Nazarbayev gave state awards to Kazakhstan's Olympic medal winners
An official ceremony in honor of Kazakhstan Olympic team has been held in the Independence Palace in Astana.
Americans back guns, even after shootings: poll
An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the US.
Nazarbayev told about three lucky numbers of Kazakhstan Olympic team
The official ceremony in honor of Kazakhstan Olympic team has been held in the Independence Palace in Astana.
Russia convicts Pussy Riot protest punks
A Moscow court found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.
Olympic weightlifting champions got Toyota Land Cruisers
Kazakhstan female weightlifters Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maya Maneza and Svetlana Podobedova took part in the awarding ceremony in Taldykorgan.
Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq ahead of Eid
A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again.
US Army reports spike in suicides
Suicides among US Army soldiers more than doubled in July compared to June, the Pentagon said Thursday, the latest evidence of a worrisome trend that has vexed military leaders.
Severed head, foot found in Canada
Canadian police found Thursday the head from what is believed to be a woman's dismembered body in eastern Ontario province near Toronto, after retrieving a severed foot from the same river.
S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners
An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.
UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo attack renewed
The UN has called an end to its observer mission in Syria, as activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main battleground of Aleppo.
PHOTO: Adilbek Niyazimbetov welcomed like a hero in Aktau
Kazakhstan boxer Adilbek Niyazimbetov, Olympics silver winner, and his coach were welcomed at the airport of Aktau.
Ivan Dychko getting ready for next Olympics
Ivan Dychko, super heavy weight Kazakhstan boxer, is going to train intensively for the next four years to take part Olympic Games.
Kazakhstan Olympic winners will be honored with fireworks in Astana
А fireworks show in honor of Kazakhstan London Olympic athletes will be held today, on August 17, in the city of Astana.
3.8-magnitude quake struck at Kazakhstan-Chinese border
The shocks were registered on August 17 at 06:14 a.m. Astana time.
Nazarbayev instructed Environmental Protection Minister on switching to green economy
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov.
Islam is massively inculcated in Kazakhstan: Yertysbayev
It is wrong to speak of an Islamic renaissance in Kazakhstan: President's Advisor Yertysbayev. Speaking of Kazakhstan opposition he said: Weak opponents are of no interest as negotiators.
'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub
A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.
VIDEO: Nine militants killed near main Kazakh city: police
Kazakh police on Friday reported killing nine militants just outside the financial centre Almaty in the latest surge of violence to hit the oil-rich and once stable Central Asian state.
Standard Chartered fined $340m over Iran deals
Standard Chartered on Tuesday settled allegations that it helped Iranian clients dodge US sanctions, announcing a fine of $340 million from a New York banking watchdog.
Brazil court orders work on Amazon dam suspended
A federal court in Brazil on Tuesday ordered that work on the huge Belo Monte dam in the Amazon be suspended, saying native communities affected by the controversial hydroelectric project must be heard.