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Americans stand with French to declare: 'Je Suis Charlie'
In an America still scarred by the September 11, 2001 attacks there has been an outpouring of support for France after the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
09 January 2015
Kazakh crew approaches Dakar's Top-10
Kazakhstani crews has completed the second stage of Dakar, which proved to be dangerous and quite demanding for both racers and vehicles.
08 January 2015
Kazakhstan's crew comes first among T2 cars Africa Eco Race-2015 8th stage
The Kazakhstani crew of Marat Abykayev and Andrey Chipenko has finished the 8th stage of the Africe Eco Race-2015 first in their T2 group.
08 January 2015
Sabina Altynbekova returns from Hong Kong
Sabina Altynbekova has returned from Hong Kong where the Kazakh kawaii participated in TV shows, met her fans and trained with local volleyball teams.
08 January 2015
Kazakhstan's Poltoranin wins Tour de Ski stage in Italy
Kazakhstani skier Alexey Poltoranin has won the fourth stage of the Tour de Ski.
08 January 2015
Nazarbayev condoles with French president upon terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo
Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has sent a telegram of condolence to the President of France Francois Hollander over the terrorist’s attack on the office of French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
08 January 2015
Nazarbayev to discuss Ukrainian crisis and Astana meeting with Merkel in Berlin on January 9
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrives to Berlin on Janurary 9 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
08 January 2015
Kazakhstani journalists lay flowers near French Consulate in memory of colleagues from Charlie Hebdo
Kazakhstani journalists have laid flowers near the French Consulate in Almaty to honor the victims of the terrorist attack at the French Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
08 January 2015
Troubled UK supermaket Tesco unveils revival plans
British supermarket giant Tesco launched cost-cutting plans to shut stores, sell assets and axe its dividend.
08 January 2015
Hollywood backs French mag after own free speech storm
Hollywood voiced solidarity with French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
08 January 2015
Kazakh analyst calls Astana 'optimal platform' for Ukraine talks
Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin says Astana is the most suitable venue to hold talks relating to the situation in Ukraine.
08 January 2015
EU chair Latvia says Russia 'more open' to Ukraine solution
Latvia said Russia seemed more open to a negotiated solution over the conflict in Ukraine, raising the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow.
08 January 2015
Spain tightens security after Paris attack
Spain upgraded its anti-terrorist security level a notch, hours after an attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead.
08 January 2015
French satirical newspaper high on jihadist hit-list
Long before being targeted in massacre in Paris, satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had been considered high on the potential hit-list for jihadists.
08 January 2015
Accused Boston bomber: an American dream gone awry
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is the 21-year-old American of Chechen descent who faces the death penalty if convicted of the Boston marathon bombings.
08 January 2015
Kerry pushes Sri Lanka leader to hold 'free, fair' polls
Top US diplomat John Kerry has urged Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to ensure that Thursday's elections are peaceful and credible.
08 January 2015
Australia condemns 'barbaric' attack on French newspaper
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott condemned the "barbaric act" in Paris, in which an attack on a satirical weekly magazine left 12 people dead.
08 January 2015
'Unbroken' actor O'Connell leads Bafta's rising star nominees
Jack O'Connell, the leading actor in "Unbroken", and "Whiplash" star Miles Teller are among five actors nominated by Britain's Bafta for its rising star award.
08 January 2015
Protesters across Americas rally behind 'I am Charlie'
Hundreds rallied night in the frigid cold proclaiming "I am Charlie" in solidarity with those killed in a deadly attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
08 January 2015
Hollande says Thursday to be day of mourning in France
French President announced would be a day of mourning in the wake of the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left at least 12 dead.
08 January 2015