Kazakhstan launches KazSat-3 satellite from BaikonurAn upgraded version of Russian launch vehicle Proton-M has taken off early today from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying Kazakh telecommunications satellite KazSat-3 and Russian relay satellite Luch-5V.
28 April 2014
South Africa celebrates 20 years since apartheidPresident Jacob Zuma led celebrations Sunday on the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy in South Africa, insisting it is closer to its dream of a multi-racial nation despite stubborn inequality, poverty and corruption.
28 April 2014
Egypt verdict expected for Islamist chief, 700 othersThe Egyptian judge who sentenced to death hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi will pass judgment Monday on another 700 people, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.
28 April 2014
Iraqi forces cast ballots ahead of electionSecurity personnel cast their ballots nationwide Monday ahead of Iraq's first election since US troops withdrew, amid attacks on voting centres and fears the country is slipping into all-out conflict.
Taiwan uses water cannon to disperse anti-nuclear protestersTaiwan police on Monday used water cannon to dislodge hundreds of overnight sit-in demonstrators, demanding the scrapping of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, one of the most controversial issues to have gripped the island for 30 years.
28 April 2014
At least 10 killed in powerful US tornadoesPowerful tornadoes tearing across southern United States have killed at least 10 people, emergency officials in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma reported late Sunday.
28 April 2014
George Clooney engaged!Oscar-winning heartthrob George Clooney, one of Hollywood's most coveted bachelors, has got engaged to his British lawyer girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, People magazine reported.
Fire kills 8 at Russian drug rehab centre: investigatorsEight people were killed on Sunday when a fire ravaged a drug rehab centre in Russia's Altai region, investigators said, raising fresh questions about security standards in the country's medical facilities.
28 April 2014
Pope Francis declares John Paul II, John XXIII saintsPope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church's newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history.
Kazakhstan celebrates Unity Day with May 1-3 offKazakhstan is celebrating the People’s Unity Day on May 1-3. Almaty arranged to start the celebration early - with a bike ride on April 26 - but cancelled the event in the last moment.
28 April 2014
Kazakhstan and Morocco discuss cooperationSenate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet Morocco delagation to discuss prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Morocco.
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