Headscarf ban in West Kazakhstan prevents girl from entering schoolA six-year old girl in West Kazakhstan cannot go to school because of the ban on headwear in the school's charter. Parents of the girl filed a lawsuit citing the Constitution but lost. They are going to appeal.
27 October 2014
Golovkin has to wait one year to face CottoWBA (Super), IBO and WBC (interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has to wait for one year for a WBC middleweight title fight.
Borsa Istanbul to buy a stake in Kazakhstan's KASEMid-September Kazakhstan's KASE signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation with BIST; the agreement lays foundations for a long-term partnership, including through reciprocal purchase of shares.
27 October 2014
Afghan president Ghani on Saudi visit: mediaAfghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani performed a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and held talks with the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince on his first foreign trip.
Cocoa clue to reversing memory lossBioactive ingredients found in cocoa sharply reversed age-related memory decline in a group of volunteers, scientists reported.