Climate: Could 'Dr. Strangelove' idea be an option?
A controversial idea to brake global warming, first floated by the father of the hydrogen bomb, is affordable and technically feasible, but its environmental impact remains unknown.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, New Orleans braces
Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and barreled towards New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Turkey demands Syria safe havens as UN meets
War-torn Syria's frustrated neighbor Turkey demanded on Thursday that world powers set up refugee camps within the country to stem the massive outflow of refugees fleeing the fighting.
China frees Yahoo! dissident after 10 years
A Chinese dissident convicted of subversion based on evidence provided by US Internet giant Yahoo! was released from prison on Friday after serving a 10-year term, his wife said.
Mexico wastewater project uncovers Ice Age bones
Workers have discovered hundreds of bones belonging to Ice Age animals, including mammoths, mastodons and glyptodons, while digging to build a wastewater treatment plant north of Mexico City.
Death penalty confirmed for Mumbai attacks gunman
India's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed.
Jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko loses Ukraine appeal
Ukraine's high court on Wednesday rejected jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her abuse of power conviction despite threats of being cut off from Western nations that view the case as political.
Kazakhstan’s President doesn’t rule out amendments into the Constitution in the course of time
Kazakhstan should evolve alongside the changing world, he believes.
Kazakhstan’s open foreign policy enabled to foster alliances and strategic partnerships with the rest of the world: President Nazarbayev
According to him, Kazakhstan enjoys amicable relations with all other nations of the world.
Almaty airport to be expanded by November 2012
Almaty airport will add 3 thousand square meters by November 2012.
Boxing: Sapiyev passed Val Barker Trophy to Kulibayev
The Val Barker Trophy won by Kazakhstan's Olympic champion boxer Serik Sapiyev has been delivered to Kazakhstan from the UK.
Colombia confirms 'exploratory' talks with FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday confirmed that his government had begun "exploratory discussions" with leftist FARC rebels
Akim of Pavlodar oblast awarded the participants of London Olympic Games
Six Pavlodar oblast residents who participated in the London Olympic Games were awarded in Pavlodar.
Stars land in Venice for art house film festival
The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.
Construction of nuclear power station in Kazakhstan requires brain of mankind: Japanese deputy
Hiroyuki Moriyama shared his opinion on construction of a nuclear power station in Kazakhstan and the possible placement of the nuclear fuel bank in the country.
Japan thanked Kazakhstan for help after earthquake
Speaking at the rally in Semei, deputy of Japanese parliament Hiroyuki Moriyama thanked Kazakhstan for its help after the earthquake.
US withheld email evidence in WikiLeaks case: defense
Lawyers for the US soldier charged with passing a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks accused the military Tuesday of withholding hundreds of emails over fears of a publicity nightmare.
Deadly bombing hits loyalist funeral outside Damascus
A car bomb rocked the funeral of two government loyalists in a Damascus suburb killing 27 people on Tuesday as the army kept up its bombardment of rebel strongholds in the east of the capital.
Lindsay Lohan escapes new Hollywood prosecution
Prosecutors declined Tuesday to press charges against Lindsay Lohan for an alleged theft from a Hollywood Hills home, averting a new court case for the perennially-challenged actress.
Search for alien life gets boost at twin star
The universe is looking increasingly crowded as scientists Tuesday announced the first proof twin stars can host multiple planets -- boosting their search for a planet that could support life.
