France to send fighter jets for NATO Baltics patrols
Four French fighter jets will join NATO air patrols over the Baltics starting on Sunday, France's chief of defense staff said Wednesday during a visit to Washington.
Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar
Apple on Wednesday courted investors with stock split plans as hot iPhone sales pushed up profits while underscoring pressure for the company to unveil "the next big thing."
US actress Jodie Foster marries girlfriend
Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster has married her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison, a spokeswoman for the veteran US actress told AFP.
China frees Japan ship after $28 mn paid
China on Thursday released a seized Japanese ship after owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines paid 2.9 billion yen ($28 million) to the Chinese side, a court said, in a dispute dating to the 1930s.
Three students killed by wall collapse in Portugal
Three students, aged between 18 and 20, were killed and another four injured after a wall collapsed at the University of Minho in Braga, northern Portugal, emergency services announced.
Canadian woman's letter arrives -- after 45-year delay
A 45-year-old letter mysteriously arrived in the mailbox of a Canadian woman, who received the ancient correspondence from her younger sister decades after it was sent, Canadian media reported.
Peru probes killing of endangered penguins
Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species.
Brazil passes trailblazing Internet privacy law
Brazil's Congress on Tuesday passed comprehensive legislation on Internet privacy in what some have likened to a web-user's bill of rights, after stunning revelations its own president was targeted by US cyber-snooping.
Head of NCOC, Kashagan operating company, to resign
A full-scaled resumption of crude production at the giant Kashagan oilfield should be expected at the end of 2015, Yves Louis Darricarrere, President of the Exploration & Production Division at Total SA, said earlier.
Kazakhstan considering grain terminals along its borders on Turkmenistan and Iran
Besides, Kazakhstan and Russia are discussing grain swap operations.
Kazakhstan’s revenues for grain exports in 2013 exceed $1 billion
For the recent 4 years the revenues have grown almost 2.5 times. The overall 2013 revenues made up $1.2 billion, whereas back in 2009 the figure only stood at $600 million.
60% of Kazakhstanis support Russia on Ukrainian crisis
A survey has been conducted in the beginning of this month to assess attitudes of Kazakhstanis to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Kazakhstan to launch its first ever remote sensing satellite from Kourou April 29
2014 will be a busy year for KazKosmos National Space Agency as it plans for the first time ever to launch 3 space vehicles: one communications satellite and two remote sensing satellites, Tengrinews.kz reported earlier.
Repatriated Kazakhs to get Kazakhstan citizenship in 1 year
Repatriated Kazakhs will be able to get Kazakhstani citizenship in one year, which is a mile away from the current 7-year requirement.
Kazakh father of Boston prisoner granted US Visa
Amir Ismagulov, the father of Azamat Tazhayakov, a Kazakhstani student arrested in Boston, has finally received his visa after 45 days of waiting.
Philippines' oldest artworks in danger of disappearing
On a small rock wall a short drive from the Philippine capital, enigmatic carvings that are believed to date back 5,000 years are in danger of disappearing before their mysteries can be solved.
60% of China underground water polluted
Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems.
Village turns into island in Kazakh steppe
Talapker village near Astana has turned into an island in the middle of the steppes as a result of flooding in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is very concerned over Ukraine: Tokayev
During a working visit to St. Petersburg, the Senate Speaker of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized Kazakhstan’s grave concerns regarding the situation in Ukraine.
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov wins Russian Award
Almaty based-writer Ilya Odegov won the Russian Award in Flash Fiction category with his short story “Timur and his summer”.
