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Olympics: Athletes chill out in alternative village
On the other side of London from the frenzy and commotion of the Olympic Park, a hundred competitors are training and relaxing in a more chilled-out, alternative Athletes' Village.
09 August 2012
Hollywood, Broadway composer Hamlisch dead at 68
Marvin Hamlisch, the composer behind a string of Broadway and Hollywood hits including "A Chorus Line," "The Way We Were" and "The Sting," has died.
09 August 2012
Philippine capital battles deadly floods
More than 800,000 people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods Wednesday as more rain fell, with some slum dwellers stuck on shanty roofs and others wading through waist-deep water.
08 August 2012
Iranian woman leaves US prison after Oman mediation
An Iranian woman, jailed by the United States for attempting to export military equipment to Tehran, has been freed and arrived in Oman on Tuesday.
08 August 2012
Canada to deport man after 32 years in country
Canada's crackdown on immigration fraud has unwittingly snared a Portuguese man living in the country for 32 years who said Tuesday he is being deported over an administrative gaffe.
08 August 2012
Armed US man arrested at Batman screening: police
US authorities said Tuesday they arrested a man at a screening of the latest Batman movie with a bag full of weapons in a case that evoked a recent rampage in Colorado that claimed a dozen lives.
08 August 2012
N. Korea's first lady displays Dior-style handbag
North Korea's young first lady has been pictured sporting what appears to be a Christian Dior handbag, in stark contrast to widespread shortages elsewhere in the impoverished nation.
08 August 2012
Astana ranked 2nd in CIS by salaries level
Astana is among the top three CIS capitals by an average monthly salary.
08 August 2012
Olympics: Bolt looks to seal legend status
Barring catastrophe in the semi-finals Usain Bolt will face fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake in Thursday's 200 metres final where victory would see him attain legendary status in his own eyes.
08 August 2012
Typhoon lands in China, but skirts Shanghai
China's third typhoon in a week ploughed into its eastern coast on Wednesday, halting transport in the financial capital of Shanghai and toppling houses in some rural areas.
08 August 2012
US Sikhs say bigots confuse them for Muslims
The sight of a bearded man in a turban can provoke violent anti-Muslim hatred in America -- and never mind whether the man under the turban is actually Muslim.
08 August 2012
Nazarbayev's official biography published
A group of researchers and historians spent two years studying archived documents and video materials to discover new facts in Nazarbayev’s biography.
08 August 2012
Akim of East-Kazakhstan oblast gave a cabriolet to Olga Rypakova
The Kazakhstan athlete was met in Ust-Kamenogorsk by hundreds of citizens with flowers and a new cabriolet.
08 August 2012
Olympics: Serik Sapiyev reached semifinals in boxing
Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has advanced into the semifinals of the tournament and told about his match against Venezuela's Gabriel Perez.
08 August 2012
S&P cuts Greek outlook to 'negative'
Standard & Poor's cut Greece's debt rating outlook to negative Tuesday, saying the worsening economy and political challenges could soon force another downgrade.
08 August 2012
Elton John brands Madonna 'fairground stripper'
Elton John has reignited his public spat with Madonna, calling her a "fairground stripper" whose career is over.
08 August 2012
Reliant on Ethiopia, Somali officials struggle to fill void
Standing in front of the rag-covered tent that has been her family's home for 18 months, grandmother Halbo Maow says that while the men with the guns might have changed, life still remains tough.
08 August 2012
Buying used cars more feasible for Kazakhstan residents
Used cars are a better option by price-quality ratio than new ones: Eduard Edokov.
08 August 2012
Winners of London Olympics from Almaty will get apartments
Sportsmen from Almaty who are taking part in the London Olympics can count on an apartment for any medal.
08 August 2012
Medical tourism to Astana is becoming popular among foreigners
99 foreign patients have already used the services of the diagnostics center and 12 patients came for treatment to the neurosurgery center in Astana.
08 August 2012
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