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GM taps 1st female CEO as it emerges from US control
General Motors Tuesday named its first-ever female chief executive as the largest US automaker exits the government-bailout era with sales at their best level in six years.
12 December 2013
Republicans thump Obama for Castro handshake
Republicans were left steaming Tuesday after President Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuban leader Raul Castro, with one senior lawmaker likening the act to appeasement of the Nazis.
12 December 2013
Astana hosts World Press Photo Exhibition
World Press Photo exhibition 2013 has started in Astana. It is held in Central Asia for the first time.
11 December 2013
Slovenia to receive banking bailout bill
Slovenia is to learn later this week if it has enough money to shore up its banks on its own or become the latest eurozone country to need outside help.
11 December 2013
Nazarbayev meets Defense Minister of Turkey
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, had a meeting with Ismet Yilmas, Defense Minister of Turkey.
11 December 2013
US actress pleads guilty to Obama, Bloomberg ricin plot
A 36-year-old actress from Texas on Tuesday pleaded guilty to mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist, federal prosecutors said.
11 December 2013
Christmas Tree on fire in Almaty, cars damaged
A large Christmas Tree in front of Atankent exhibition center in Almaty city is on fire.
11 December 2013
Defense electronic optical devices to be produced in Astana together with Turkey
Defense electronic optical devices to be produced in Astana jointly with Turkey.
11 December 2013
India's top court upholds law criminalising gay sex
India's Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a colonial-era law criminalising homosexuality in a landmark judgment that crushes activists' hopes for guarantees on sexual freedom in the world's biggest democracy.
11 December 2013
Kazakhstan Harmony Lessons wins Special Jury Prize in Tokyo
The famous young Kazakhstan director Emir Baigazin won the Special Jury Prize for his début film Harmony Lessons at the Tokyo FILMeX 2013.
11 December 2013
Kazakh PM visits South Korea
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Korea in Seoul.
11 December 2013
Canada vows to defend Santa Claus
Canada vowed Tuesday to defend the North Pole and Santa Claus, insisting the mythical figure is a citizen, after Russia ordered its military to step up its Arctic presence.
11 December 2013
Airline's pay-by-weight fares take off with passengers
The head of a tiny Pacific airline that pioneered a fare system based on passengers' weight said Wednesday the move had been so successful the carrier is upgrading its fleet.
11 December 2013
Music lovers seek to pump up digital audio quality
When he sees people listening to music on portable digital devices, David Chesky cringes.
11 December 2013
Netherlands poised to become Kazakhstan's food security partner
The Netherlands is planning to become Kazakhstan's partner in ensuring food security: Netherlands Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
11 December 2013
Mandela's funeral cortege proceeds through Pretoria
Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege has begun its solemn journey to the seat of South African government in Pretoria, where it will lie in state for three days.
11 December 2013
Kazakhstan offers Russia to develop new cooperation program for Baikanur
Kazakhstan has offered Russia to develop a new cooperation program for Baikanur Cosmodrome to be implemented until 2030.
11 December 2013
Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: activists
Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia's approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder's demise.
11 December 2013
Kazakhstan's delegation attends farewell ceremony to Nelson Mandela
Kazakhstan's delegation is attending the farewell ceremony dedicated to Nelson Mandela.
11 December 2013
Car maker Holden to close Australian plants in 2017
Struggling automaker GM Holden on Wednesday said it will shut down its manufacturing operations in Australia by 2017, shedding 2,900 jobs, in a major blow to the nation's car industry.
11 December 2013
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