Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at UN court
Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research programme in Antarctica.
Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Ministry lowers gas production forecast
Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Ministry has lowered forecast on production of natural and associated gas in Kazakhstan in the period until 2016.
74,000 Malians in Mauritania desert need help: aid group
Some 74,000 Malians, who have been displaced by war and ethnic tensions, are in need of urgent help in the desert of Mauritania..
British embassy in Kazakhstan opens condolence book over Thatcher's death
The book of condolences over death of baroness Margaret Thatcher will be open in the embassy from 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. by the end of this week.
Femen activists to visit Kazakhstan before EXPO-2017
Activists of the scandalous movement Femen are going to visit Astana prior to the global fair EXPO-2017.
Rakhat Aliyev fears kidnapping
Rakhat Aliyev said in an interview to the European media he was ready to appear in Austrian court but feared of being kidnapped.
Malawi launches stinging attack on Madonna
Malawi has launched a stinging attack on US pop icon Madonna, accusing her of expecting "gratitude" and VIP treatment during a visit last week to her charity work in the southern African country.
Woodside shelves huge gas project in Australia
Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd. on Friday announced it was shelving onshore plans for the controversial multi-billion-dollar Browse liquefied natural gas export project.
Excitement builds in Japan for new Murakami novel
The wait is nearly over for thousands of readers eager to get their hands on the new novel by celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami.
Scientist's DNA letter to son fetches $6 million
A letter the British scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA wrote to his son announcing the news sold Wednesday for a record sum of just over $6 million.
Uruguay approves same-sex marriage
Uruguay's legislature voted Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages nationwide, making it only the second Latin American country to do so.
Authorities mull building 4 airdromes for local use around Almaty
Almaty oblast administration has made several suggestions on improvement of the oblast's infrastructure.
German fake Rockefeller guilty of US murder
A German fantasist who impersonated a member of the Rockefeller family, an English aristocrat and a Hollywood film producer, was convicted Wednesday of murdering his California landlord in 1985.
US senators reach deal on gun-sale background checks
Senators struck a hard-fought compromise Wednesday that could expand US background checks to all commercial firearms sales, which may result in the most ambitious change to gun laws since 1994.
Sheep population goes down in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency has published a report on the livestock of domestic animals in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan to spend 200 billion tenge for reconstruction of Almaty-Kapshagai and Almaty-Khorgos roads
Reconstruction of Almaty-Kapshagai and Almaty-Khorgos roads will start in July 2013.
Frail and lonely, Thatcher's last days at The Ritz
Frail, her memory failing her, and with few visitors for company, Margaret Thatcher's final months were a marked contrast to her zenith striding the global stage.
37 million Euro spent on Tempus program in Kazakhstan
A plenary meeting of the consortium of Tempus European project was held in Almaty on April 4-5.
Croatia's flagging support to join EU to be tested by vote
Not so long ago, Croatia was ebullient at the prospect of becoming the EU's newest member in July this year.
Quarter of polled Kazakhstan residents disappointed with job selection
The poll involved 2.7 thousand employees in Kazakhstan and showed that most of the respondents felt themselves out of place.
