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Norman format summit in Astana postponed to January's end
According to Petro Poroshenko, Norman Format summit is expected to be held in Astana in the end of January.
16 January 2015
Japan's Abe leaves for Mideast tour to pledge support for peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Tokyo for a six-day tour of the Middle East, pledging to play a role in regional stability.
16 January 2015
Divers make fresh bid to reach AirAsia jet main body
Indonesian divers made a fresh attempt to reach the main body of an AirAsia plane that crashed in the sea last month with 162 people on board.
16 January 2015
Cameron meets Obama, vows cyber security cooperation
US President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off two days of talks at the White House.
16 January 2015
Big business cashes in on 'Brand Pope' in Philippines
Pope Francis says he has come to the Philippines to help the poor, but the country's biggest businesses and multinationals are also cashing in.
16 January 2015
China diagnosed 104,000 new HIV/AIDs cases in 2014
China diagnosed 104,000 new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014, highlighting growth in infections in the country despite a comparatively low overall rate.
16 January 2015
Iran nuclear talks 'in decisive phase': Germany
Germany's foreign minister said no more deadlines must be missed in the Iran nuclear negotiations which had entered "a decisive phase."
16 January 2015
Soul singer Sam Smith leads Brit awards nominations
Singer-songwriter Sam Smith was nominated for a Brit award in five different categories, going up against artists such as Ed Sheeran and George Ezraю
16 January 2015
Uzbekistan will never join any union that resembles Soviet Union: Islam Karimov
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov said Uzbekistan would never join a union that resembles the former Soviet Union and would never return into the Soviet Union era again.
16 January 2015
Kazakhstan's boxer from Astana Arlans fails doping test
Kazakhstan’s boxer Almat Serimov who represents Astana Arlans boxing club has failed a doping test.
16 January 2015
'Birdman,' 'Budapest Hotel' top Oscar nods, least diverse in years
Dark comedy "Birdman" and stylish crime caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" topped the Oscars nominations list.
16 January 2015
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on tenge prospects
According to him, back in 2014 the country’ economy accumulated certain margin of safety. The country’s gold and FX reserves reached $102 billion, including $73 billion with the National Oil Fund.
16 January 2015
President Nazarbayev on austerity measures
According to him, some of the anticipated projects, including investment projects, will have to be suspended.
16 January 2015
Kazakhstan's crew enters Top 10 at Dakar
Astana Motorsports driver Aydin Rakhimbayev and navigator Anton Nikolaev have maintained their 10th position in the overall rankings after the ninth stage at Dakar.
16 January 2015
Ancient golden artefacts found in Almaty
Excavations in a burial mound in Almaty have found three unique artefacts dating two millennia back.
15 January 2015
Shymbulak should revise its pricing policy: foreign experts
Foreign experts believe Kazakhstan’s Shymbulak mountain skiing resort located in Almaty oblast should revise its pricing policy.
15 January 2015
Korea's outlaw tattoo artists
Tattooing itself is not illegal in South Korea, but the law states that it can only be carried out by a licensed medical doctor.
15 January 2015
Sanctions-hit Russia in risky bet on Ukraine talks
It seems to have played out exactly as Western powers hoped: sanctions and falling oil prices have hit Russia hard.
15 January 2015
Blackberry, Samsung deny takeover report
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's shares jumped then fell back amid rumors of takeover talks with South Korea's Samsung.
15 January 2015
US, Iran hold 'substantive' talks on nuclear deal
Iran and the US held more than six hours of talks seeking to nail down a complex nuclear deal, but negotiators remained tight-lipped on what progress had been made.
15 January 2015