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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
New clues in quest for HIV cure: researchers
Scientists seeking a cure for AIDS said they had found important clues about how HIV manages to skirt detection after being suppressed by drugs.
08 January 2015
Who can defeat the undefeated Golovkin? Rating
A rating of boxers who could defeat the unbeaten WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan has been made.
07 January 2015
Laughing gas goes on sale in Ust-Kamenogorsk in eastern Kazakhstan
Quite an unusual advertisement has appeared in Ust-Kamenogorsk city. It offers the city residents to buy cans of laughing gas that causes feeling of euphoria.
07 January 2015
12th Islamic Financial Services Board summit in Almaty on May 19-21
The 12th Sammit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) will take place in Almaty from May 19 to 21.
07 January 2015
Karaganda beauty enters Top 15 at Mrs Globe-2014
A beauty from Karaganda city in central Kazakhstan Elina Fedorenko has entered the Top 15 at the Mrs Globe-2014 held in Shenzhen, China on December 6.
07 January 2015
New Mayor of Kokshetau city appointed
Yermek Markzhikpayev has been appointed the new Mayor of Kokshetau city in northern Kazakhstan.
07 January 2015
Kazakhstan accepts former Guantanamo prisoners on humanitarian grounds
Kazakhstan has accepted five former Guantanamo prisoners seeking asylum in the country. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has praised the move.
07 January 2015