Leaks have caused 'damage' to US security: lawmaker
Top US military officials believe recent high-profile leaks of classified information have caused "damage" to national security operations, US lawmakers said Thursday after a closed-door hearing.
Kazakhstan will retain flour and bread prices
There will be no problem with grain supplies to the country’s regions; flour and bread prices will not grow: Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry.
Kazakhstan railroad stations will get Wi-Fi by fall 2012
Karaganda and Aktobe railroad stations will get Wi-Fi by the end of Q3 2012: Kazakhstan Transport Minister.
US startup seeks to liberate diners from queues
Robb Myer cannot stomach the notion of being stuck at the entrance of a restaurant waiting for word that a table is finally available.
Lawyers ask for Guantanamo trial to be televised
Lawyers for the alleged Al-Qaeda mastermind of the deadly 2000 attack on the USS Cole demanded Thursday that his Guantanamo military tribunal be televised.
Police fire rubber bullets after huge Madrid crisis protest
Spanish police fired rubber bullets and charged protestors in central Madrid early Friday at the end of a huge demonstration against economic crisis measures.
Olympics: London cracks down on unofficial souvenirs
The London Olympics pop up on teapots, bunting and a one-eyed mascot -- but strict branding laws are in place to ensure that official products are the only ones in the race.
Canada slams China, Russia for UN Syria vetoes
Canada issued a scathing retort on Thursday after Russia and China vetoed another UN resolution to pressure the Syrian regime to rein in its crackdown on a 16-month-old rebellion.
Two killed in Thai south as Ramadan starts
Two civilians were killed and four wounded in bomb and shooting attacks in southern Thailand, a military spokesman said Friday, as the region marked the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Libya vote shows 'commitment to democracy': US
Libya has taken an "important step forward" with this month's election results and the vote process showed the Libyan people's "commitment to democracy".
Massive iceberg breaks off Greenland glacier
A massive iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken off of a glacier in Greenland, according to NASA satellite imagery, in what could be the latest indication of global warming.
American deserter resurfaces in Sweden, 28 years later
An American fugitive who has been missing and "wanted" since he deserted the US Air Force in 1984 has turned up in Sweden where he has been living under a under a new identity for nearly three decades.
US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition
A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networks like Facebook.
Olympics: Kazakhstan students will take part in London-2012
Students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University will take part in five tournaments at the London Olympics.
Texas executes mentally handicapped man despite UN protest
Texas executed a convict Wednesday, despite proof of a mental disorder developed in his childhood, prison authorities from the southern US state said.
Massive police state controls N.Korea: study
North Korea's notoriously harsh secret police consists of vast and sometimes competing agencies that will pose a major challenge to any potential attempts at reform.
Crisis opens up new paths in search for AIDS funds
The star-studded world AIDS conference opening in Washington on Sunday will hear urgent appeals for funds at a crucial point in a war now in its fourth decade.
Kazakhstan GDP grew 7-fold in 9 years
Last year’s GDP per capita made $11 thousand, which is 650 percent more than in 2002.
Kazakhstan football player capped for Brazilian Botafogo
Young Kazakhstan football player Rauan Sariyev has become a player of Brazilian Botafogo club.
Pregnant new CEO for Yahoo! stirs US debate on working moms
No sooner was Marissa Mayer named chief executive of Yahoo! than she announced she's pregnant. In doing so, she ramped up a lively ongoing debate in the US about working moms.
