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Urkaine wins Women's World Chess Team Championship; Kazakhstan ranked 7th
Ukraine followed by China and Russia won the Chess Championship. Kazakhstan won over Turkey and France, tied with Romania and the United States.
13 March 2013
Extra pounds don't cancel benefits of quitting smoking
Quitting smoking sharply reduces the risk of heart disease -- even if kicking the habit comes along with a few extra pounds.
13 March 2013
World's largest ground-based space array to open in Chile
In a super-arid desert at an altitude of 5,000 meters, with almost no humidity or vegetation, the world's largest ground-based astronomy project opens for business Wednesday ready to probe the universe with unprecedented might.
13 March 2013
Downturn threatens Europe's life expectancy gains: WHO
Gains in life expectancy across Europe could be reversed if cash-strapped governments cut health budgets.
13 March 2013
Australia defends media reforms amid 'Stalinism' claims
Australia defended proposed media reforms arising from Britain's phone-hacking scandal Wednesday after a heated backlash from Rupert Murdoch's local operations, which labelled them dictatorial.
13 March 2013
Kazakhstan to adopt Polish local government experience
A memorandum of experience exchange in local self-government has been signed between Poland and Kazakhstan.
13 March 2013
Iraqi Christians fear fate of departed Jews
After 10 years of attacks on Iraqi Christians, Monsignor Pios Cacha wonders if the ancient community's days are numbered.
13 March 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev takes short vacation
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is on a short vacation.
13 March 2013
US teens go mobile for Internet: survey
Most American teenagers use their phones to access the Internet, with one-fourth of them going online mostly on their mobile device.
13 March 2013
Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes SXSW prize
Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation Tuesday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
13 March 2013
Britain could sidestep EU ban on arming Syria rebels: PM
Britain would consider ignoring a European Union arms ban and supplying weapons to Syrian rebels if it would help topple President Bashar al-Assad.
13 March 2013
Kazakhstan's leadership in global flour trade challenged
Kazakhstan's expected shipments in 2012-2013 season have been reduced to 2.8 million tons of grain equivalent.
13 March 2013
Dead pigs in Shanghai river jump to almost 6,000
The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the government said, as officials from a nearby area blamed for the porcine deluge sought to deny it was the source.
13 March 2013
Chilean poet Neruda to be exhumed April 8
The remains of Chilean Nobel prize winning poet Pablo Neruda will be exhumed on April 8 to determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned.
13 March 2013
There is no final political decision on raising the retirement age for women so far: Vice PM Kelimbetov
When there are decent working conditions in place, everyone is willing to work as long as possible: Central Bank Governor.
13 March 2013
Kazakhstan to implement ERA-GLONASS equivalent by 2015
Kazakhstan is planning to implement an equivalent of Russian system of emergency respond to road accidents ERA-GLONASS by 2015.
13 March 2013
Japan seeks defence ties with ASEAN amid China rows
Japan on Wednesday called for stronger security ties with Southeast Asia as Tokyo looks to boost alliances at a time of growing territorial tensions with China.
13 March 2013
Kazakhstan to gradually raise retirement age for women
The changes should be gradual. For women who will be retiring before 2018 the retirement age will be annually raised by half a year within the following 10 years: Labor Minister.
13 March 2013
Late-winter snowstorm batters northwestern Europe
A severe late-winter snowstorm battered northwestern Europe on Tuesday, causing widespread travel chaos with the cancellation of hundreds of flights at main airports..
13 March 2013
Romania film festival focuses on Holocaust
The One World international human rights documentary film festival which opens in Bucharest on Tuesday will give special focus to the Holocaust to highlight the devastating consequences of hatred and intolerance.
13 March 2013
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