UN Women mulls to open regional office in Almaty
Kazakhstan's former capital Almaty is a candidate for the regional office of the UN Women.
First partial heart implantation in CIS performed in Kazakhstan
A unique surgery was made in cardiosurgery center in Astana, Kazakhstan: simultaneous implantation of two auxiliary devices into the heart.
Canada bans foreign strippers
Foreign strippers will no longer be permitted to bare their breasts and shake their booties in Canada, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday.
Kazakh president nags officials for buying foreign cars
Nursultan Nazarbayev bashed government officials for defying his orders and continuing to purchase fancy foreign-made cars at the budget's expense.
Assange charges are 'hilarious': Ecuadoran minister
Ecuador's foreign minister has said that rape and sexual assault cases lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, but no ruling has yet been made on the WikiLeaks founder's asylum application.
Competitive eater from Canada retains hamburger title
A one-time anorexic from Toronto turned world-class competitive eater clinched his fourth straight hamburger title in Washington on Tuesday on the eve of New York's iconic hot dog classic.
British comedy legend Sykes dies aged 89
Eric Sykes, a giant of British comedy for sixty years and a familiar face to fans of the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, his manager announced on Wednesday.
iGoogle gets axed in shakeup
Google said Tuesday it was discontinuing its iGoogle page designed as Web "portal," saying it had become less relevant in the age of the mobile Internet.
Eight sick with Legionnaires' Disease at Spanish hotel
Eight people, including three Belgians, have come down with Legionnaires' disease in a hotel on Spain's Mediterranean coast that was closed after an earlier outbreak killed three Britons this year.
Kyrgyz railroads buy Kazakhstan-made locomotives
KTZ and Kyrgyz Temir Zholu signed an agreement on supply of Kazakhstan-made TE33A Evolution locomotives manufactured in Astana.
Issekeshev worked out new approach to forming the Roadmap program
Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies told Nursultan Nazarbayev about a new approach to forming the Roadmap program.
Police raid Sarkozy office in campaign finance probe: lawyer
French police searched Nicolas Sarkozy's offices and home Tuesday as part of their probe into suspected illegal financing of his successful 2007 presidential election campaign.
Manchester United plays for dollars in US IPO
Storied British football club Manchester United, overloaded with debt since their takeover by a billionaire American family of investors, is moving to raise cash through a US share sale.
Production of sodium hexametaphosphate and phosphates launched in Zhambyl oblast
Nazarbayev launched production of sodium hexametaphosphate and phosphates in Zhambyl oblast.
Serik Sapiyev criticized Kazakhstan national Olympics team uniform
Kazakhstan national team captain doesn't like Kazakhstan Olympics team uniform. He spoke of it after the team tried it on.
Alleged Australia killer on the run wins film role
A man wanted over a beheading murder who was eventually captured in the Australian Outback auditioned to be a film extra while on the run -- winning the role of a policeman in a homicide thriller.
Venezuela's Chavez warns of plot to deny reelection
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday claimed his political rivals have hatched a plot to deny him a victory in the upcoming October 7 presidential vote.
Economic uncertainty to last for at least another 9 months: National Bank Governor
According to him, speculations on a second possible wave of the global financial crisis will be persistent for at least another 9 months until the Bundestag election is over and Eurozone issues are resolved.
Nazarbayev met with Kazakhstan's national Olympic team
We believe that you will show a real Kazakhstan sport character: Nazarbayev.
Explosion hits shopping centre in Nigerian capital
An explosion went off on Tuesday at a shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, where an unexploded bomb was later discovered.
