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Russia's Gazprom profits plunge 61%, hit by Ukraine row
Russia's gas giant Gazprom said its third quarter profits plunged 61 percent as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers.
29 January 2015
Sundance filmmaker turns focus on Mormon offshoot
The US director of an award-winning film about sex abuse by Catholic priests has unveiled a new documentary, focusing on child sexual assault in a radical offshoot of the Mormon Church.
29 January 2015
IMF begins work on 'Plan B' as US blocks reforms
The IMF said it would begin working on alternatives to its stalled, five-year-old reform program after passing another year without the required ratification.
29 January 2015
McDonald's CEO pays price for growing woes
Fast-food giant McDonald's replaced president and chief executive Donald Thompson, after the company turned in another poor quarter of sales and earnings last week.
29 January 2015
US 'monitoring closely' as new Greek PM shakes up policies
The White House said it was "monitoring closely" events in Greece, where a new hard-left government has vowed to reopen the terms of a massive financial bailout.
29 January 2015
Hollande urges Turkey to 'break taboos' on Armenia WWI killings
French President called on Turkey to take new steps towards the "truth" behind the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying "it is time to break the taboos".
29 January 2015
Bulat Ayukhanov's dance company presents Triumph of Russian Ballet on February 5
Bulat Ayukhanov’s State Academic Dance Theatre is presenting the Greatness and Triumph of the Russian Ballet concert on February 5.
29 January 2015
Prime-Ministers of Russia and Kazakhstan in talks
Prime-Ministers of Kazakhstan and Russia, Karim Massimov and Dmitriy Medvedev, have had a phone conversation to discuss the forthcoming meeting in Moscow.
29 January 2015
It will take 5-6 years for Kazakhstanis to stop quoting domestic prices in the US Dollar
Olzhas Khudaibergenov, Director of the Center for Macroeconomic Research, outlined measures to reduce the currently excessive dollarization of the country’s economy.
29 January 2015
Amal Clooney in court to condemn Armenia genocide-denier
A long-running battle over one man's denial of the Armenian genocide returned to the European Court of Human Rights.
29 January 2015
Kazakh-Spanish trains to become more comfortable
Talgo passenger carriages will become more comfortable as the plant producing the carriages masters the final stage of production.
28 January 2015
Kazakhstan gets 2 gold and 1 silver at Winter Universiade
On the second day of the 2015 Universiade, Kazakhstan’s team has lost its leadership position in the total medal count.
28 January 2015
Astana Ballet presents three centuries of classic choreography
The Astana ballet is presenting the premier of the From Century to Century classic ballet performance on January 28, at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana.
28 January 2015
Kazakhstan's beauty fails to enter Miss Universe final
Kazakhstan's representative at Miss Universe-2014 Aidai Isayeva has failed to become one of the 15 finalists at the world's top beauty pageant in Florida, USA.
28 January 2015
India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit
India's foreign minister will travel to China this weekend, a day after Barack Obama ended a visit aimed at renewing US ties with the South Asian country.
28 January 2015
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
28 January 2015
Yahoo announces tax-free spinoff of Alibaba stake
Yahoo is spinning off its stake in Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, splitting off the valuable holdings in a move that sidesteps taxes.
28 January 2015
Brazil's Rousseff backs austerity and ending corruption
Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff stressed the need for lower spending to balance the books and urged an end to corruption.
28 January 2015
Apple profit hits new high on rocketing iPhone sales
Apple's quarterly profit soared to a record $18 billion on the back of booming iPhone sales, especially in China.
28 January 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch sorry for 'colored' remark
Benedict Cumberbatch apologized and said he was "devastated" after the Oscar-nominated actor referred to black colleagues as "colored" in a US television interview.
28 January 2015
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