Australian jet lands in Antarctica on rescue mission
An Australian government jet carrying a medical team made a successful landing on an icy runway in Antarctica Thursday to rescue a sick scientist from the United States' McMurdo Station base.
Appeal to help two million Phillipine flood victims
Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for volunteers to help deliver food, water and other relief goods to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the Philippine capital.
Nazarbayev gave instructions to heads of Kazakhstan's grain-growing regions
Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Akims (Governors) of Akmola, Kostanay, Pavlodar and North-Kazakhstan oblasts at Borovoye resort.
Japan invests in Atyrau refinery
Kazakhstan's Atyrau refinery signed a loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ for $297.5 million.
Olympics: Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova won bronze in boxing
Kazakhstan representative in female boxing failed to get into the final of the London Olympics, but won bronze.
Defections harry Syria regime, but core intact: analysts
The defection of Syria's prime minister was a boon for the opposition, heightening regime paranoia, but as rebels and their allies await mass defections, analysts say the ruling core remains intact.
Google extends online search to email boxes
Google on Wednesday began allowing users to extend online searches to include messages stored in accounts at Web-based email service Gmail.
Curiosity's second day on Mars 'flawless': NASA
NASA rover Curiosity's second day on Mars went "flawlessly," NASA said Wednesday, confirming the antennas, communication links and generator on the $2.5 billion robot are all working well.
S. Korea firms in talks to resume Iran oil imports
South Korean oil refiners are in talks with Iran to resume oil imports, officials said Thursday, potentially by using Iranian tankers as a way to circumvent EU sanctions.
Long-haul travel boosts illness risk for athletes -- study
The questions arising from a new probe which says elite athletes who have to travel very long distances are nearly three times likelier to fall ill than when they play at home.
PHOTO: Kazakhstan gets a vehicle for transportation of radioactive materials
U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan has presented Kazakhstan with a special vehicle for transportation of radioactive materials equipped with an anti-theft alarm system.
99 underground and overgorund pedestrian crossings to be constructed in Astana
99 underground and overground pedestrian crossings will be constructed in Astana.
Jamiroquai to perform in Almaty on City Day
British band Jamiroquai is expected to come to Almaty on September 15 to congratulate Almaty on its City Day.
KazakhFilm Studios will nominate Zhauzhurek Myn Bala for Oscar
KazakhFilm Studios is planning to nominate Zhauzhurek Myn Bala drama for Oscar Academy Awards.
Ust-Kamenogorsk Sport Center to be named after Olympic champion Olga Rypakova
A new Track-and-Field Athletics Center in Ust-Kamenogorsk will be named after Kazakhstan Olympic champion Olga Rypakova.
Olympics: Adilbek Niyazymbetov reached semifinals of boxing tournament
Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov has reached the semifinals of the London Olympics boxing tournament by winning over Iran's Ehsan Rouzbahani.
'Preferential shares' scandal ruins Spanish savers
The bank called them "preferential stakes", but Inocencio Merino would prefer to have avoided them.
Olympics: Closing ceremony 'camp and cheesy': music director
The London Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday will be a "beautiful, cheeky, cheesy, camp, silly and thrilling" journey through British pop history.
Libya council hands power to new assembly
Libya's National Transitional Council on Wednesday handed power to a new assembly, in a symbolic move marking a peaceful transition following the overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi's 40-year dictatorship.
Australia hits out at Facebook over 'racist' page
Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hit out at Facebook over its failure to immediately take down a page that stereotyped Aboriginal people as hopeless petrol-sniffing drunks.