Kazakhstan increases military spendings
Kazakhstan's defense expenditures will exceed 1 trillion tenge ($8.6 billion) in 2013-2015.
Australian jailed over penis hack killing of ex-lover
An Australian woman who admitted killing her ex-lover and attempting to hack off his penis was jailed for three years and nine months Wednesday, with a court accepting she was suffering depression.
Fire at Venezuela oil refinery spreads
A devastating fire at Venezuela's main oil refinery, which has already left 48 people dead, spread Monday to a third fuel storage tank, complicating the difficult task facing firefighters.
Kazakhstan is ready to discuss development of Sodruzhestvo superheavy rocket in cooperation with Russia and Ukraine
The project is very interesting: Head of KazKosmos Talgat mussabayev.
Foresters keep quenching smoldering trees on Mokhnatka mount
40 foresters continue quenching smoldering roots and trunks of trees on Mokhnatka mount in Ile-Alatau national park.
Maya Maneza: I am not going to leave Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan weightlifter Maya Maneza, who won Olympic gold, said she would stay in Kazakhstan, because she considers Kazakhstan her home.
Ann brings the love as Romney wraps up nomination
Republicans crowned Mitt Romney the presidential nominee on Tuesday as his wife Ann sold their wholesome family and college sweetheart love story to US voters in a prime-time convention speech.
Syria foreign minister accuses US of stoking violence
Syria's foreign minister accused the United States of being the "major player" encouraging anti-government rebels, but vowed the regime would not deploy chemical weapons in an interview published Tuesday.
Craft beers enjoy boom despite Italy's crisis
With oyster, tobacco and watermelon flavoured brews, Italy's craft beers are flourishing despite a punishing recession that is putting thousands of other businesses out of work.
Two Tibetans self-immolate in China: groups
Two Tibetan men have died after setting fire to themselves in China, a US broadcaster and two overseas pressure groups said Tuesday, taking the number of such protests to more than 50 since 2009.
Three US Marines punished over Taliban urination video
Three US Marines have pleaded guilty and been sanctioned for urinating on the corpses of Afghan Taliban fighters and posing for pictures with the dead.
PHOTO: Almaty hit by dust storm
Clouds of dust were brought up in the air of Almaty city with strong gusts of wing amid dry weather. Visibility has gone down drastically.
Sexual Proficiency School to be opened in Almaty
Psychologists, gynecologists and other experts will instruct the school's clients about sex in Almaty Sexual Proficiency School.
Wrestling: Olympic bronze prize-winner Daniyal Gajiyev gets $75,000
Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestler Daniyal Gajiyev, who won bronze at the London Olympics, is to get $75,000 in Uralsk.
Japan says China flag incident 'very regrettable'
Japan's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "very regrettable" an incident in Beijing in which the national flag was ripped off a car carrying Japan's ambassador, fanning diplomatic tensions.
Shaking 'swarm' fuels California's quake jitters
A "quake swarm" that has shaken southern California with hundreds of moderate temblors in quick succession is fueling jitters in the Golden State, long braced for the Big One.
Angola votes in second peacetime polls
Angola votes Friday for only the second time since its civil war ended a decade ago, with the incumbent ruling party expected to sweep the polls.
In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low
The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true.
Israeli airstrike targets Hamas camps in Gaza
Israeli aircraft attacked three Hamas training camps in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, causing no injuries, eyewitnesses in the enclave said.
Isaac near hurricane force, New Orleans prepares
The people of New Orleans on Monday prepared themselves for yet another hurricane -- seven years after the fabled city of jazz was swamped by Hurricane Katrina, which left 1,800 dead.
