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Unusual 'Journey' videogame tops with game makers
A videogame centered on a wordless walk across a picturesque desert walked away with top honors Thursday at the major Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
29 March 2013
Tibetan envoy says China can end immolations
An envoy of the Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Tibetans would likely end a wave of self-immolation protests if China reopened dialogue with the exiled spiritual leader to address grievances.
29 March 2013
US regulators under fire over bee-toxic pesticides
US environmental regulators are under fire from beekeepers and conservationists who say they are failing to vet risky pesticides that put people and valuable crop pollinators like bees in peril.
29 March 2013
Rare British royal's signature up for auction in US
A document signed by Britain's King Richard III will be auctioned in Los Angeles next week, two months after scientists found the ancient royal's remains under a modern-day car park.
29 March 2013
US massacre gunman may plead guilty to escape death
James Holmes, the suspected gunman in the horrific Aurora theatre massacre, could plead guilty in exchange for escaping the death penalty, lawyers said ahead of a crucial hearing next week.
28 March 2013
Border experts from Central Asia discuss regional security in Astana
The third regional meeting of heads of the border authorities of Central Asian CIS countries is being held in Astana.
28 March 2013
Sea lion pup waddles into California hotel
A sea lion pup startled guests after waddling from a California beach into a nearby luxury hotel, where it pitched up at the patio bar.
28 March 2013
Who shot Bin Laden? Media feud among Navy SEALs
A new version of the events surrounding the killing of Osama bin Laden was unveiled Wednesday sharply contradicting earlier claims by a Navy SEAL who said he pulled the trigger.
28 March 2013
Kazakhstan spent over 500 thousand tenge per convict in 2012
Detention of one convict in the prison cost Kazakhstan budget 580 thousand tenge ($3,9 thousand) in 2012.
28 March 2013
Kazakhstan beauty third at Miss Kharkiv International
Medina Bondarenko from Kazakhstan was ranked third in the international beauty pageant Miss Kharkiv International.
28 March 2013
Poles will have to okay eurozone entry: minister
Poles will have to okay eurozone entry in a referendum, a senior minister said Wednesday, echoing the prime minister's recent endorsement of a public vote on joining the unpopular currency union.
28 March 2013
BRICS stumble in plan for bank to challenge West
Leaders from the BRICS group of emerging powers on Wednesday failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank.
28 March 2013
Over 1 thousand Bolashak scholarships allotted for 2013
A meeting of the state commission on personnel education abroad was held today under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin.
28 March 2013
UN gives DR Congo one week to act against 'rape' troops
The United Nations on Wednesday gave Democratic Republic of Congo a final one-week deadline to take action against two army battalions accused of carrying out at least 126 rapes.
28 March 2013
Kazakhstan MPs interested in Finnish experience of countering corruption
Majilis chairman Nurlan Nigmatulin had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Kazakhstan Mikko Kinnunen.
28 March 2013
Kazakhstan wins 30 licences for Sochi Olympics
Kazakhstan has already obtained around 30 licenses for the 22nd winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
28 March 2013
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry comments on condition of wounded Red Cross worker
There are no serious concerns about the health of the injured Red Cross worker, her life is not in danger: Kazakhstan Ministry.
28 March 2013
'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security experts
A "bazooka" cyber attack described as the most powerful ever seen has slowed traffic on the Internet, security experts said Wednesday, raising fresh concerns over online security.
28 March 2013
Nauryz celebrated in Jesus College
The event was organized by the Central Asia Forum of the Cambridge University and attended by Kazakhstan Vice-PM Kairat Kelimbetov.
28 March 2013
'Harlem Shake' tumbles off top of Hot 100 chart
"The Harlem Shake" is moving on.
28 March 2013
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