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Pope heads to Sri Lanka, kicking off Asia trip
Pope Francis set off for a six-day trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, where his open-air masses are expected to draw millions.
13 January 2015
Upstart Spanish party vows large Madrid demonstration
Spain's upstart left-wing protest party Podemos said it plans to hold a massive demonstration in Madrid on January 31 to press for political change.
13 January 2015
Despite Golden Globe, Russian film 'Leviathan' awaits release at home
Russian drama "Leviathan" made history by becoming the first film from the country to win a Golden Globe since the fall of the USSR.
13 January 2015
Attacks boost Hollande's image, but maybe not for long
Hollande received a warm ovation from the crowd that thronged the French capital, belying the president's standing in opinion polls that hit a record low just months ago.
13 January 2015
Crew from Kazakhstan finishes first among T2 cars at 10th stage of Africa Eco Race-2015
A crew from Kazakhstan consisting of Marat Abykayev and Andrey Chipenko from Off Road Kazakhstan team has come first in its T2 group.
12 January 2015
Kazakhstani crew enters top-10 at Dakar
One of Kazakhstan's crews racing the super rally marathon Dakar make it into the top-10 in the general classification.
12 January 2015
Norman Quartet meeting in Astana on hold
Is the meeting of the Norman Quartet to take place in Kazakhstan's capital on January 15? Russian Vedomosti says there might be a problem.
12 January 2015
Coal-to-gasoline plant to be launched in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is launching an experimental complex for processing of brown cowl into gasoline and fuel in 2015.
12 January 2015
Adams wins best musical/comedy film actress Globe for 'Big Eyes'
Amy Adams won the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy for her role in Tim Burton's based-on-true-life art fraud film "Big Eyes."
12 January 2015
Millions unite against terrorism in historic French demos
Millions marched against terrorism in the largest protests France has ever seen, led by world leaders in Paris uniting in tribute to the victims of Islamist attacks.
12 January 2015
Grabar-Kitarovic: from country girl to Croatia's first female president
Croatia's first female president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, is a moderate conservative who styles herself as "a woman of the people".
12 January 2015
Netanyahu welcomes France's 'very firm position' on anti-Semitism
Israeli Prime Minister said he appreciated the "very firm position" taken by French leaders against "the new anti-Semitism and terrorism" in France.
12 January 2015
Venezuela's Maduro holds talks in OPEC kingpin Saudi
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held talks in OPEC's leading oil producer Saudi Arabia.
12 January 2015
Trilateral navy exercises with Kazakhstan's participation to take place on Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia will have joint naval exercises on the Caspian Sea.
12 January 2015
Andre Ward agreed to fight Golovkin: trainer Virgil Hunter
Andre Ward’s coach Virgil Hunter declared that the WBA super-middleweight champion has already agreed to fight Gennady Golovkin.
12 January 2015
Victims relief fund to be created in Kazakhstan
A specialized relief fund for victims will be opened in Kazakhstan.
12 January 2015
Turkish PM says Islamophobia should prompt similar reaction as Paris rally
Turkish Prime Minister hailed the unprecedented rally against terror in Paris as a strong message to the world.
12 January 2015
Bulgarian expert presents portrait of extremist from Kazakhstan
Member of the International Association for the Study of Terrorism presents findings of рук study into the roots of extremism in Kazakhstan.
12 January 2015
Kazakhstan's crews successfully complete stage 9 of Africa Eco Race-2015
The ninth stage of the Africa Eco Race-2015 has finished on January 8, in Akjoujt, Mauritania.
12 January 2015
Paris jihadists had serious -- but available -- weapons
The weapons wielded by gunmen sowing mayhem at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris this week were powerful but available in France.
12 January 2015