Serik Sapiyev reaches Olimpic boxing final
Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has reached the final of the boxing competition in light welterweight (-69 kg) division at the Olympics in London.
Kevin Dallman: I’d like to return to Kazakhstan
Kevin Dallman, who is caped for SKA Saint Petersburg at present, met his former teammates during the third tournament of the President’s Cup.
Taiwan couple in same-sex Buddhist wedding
Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage.
Batman movie shooting suspect 'mentally ill': lawyer
The man suspected of gunning down 12 people at a screening of the new Batman movie last month is mentally ill, his defense lawyer said Thursday, seeking more time to assess his health.
Olympics: London mayor turns Games into political gold
London mayor Boris Johnson has had a golden political Olympics, emerging for the first time as a serious contender for prime minister despite -- or perhaps because of -- his clownish antics.
Education Minister on merging universities in Kazakhstan's seven cities
Education Ministry is considering merging the universities in Taraz, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Uralsk, Aktobe, Kostanay, Kokshetau and Shymkent.
TEDxAlmaty creative conference will make Almaty a better place
TEDxAlmaty conference dedicated to ideas that could make Almaty city a better place will take place in Almaty on September 16.
NASA's Morpheus test lander crashes and burns
NASA's experimental moon lander crashed and burst into flames seconds after takeoff Thursday due to a hardware fault, the US space agency said, prompting an investigation but no casualties.
Threatened shark species turning up in US restaurants: study
Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.
Kazakhstan will see apogee of Perseids meteor shower
The apogee of Perseids meteor shower will fall on the night of August 12.
Japan lawmakers to approve long-awaited tax hike
An unpopular bill to double Japan's sales tax and partially plug its gaping debt hole is set to be passed by lawmakers Friday in a triumph for the prime minister that could also herald the end of his job.
Olympics: 2012 Games a world away from London 1948
The razzmatazz of the London 2012 Olympics is a world away from the last Games held in London in 1948, when athletes had to survive on rations, stitch their own kit and wash it themselves.
Philippine flood deaths climb to 60
Weary farmers in the Philippines' farming heartland struggled amid their worst floods in decades on Friday, as the death toll from torrential rains that also pounded the capital rose to 60.
Kazakhstan doctors transplanted donor heart for the first time
The surgery was made on August 8 in the National Scientific Cardiosurgery Center of the National Medical Holding in Astana.
Nazarbayev hopes for a place in Top 10 list of Olympics
Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke of the importance of the London Olympics for him personally and for Kazakhstan in general.
230,000 trees to be planted along Western Europe – Western China highway
It is planned to plant 231 thousand saplings instead of the trees that were cut down along Western Europe - Western China highway.
Historic US town of two goes on auction block
A historic American town with a population of two people will be auctioned off on August 15, the auctioneers Williams & Williams said Thursday.
Almaty citizens recommended to undergo medical examination before marriage
Almaty Civil Registration officials will instruct couples to arrange a visit family-planing centers before getting married.
Almaty Mayor arranges bike ride in honor of Olympic winners
Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov is arranging a bike ride dedicated to Kazakhstan champions of the Olympic Games.
Australia rescues more than 200 from asylum boat
Australia rescued more than 200 asylum-seekers from a boat off Indonesia, officials said Friday, amid reports navy ships are literally cracking under the strain of responding to a flood of boatpeople.
