Russia, US agree joint push for peace in Syria
After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.
Kazakhstan's balance $1.65 billion in black
Kazakhstan's current accounts balance was $1.65 billion in surplus in January-March 2013.
European Film Week to be held in Almaty
Movies from ten European countries (Turkey, UK, Latvia, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Sweden, France and Poland) will be screened in the Festival.
Astana Media Center caught fire had 800 evacuated, but many TV channels kept operating in burning building
The investigation into the fire is currently underway to find out its causes.
Scientists may have found Brazilian 'Atlantis'
Brazilian geologists announced the discovery, 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Rio, of what could be part of the continent submerged when the Atlantic Ocean was formed.
Cycling: Astana cyclist leads Giro d’Italia young rider classification
Italian cyclist Luca Paolini from Russia’s Katyusha became the winner of the third stage of Giro d’Italia race.
GM recalls 43,500 hybrid cars in US, Canada for fire risk
General Motors is recalling nearly 43,000 hybrid vehicles in the United States and around 500 in Canada to fix a defect that could cause a fire in the trunk.
Three women, missing for a decade, found alive in US
Three young women who had been missing for a decade -- two of whom disappeared as teenagers -- were found alive in a house in Cleveland.
DRC named worst place to be mother
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday displaced fellow African nation Niger to gain the unenviable distinction of being the worst place in the world to be a mother.
Study: US immigration reform would cost $6.3 trillion
A US political battle raged Monday over the cost of Senate-proposed immigration reform, with a conservative think-tank warning the plan to legalize 11 million undocumented workers would soar to $6.3 trillion.
Australia cuts interest rate to record low 2.75 pct
Australia's central bank cut interest rates to a record low of 2.75 percent Tuesday, citing weak domestic inflation coupled with a persistently high dollar as investment in the key mining sector hits its peak.
EA inks deal for Star Wars videogames
A new wave of Star Wars videogames is coming.
China reports four more deaths, 129 bird flu cases
The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has risen to 31.
Japan, China, S. Korea to cooperate on air pollution
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to continue cooperating in the fight against cross-border air pollution, despite strained relations between the neighbours because of territorial disputes.
Syrian rebels used sarin gas: UN human rights investigator
Syrian rebels have made use of the deadly nerve agent sarin in their war-torn country's conflict.
Russia seeks to solve 'ghost plane' mystery that killed 13
Russian investigators were Monday seeking to determine the cause of a plane crash last June that killed all 13 on board, after the victims' remains were finally discovered following almost a year of fruitless searching.
SARS-like virus kills two more in Saudi: ministry
A new SARS-like virus has killed two more people in Saudi Arabia, taking the number of deaths from the coronavirus that the kingdom has announced to seven in one week.
Evacuations lifted as California blaze nearly controlled
All evacuation orders were lifted Sunday in California as firefighters battling a massive wildfire near Los Angeles said they had contained 60 percent of the blaze.
Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday.
Russian helicopter carrying nine crashes in Siberia
A Russian helicopter carrying nine people, including senior rescue service officials, has crashed in the Irkutsk region of southern Siberia.
