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Skiing: Poltoranin wins silver in World Cup stage
Petter Northug of Norway won the race and Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin was 31.7 seconds behind him.
12 March 2013
US judge blocks New York ban on giant fizzy drinks
A New York judge blocked mayor Michael Bloomberg's planned ban on giant sodas Monday, dealing a setback to his public health agenda just hours before curbs on selling such drinks were due to begin.
12 March 2013
Less sleep leads to more eating, weight gain: study
Sleeping a mere five hours a night during a workweek with unlimited access to snacks isn't good for your waistline.
12 March 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan boxers win two gold medals in Germany
Kazakhstan boxers Birzhan Zhakipov and Merey Akshalov won gold medals in the Chemistry Cup tournament in Germany.
12 March 2013
233 million women lacking contraception in 2015: study
An estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, up from 221 million in 2010.
12 March 2013
California quake revives Big One jitters
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake Monday shook buildings in Los Angeles, with US seismologists saying it was the strongest to hit the area since 2010, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.
12 March 2013
Czech ready for mutual legal support with Kazakhstan on criminal cases
Representatives of Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office met with leaders of the Czech Justice Ministry in Prague.
12 March 2013
Kazakhstan company suggests solution for wastes disposal
Lemonadoff company started accepting empty plastic bottles used for their drinks at 10 tenge ($0.07) per bottle.
12 March 2013
Fallen UK minister, ex-wife jailed in revenge 'tragedy'
Disgraced former British energy minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife were jailed on Monday after a bitter saga of revenge that began with a driving offence and ended in adultery and the destruction of his political career.
12 March 2013
Breaking the silence -- secrets of the pope elections
The conclaves of cardinals which elect a new pope are laden with rituals and shrouded in secrecy, but tantalising details have emerged from previous votes of what really happens behind the sealed doors of the Sistine Chapel.
12 March 2013
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children
Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
12 March 2013
Data confirms recession in weakest eurozone economies
Data published on Monday confirmed recession in the eurozone's weakest economies last year, breathing new life into a heated debate on whether aggressive austerity measures may come at the cost of economic growth.
12 March 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans to fight Argentina Condors in WSB play-off
Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans – Argentina Condors fight will be held in Argentina on March 23.
12 March 2013
Venezuela election fight to succeed Chavez begins
Venezuela was plunged into a bitter election fight to succeed Hugo Chavez on Monday, with acting President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles facing off in a flurry of name-calling.
12 March 2013
Basketball legend Shaq talks tech at SXSW
Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal on Monday credited the "geeks" who introduced him to computers during his troubled teenage years for making him the tech tycoon that he is today.
12 March 2013
Miss Military Kazakhstan selected in Astana
14 female officers of armed forces and military departments of Kazakhstan, who passed regional selection stages, participated in the contest.
11 March 2013
Kazakhstan to contribute to UN peacekeeping missions
Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry is working to prepare a peacekeeping unit and developing a legal framework to enable Kazakhstan’s citizens to participate in UN missions.
11 March 2013
Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering JV to produce EC645 T2 military helicopters
Beisdes, the JV plans to expand the range of models already produced.
11 March 2013
KazTransOil Director General on planned crude supplies to China and Russia
According to the country’s Ministry of oil and gas, crude supplies to China are expected to make up 11-12 million tons.
11 March 2013
Kazakhmys loses positions in London
Kazakhstan's Kazakhmys group will be excluded from FTSE-100 and moved to FTSE-250 index.
11 March 2013
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