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Judo: Kazakhstan's Azamat Mukanov wins silver at World Championship in Brazil
Kazkahstan judoka Azamat Mukanov has become a silver winner at the World Championship in Brazil.
28 August 2013
Hard-hit Spanish town charges fees for tomato fight
Facing a squished budget, the town hosting Spain's annual tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, on Wednesday is charging a fee for the first time.
28 August 2013
Serik Sapiyev qualifies for Bolashak scholarship
Boxer Serik Sapiyev, a gold winner of the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has received Kazakhstan presidential education scholarship Bolashak.
28 August 2013
Stars land in Venice for fiendish film fest
The Venice film festival kicks off Wednesday with the arrival of movie stars on water taxis for a dark line-up flush with fiendish tales of abuse, betrayal and survival.
28 August 2013
Talks about Manas base relocation premature: US embassy in Kazakhstan
The U.S. consider it premature to discuss relocation of Manas air base from Kyrgyzstan to some other Central Asian country.
28 August 2013
New York murders, shootings hit new low
Murders and shootings in New York have dropped to a new low, the mayor's office announced Tuesday, as the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policy comes under fire in the mayoral race.
28 August 2013
Tennis: Three Kazakhstan tennis professionals reach 2nd round of US Open
Three Kazakhstan tennis professionals have reached the second round of the 2013 US Open tennis tournament in New York.
28 August 2013
Nazarbayev appoints Senate deputies
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed new Senate deputies.
28 August 2013
Experimental drug 'cures' hepatitis C in small trials
An experimental drug combination cured 70 percent of patients with hepatitis C in early trials, offering hope of a simpler remedy for the chronic liver disease.
28 August 2013
Football: Shakhter starts training in Glasgow
Kazakhstan's FC Shakhter held its first training for the second leg match against Scottish Celtic.
28 August 2013
US forces to punish Syria, not push regime change
US forces readied to strike Syria on Tuesday, as the West insisted its goal was not regime change but to punish the Assad government for unleashing chemical warfare on civilians.
28 August 2013
G20 talks between China and Japan unlikely: reports
Talks between China and Japan, embroiled in a bitter row over disputed islands, are unlikely on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit.
28 August 2013
Cyber attacks hit Twitter, New York Times
Twitter and The New York Times were hit with cyber attacks on Tuesday, with credit quickly claimed by a group backing embattled Syrian strongman Bashar Al-Assad.
28 August 2013
US blaze still growing, threatens San Francisco water supply
The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park grew Tuesday to become California's seventh biggest ever, as firefighters battled to protect San Francisco's main water supply.
28 August 2013
Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths
A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July.
28 August 2013
Assets of the National Oil Fund to exceed $122 billion by 2016
A transfer of $980.3 million will be made in 2014 out of the National Oil Fund to finance prep works for EXPO-2017 to be held in Astana.
28 August 2013
Kazakhstan to introduce differentiated rates of tax on real estate
The country’s media reported earlier that Kazakhstan’s respective ministries seek to substantially raise taxes on cars equipped with engines of 3-4 liters.
28 August 2013
Pentagon chief touts US focus on Asia as Syria looms
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel meets his Asian counterparts on Wednesday as the United States promotes its shift to the region but a potential showdown with Syria looms over the talks.
28 August 2013
Oil production output in Kazakhstan to reach 110 million tons in 2018
As was reported earlier, the country’s Oil and Gas Ministry slashed the estimated crude and condensed gas production figures to 2016.
28 August 2013
Skype marks 10 years of shrinking the world
If David Huang had left his native Taiwan for Sweden a generation ago, he would have taken a giant leap into the unknown.
28 August 2013
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