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Blatter resigns as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter resigned as president of FIFA in a stunning capitulation to critics as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body.
03 June 2015
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister speaks about Syrian talks in Astana
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister has spoken about the Syrian talks held last week in Astana. The talks ended with signing of a joint declaration.
02 June 2015
Russia suspects pasteurellosis as cause of saiga die off in Kazakhstan
Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has commented on the mass saigas die off in Kazakhstan.
02 June 2015
Syrian opposition proposes holding second round of consultations in Astana
Syrian opposition groups would like to have another round of consultations in Astana.
02 June 2015
French conductor on Almaty stage
Famous French conductor will lead a concert in Almaty on June 20.
02 June 2015
Low-enriched uranium to start accumulating in IAEA bank in Kazakhstan by 2017
According to an official from the Ministry of Energy, Kazakhstan will start receiving low-enriched uranium into the IAEA bank in 2017.
02 June 2015
Microsoft to buy German start-up behind Wunderlist app: report
Microsoft has agreed to acquire 6Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app, for between $100-200 million.
02 June 2015
Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday attacked the country's creditors for insisting on what he described as "absurd" reforms.
02 June 2015
Latvia to choose president in controversial 'black box' vote
Latvia's parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday as the small Baltic NATO and eurozone member weighs security concerns amid heightened tensions with Soviet-era master Russia.
02 June 2015
Jenner sets Twitter speed record for one mn followers
In the race for Twitter glory, Caitlyn Jenner -- who as Bruce set the Olympic world record in the decathlon -- is now first to the million-follower finish line.
02 June 2015
Obama warns on 'chilling effect' of Malaysia opposition trial
US President Barack Obama on Monday warned Malaysia must be careful that the high profile prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim does not have a "chilling effect" on democracy.
02 June 2015
Russian FM dimisses 'absurdity' of EU anger over entry bans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the "absurdity" of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis.
02 June 2015
Vice Minister of Healthcare and Social Development appointed
Birzhan Nurymbetov has been appointed Vice Minister of Healthcare and Social Development of Kazakhstan staring from June 1, 2015
02 June 2015
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West expecting second child
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her rap star husband Kanye West are expecting their second child.
02 June 2015
Clinton's debut campaign rally set for June 13 in New York
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has been a US presidential candidate for seven weeks, but her campaign officially launches June 13 with a rally on a New York City island.
02 June 2015
Enrique Iglesias slices hand on drone during Mexico concert
Pop star Enrique Iglesias is being treated by a doctor in Los Angeles after cutting his hand on a drone used in his show in nearby Tijuana.
01 June 2015
US grandma, 92, sets record for oldest woman marathoner
A 92-year-old US grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon, when she crossed the finish line of a San Diego 26-miler.
01 June 2015
Mass deaths of rare antelopes in Kazakhstan stir conservation fears
The sudden deaths of tens of thousands of endangered antelopes in Kazakhstan over the past two weeks have left scientists scrambling for answers.
01 June 2015
Irrfan Khan urges Hollywood to adopt Bollywood culture
Indian movie star Irrfan Khan, lauded for his roles in "The Lunchbox" and "Life of Pi", has urged Hollywood directors to adopt Bollywood's love of flamboyant song-and-dance routines.
01 June 2015
Australia faces gay marriage pressure
Australia's opposition Labor party introduced a bill into parliament aimed at legalising same-sex marriage.
01 June 2015