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Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship
Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after spending six months at the International Space Station.
12 March 2015
Philippine Cinderellas beat poverty, seize world stage
As a child she waded in muddy Philippine rice paddies, now teenager Janicel Lubina struts down runways for the country's top designers.
12 March 2015
Kazakhstanis are the nation of united future: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstanis "a nation of united future" during the XVI Congress of Kazakhstan’s Nur Otan party.
12 March 2015
AirAsia 'not giving up' but hunt for bodies drawing to close
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said he was not giving up on finding more bodies from one of the airline's jets that crashed in the Java Sea.
12 March 2015
Modernization of Kazakh oil refineries may be delayed
The process of modernizing Kazakh oil refineries may have to be delayed, putting additional pressure on the domestic fuel market of Kazakhstan.
12 March 2015
Two years and counting: Pope's opponents play waiting game
Two years after Pope Francis swept into the Vatican vowing to shake up the Church, his opponents are playing a waiting game as they seek to put the brakes on his reform drive.
12 March 2015
A German king, a Greek crown - historic roots of troubled ties
Greece has railed against what it sees as German dominance since the 2010 start of the eurozone financial crisis.
12 March 2015
Nazarbayev speaks reforms, including moving powers from President to Parliament
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about five institutional reforms he envisions for Kazakhstan that would ensure its move towards a developed and harmonious society.
11 March 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev to run for president
The XVI Congress of Kazakhstan’s ruling party Nur Otan has nominated the incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as a presidential candidate.
11 March 2015
Nazarbayev, Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Astana
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashanko, President of Belarus, in Astana.
11 March 2015
KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production profits falls by 67 percent in 2014
Profits of Kazakhstan's largest oil production company fall in 2014.
11 March 2015
World famous Dutch achitect Jan Gehl to improve Almaty
Famous Dutch architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl will work to improve Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty.
11 March 2015
Kazakhstan breaks into Davis Cup quarterfinals winning Italy
Kazakhstan has broken into the Davis Cup quarterfinals winning Italy in Astana.
11 March 2015
Made in Kazakhstan -- viral video makes headlines
A video carrying a message of buying Kazakhstan-made products has appeared in the Kazakh Internet space.
10 March 2015
We do not pay foreigners for nothing: Samruk Kazyna CEO
CEO of Samruk Kazyna National Wealth Fund Umirzak Shukeyev has spoken about the wages of the foreigners employed at the Fund.
10 March 2015
Kazakhstanis applying for presidential candidacy
14 applications have been received by the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan ahead of the early presidential election in the country. There are two highlights this year: first ever female nominee and state language proficiency tests.
10 March 2015
National Bank of Kazakhstan readies de-dollarization plan
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has prepared a de-dollarization plan together with the government of the Central Asian country.
10 March 2015
Kazakhstan's Poltoranin wins 2nd place at World Cup in Finland
Kazakhstani skier Alexey Poltoranin continues the season by successfully claiming the second place at the World Cup 15 km classic in Lahti, Finland.
10 March 2015
Golovkin to return on May 16: Loeffler
Gennady Golovkin, the world famous unbeaten boxing champion from Kazakhstan, will return to the ring on May 16.
10 March 2015
Kazakh-Spanish documentary wins Jakarta film festival award
A Kazakh-Spanish film about Soviet-era Spaniards held prisoners in a labor camp on the territory of present day Kazakhstan has won an award at the Jakarta Film Festival.
10 March 2015