Kazakhstan President congratulated Maneza on Olympic gold
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a congratulatory telegram to weight-lifter Maiya Maneza who won a gold medal at the London Olympics-2012.
Boxing: Kazakhstan boxer Yeleussinov advanced to 1/8 finals at Olympics
Kazakhstan Daniyar Yeleussinov has reached the 1/8 finals of the London Olympics by winning over American Jamel Herring.
Olympics: Kazakhstan was ranked 6th by medal count after 4th day
Kazakhstan Olympic team gained two lines in the medal count on the fourth day of the London Olympics-2012 and was ranked 6th.
Cycling: Vinokourov will auction out his Olympic gold-winning bicycle
Alexandre Vinokourov is going to bring the bicycle he rode at the Olympics back to Astana, Kazakhstan, and put it up for auction.
Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India
The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.
First clashes near Christian areas of Damascus: NGO
Fighting between soldiers and rebels broke out on Wednesday for the first time near two Christian districts of Damascus.
New vigour in quest for Higgs boson
Heartened by a glimpse of what may be the Higgs boson, scientists at the CERN physics lab are smashing particles with new vigour in a quest to understand why matter has mass and other riddles of the natural universe.
S. Korea rejects "ridiculous" N. Korea allegations
South Korea Wednesday rejected North Korean claims that it is planning terrorist acts as "ridiculous", and said it would protect Seoul activists threatened by Pyongyang.
Earthquake near Almaty on July 28 caused by industrial blast
The earthquake registered 20km from Almaty on July 28 was caused by a powerful industrial blast.
Chavez declares lead 'irreversible' ahead of vote
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has an "irreversible" advantage over his rival, Henrique Capriles, in the upcoming October 7 election.
Olympics: Japan shocked by judo medal failures
Japan's judo coaches have admitted their Olympic Games team has performed below expectations after claiming just one gold medal over the first four days of competition.
Fiji dumps Queen's birthday holiday
Fiji's military regime has dumped Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday from its list of annual public holidays, saying it is no longer relevant to the former British colony.
S. Korea girl band stirs controversy over sacking
Top South Korean girl group T-ara has stirred controversy with the surprise decision to shed one of its members, a move which sparked an Internet protest campaign backed by some 330,000 people.
India restores power but jitters remain
India's power network was back at full capacity Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country and left more than 600 million people without electricity.
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest.
Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region
Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said Tuesday.
China mudslides kill at least 16: Xinhua
Mudslides that buried an iron ore mine in northwestern China have killed at least 16 people, with another 12 still missing a day after the disaster.
Computer game aims to zap teen depression
Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.
Olympics: China to probe match throwing claim - Xinhua
China's Olympic delegation has launched an investigation into allegations its star badminton players threw a match, state media said Wednesday, in the latest controversy to strike the Chinese team.
Climate change prompts French ski area to mull downsize
A modest ski area in the French Alps is ready to unbolt its chairlifts and rope off slopes as the local mayor concludes that climate change means the trails ahead will be rocky.
