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Apple Watch's worldwide preview kicks off
Japanese tech fans got their first look Friday at the Apple Watch, with would-be early buyers queuing for a "trial fitting" in Tokyo's chic Omotesando area.
10 April 2015
'Game of Thrones' makes an epic return
Welcome to season five of the cult TV series "Game of Thrones," which premieres Sunday worldwide to a rapturous global following.
10 April 2015
Britain's Ashya King case caused 'impossible position': doctor
The case of Ashya King, whose parents removed him from a British hospital, put the health service in an "impossible position", one of his doctors has said.
10 April 2015
Obama advised to take Cuba off terror list
US President Barack Obama has been advised by aides to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
10 April 2015
Does midlife obesity protect against dementia?
People who are obese in middle age run a lower risk of developing dementia later.
10 April 2015
Putin to meet with Palestinian leader Abbas Monday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Moscow on Monday where the issue of Middle East peace talks will be raised.
10 April 2015
Greece to make April IMF payment, but uncertainty reigns
Greece is due to make its 459 million euro ($495 million) April loan payment to the IMF following days of uncertainty.
09 April 2015
Smartphones boost US teen connections: survey
It's not just your imagination: most American teenagers are online or on their smartphones every day, and many are almost continually connected.
09 April 2015
Producers of milk and butter mislead consumers: Kazakhstan's Agriculture Minister
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture Asylzhan Mamytbekov has talked about dairy products, particularly milk and butter, at the Food Security Conference held in Astana on March 13.
09 April 2015
'Lady Death' WWII sniper film aims for hit in Russia and Ukraine
A Russian-Ukrainian film about a legendary Soviet sniper nicknamed "Lady Death" is aiming to be a hit on the silver screen in both nations.
09 April 2015
Astana gasification gets off ground
The issue of gasifying Kazakhstan's central territories is finally off the ground with two companies launching a joint project for exploration of methane gas in Karaganda Oblast.
09 April 2015
Obama has more Cuban fans than Castros: survey
US President Barack Obama was more popular than the Castro brothers.
09 April 2015
US Ambassador George Krol presents letter of credence to Nazarbayev
The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kazakhstan George Krol has delivered a speech in Kazakh language in Akorda.
09 April 2015
Beibit Nazarov defeats Bruno Amorim at Kunlun Fight 2 Cage Series
Kazakhstani fighter Beibit Nazarov has defeated the Brazilian fighter Bruno “Robinho” Amorim at the International Tournament in Mixed Martial Arts Kunlun Fight 2 Cage Series in Almaty
09 April 2015
New gay family emoji appear on Apple's iOS
Users of the Apple iPhone and iPad got a new palate of emoji on Wednesday, including a group of alternative or gay family illustrations.
09 April 2015
Almaty residents respond with outrage to National Geographic photo
A photo of National Geographic magazine posted on Instagram has provoked a storm of controversy among Almaty residents.
09 April 2015
Ogogo targets Golovkin on his way to world domination
British boxer Anthony Ogogo has marked the WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin as his long-term target.
09 April 2015
Tsarnaev guilty on 30 counts over 2013 Boston bombings
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces the death penalty after a jury unanimously convicted him of carrying out the worst attack in the United States.
09 April 2015
Lavish and extravagant celebration of poetic ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at Astana Opera
The Astana Opera is currently preparing for a grand premier of The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, a ballet inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s poem of the same title.
09 April 2015
Iraq PM says 'next battle' is retaking Anbar
Iraq's premier said that the country's "next battle" is to retake Anbar province from the Islamic State jihadist group.
09 April 2015