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Crunch time looms in quest for 'God particle'
A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson.
04 July 2012
6-y.o. Kokshetau resident won Little Miss Kazakhstan Grand-Prix
Aruzhan Askerova is planning to participate in the Little Miss World pageant to show that Kazakhstan girls are the most beautiful in the world.
04 July 2012
Methadone linked to 30 percent of painkiller overdoses
The prescription drug methadone is linked to over 30 percent of painkiller overdose deaths, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Tuesday.
04 July 2012
114 Kazakhstan athletes to take part in London Olympics
Kazakhstan national team is making all the necessary arrangements before the XXX Summer London Olympic and XIV Paralympics Games.
04 July 2012
Pakistan reopens Afghan supply routes as US says sorry
Pakistan agreed to reopen key supply routes into Afghanistan Tuesday, ending a bitter stand-off after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was sorry for the loss of life in a botched air raid.
04 July 2012
Asphalt mixing factory production launched in Kostanay
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev launched Kostanay factory for production of asphalt mixing units as part of the Industrial Forum in Astana.
04 July 2012
Approaching crisis is a test-drive for Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President told about Kazakhstan's response to the possible second wave of the financial crisis.
04 July 2012
Libya heads to polls after decades of dictatorship
Libyans vote on Saturday for a constituent assembly, the first body elected since the ouster of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, tasked with steering the country through its critical transition.
04 July 2012
19 out of 29 gold-mining companies pledge to supply gold to the Astana refinery
In August 2011 the National Bank announced it would be exercising its preemptive right to purchase gold to be produced within Kazakhstan.
04 July 2012
First Kazakhstan-made car to appear in 2013
Production of the first Kazakhstan cars, Nomad offroaders, will start in the middle of 2013.
04 July 2012
UN leader condemns lack of regulation for arms trade
UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands for a place in the negotiations.
04 July 2012
Annual inflation rate may be below 6% at the end of 2012: National Bank Governor
He noted that the lowest inflation rate since 1999 is bolstered by a number of factors, including somewhat decreasing prices for foodstuffs and crude oil.
04 July 2012
Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency'
The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
04 July 2012
Olympics: Italian legend seeks sixth gold
Italian veteran Valentina Vezzali will seek to bring the curtain down on her career at the London Games by claiming a record sixth fencing gold.
04 July 2012
Mexico runner-up demands presidential vote recount
The runner-up in Mexico's presidential vote demanded a full recount of Sunday's balloting, raising fears he could lead disruptive mass protests like he did six years ago.
04 July 2012
ICC team released from Libya back in the Netherlands
Four envoys of the International Criminal Court who were detained in Libya last month after visiting the son of slain leader Moamer Kadhafi arrived Tuesday in the Netherlands.
04 July 2012
Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling.
04 July 2012
Mission Impossible? Tom Cruise under fire at 50
Tom Cruise was named the highest paid actor in Hollywood on Tuesday, on his 50th birthday -- but the "Mission Impossible" star has little to celebrate.
04 July 2012
Nigeria signs $4.5 billion refinery deal with US energy firm
Nigeria on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an American energy firm to build six oil refineries, in a project worth 4.5 billion dollars.
04 July 2012
Twitter says government requests rising in 2012
Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012.
04 July 2012
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