Obama sent to Afghanistan nearly three years ago as part of a military surge have left the country.
Belarus economy facing trouble despite Russian help
Belarus was bailed out of last year's dire economic crisis by its giant neighbour Russia but as the ex-Soviet state heads to parliamentary polls the economy is once again flirting with disaster.
Kazakhstan’s innovators get more grants this year
Director of the National Agency for Technological Development told about Kazakhstan's new state grants program.
750 hectares of steppes burnt in Almaty oblast
Steppes caught fire in Sarkand region of Almaty oblast.
US space shuttle in California on final flight
The US space shuttle Endeavour arrived Thursday in California, where it will make a spectacular series of flypasts before finally heading into retirement near where it was built.
Senior imam of Kazakhstan's Khazret-Sultan against sales of dolls in hijabs
Senior imam of Khazret-Sultan mosque Kairat Zholdybaiuly opposes sales of dolls in Arab-style hijabs in Kazakhstan.
German satirical magazine adds to Islam controversy
A German satirical magazine has entered the row over an anti-Islam Internet video made in the United States and the publication by a French weekly of caricatures of the prophet Mohammed.
PHOTO: Four terrorists suspected of attacking Atyrau Interior Department eliminated in Kazakhstan
Four criminals have been eliminated in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, in an anti-terrorist operation on apprehension of the suspects of attack on patrol police officers and Atyrau Interior Department.
G4S 'high-risk' after Olympic security fiasco: lawmakers
British security giant G4S should be registered as a "high-risk" company after it failed to provide enough guards for the Olympics, lawmakers said Friday.
Tourist flow to Almaty increases in 2012
Saltanat Omarova, director of Almaty Tourism Information Center, told about the future plans of the Center on tourism promotion.
US honors Suu Kyi, ends sanctions on Myanmar leaders
The US lifted sanctions on two of Myanmar's top leaders on Wednesday, as the Congress hailed Aung San Suu Kyi as a hero of democracy in a lavish ceremony unthinkable only months ago.
Wrestling: Guzel Manyurova captained Kazakhstan women’s wrestling team
Talgat Yermegiyayev, head of Kazakhstan's Sports and Physical Education Agency, appointed Kazakhstan's wrestler Guzel Manyurova as the team's captain.
PHOTO: 100 houbara bustards from UAE freed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ornithologists will follow the birds’ routes using transmitters to find out what percentage of the freed birds survives.
US rejects calls to slow Afghan withdrawals
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday held a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai focusing partly on an unprecedented wave of attacks on NATO troops by their local comrades.
Newcomers aim to knock 'Mad Men' off Emmys throne
Cult retro series "Mad Men" and comedy hit "Modern Family" are Emmys favorites again this weekend -- but a bunch of newcomers could yet produce surprises at US television's annual awards show.
