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NATO reports 'large scale' Russian air activity in European airspace NATO said it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant military manoeuvres" in European airspace over the past two days.

30 October 2014 13:17

Kazakhstan National Bank official explains Single Pension Fund losses Advisor to the governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan talks about pension fund losses as of September and the benefits of National Bank managing the Single Pension Fund.

30 October 2014 13:15

China punishes HK lawmaker for criticising leader A senior Hong Kong lawmaker was expelled from a prestigious Chinese government body.

30 October 2014 12:49

Prince Charles, Camilla in Colombia on royal tour Prince Charles and his wife were welcomed to Colombia with military honors.

30 October 2014 12:35

Thousands mourn victims of Stalin-era purges in Moscow Thousands of Russians gathered outside the former KGB headquarters in Moscow for an annual ritual commemorating the tens of thousands killed in Stalin-era repressions.

30 October 2014 12:23

Canada unveils new railway rules after Quebec train disaster Canada announced stricter railway safety measures following last year's runaway train disaster in Quebec that killed 47 people.

30 October 2014 12:04

Clique Film Festival to take place in Almaty Clique Film Festival will take place in Almaty on November 6-9. It will present the most widely discussed European, American and Kazakh auteur films.

30 October 2014 11:59

Mourners bid final farewell to US editor Ben Bradlee Movers and shakers in the US capital rubbed shoulders with big-name journalists to bid a final farewell to former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.

30 October 2014 09:57

Andre Ward to beat undefeated Golovkin: Rodriguez Edwin Rodriguez named Andre Ward as the boxer to finally beat the unbeaten Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.

29 October 2014 19:14

Kazakhstan to keep methadone therapy for now The government of Kazakhstan has announced it would continue the controversial methadone therapy until 2015.

29 October 2014 18:02

World Bank discusses cooperation with Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the the managing director at the World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati to discuss cooperation between Kazakhstan and the World Bank.

29 October 2014 17:45

Facebook shares dive as social network eyes future Facebook reported its quarterly profit nearly doubled but saw its stock pounded after outlining a plan to invest heavily in the future.

29 October 2014 17:14

Can you drink too much milk? Study raises questions A study in The BMJ medical journal said Swedes with a high intake of cow's milk died younger -- and women suffered more fractures.

29 October 2014 17:07

Suspicious cyber activity detected at the White House White House technicians recently detected suspicious activity on a computer network at the US presidential mansion, and have taken steps to resolve the issue.

29 October 2014 17:01

New Zealanders to vote on flag change New Zealand will hold a binding referendum in 2016 on whether to change the national flag, Prime Minister John Key said.

29 October 2014 16:53

Iran denies claim nuclear deal is 'finalised' Iran's government was forced to deny it had already struck a nuclear deal with the West, after a lawmaker accused its negotiators of secretly selling the country short.

29 October 2014 16:51

National Bank of Kazakhstan defends pension assets' investment into second tier banks The National Bank of Kazakhstan has responded to the criticism of several members of the Kazakh Parliament, who claimed the Single Pension Fund was practicing risky investments that put the pensioneers' savings in danger.

29 October 2014 16:48

Central Bank Governor on Toxic Assets Fund According to him, the money will only be provided to banks that have accumulated the most of NPLs. Kazkommertsbank and BTA to be shortly merged are among them as they jointly account for 62% of NPLs in the banking sector.

29 October 2014 14:39

Ads agency fined millions for gay smooch poster in Kazakhstan Losing the third case in a row over the scandalous gay smooch ad, Havas Worldwide Kazakhstan is facing bankruptcy with the new verdict.

29 October 2014 14:35

Marvel unveils huge slate of new superhero films Marvel unveiled plans for a slate of new superhero films, expanding its already wildly successful comic book universe.

29 October 2014 14:34

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