site.news_by_theme news
Kerry calls for new Middle East peace talks
John Kerry called for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying both sides had to be helped to make "tough choices" for lasting stability.
13 October 2014
Hong Kong leader says protests have 'almost zero chance'
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters have an "almost zero chance" of changing Beijing's stance and securing free elections despite more than two weeks of rallies.
13 October 2014
Astana cycling team skips Tour of Beijing over doping
Kazakhstani cycling team Astana is not competing in the Tour of Beijing because of positive doping tests.
12 October 2014
Kazakhstan loses to Netherlands in Euro 2016 qualifying round
Kazakhstani has lost to Holland in the Euro 2016 qualifying round.
12 October 2014
New Akim of Petropavlovsk appointed
Marat Tasmaganbetov has been appointed the new Akim (Mayor) of Petropavlovsk city in northern Kazakhstan.
12 October 2014
3000-yo cauldron discovered in eastern Kazakhstan
A 3000-y.o. cauldron dated back to the Bronze Age has been discovered in eastern Kazakhstan.
12 October 2014
Armenia joins Eurasian Economic Union
Armenia has joined the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty. The agreement was signed in Minsk, Belarus at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
12 October 2014
EurAsEC termination agreement signed in Minsk
An agreement on termination of the Eurasian Economic Union (EurAsEC) has been signed by the interstate council in Minsk on October 10.
12 October 2014
17 yo female racer from Kazakhstan eyes Formula 1
Kazakhstani racer Lubov Andreyeva, 17, has officially become a part of Astana Motorsports.
12 October 2014
Kazakhstan's Maria Mudryak stars in Donizetti's Elixir of Love in Italy
Maria Mudryak from Pavlodar, northern Kazakhstan will perform the leading role in famous Gaetano Donizetti’s opera The Elixir of Love.
12 October 2014
Nobel economics winners: Usually American, usually pro-austerity
The winner of the Nobel economics prize is notoriously hard to predict, but it's usually an American male opposed to big government and big spending.
11 October 2014
Tennis: Kazakh Zarina Diyas in finals of Japan Open
Kazakhstani tennis professional Zarina Diyas has made into the finals of the Japan Women's Open Tennis.
11 October 2014
Netherlands says 10 more MH17 passengers identified
Medical experts have now identified 272 of the 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July.
11 October 2014
Powerful typhoon churns towards Japan
Powerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan, injuring at least a dozen people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain.
11 October 2014
Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide
The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said.
11 October 2014
Leonardo DiCaprio to be invited to Kazakhstan's EXPO-2017
There are plans to invite "green" celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, for EXPO-2017 in Astana.
11 October 2014
Greek PM narrowly wins parliamentary confidence vote
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras won a parliamentary confidence vote, which he called in a bid to rally support.
11 October 2014
Amazon's might divides opinion at world's biggest book fair
US online retail giant Amazon may be absent from the stands at the world's biggest book fair but it has still been at the heart of a heated debate.
11 October 2014
Party funeral for British tourist murdered in Thailand
Family and friends staged a party funeral to bid farewell to Hannah Witheridge, one of two British tourists murdered on a Thai holiday island.
11 October 2014
White House: no bypass of Congress for Guantanamo closure
The White House said it aimed to work with US lawmakers towards closing Guantanamo and was not "drafting options" for circumventing a congressional ban.
11 October 2014