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France says military goal is 'total reconquest of Mali' French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday the end goal of France's military action in Mali was to retake control of the whole country from Islamist militants who have seized the north.
22 January 2013
Strauss-Kahn paid hotel maid $1.5 million: report Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn paid a settlement of $1.5 million (1.1 million euros) to the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.
22 January 2013
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan and China to jointly construct anti-avalanches facility at Khorgos River The agreement was reached during the 10th sitting of the Kazakh-Chinese Committee for Transborder Rivers.
22 January 2013
Head office of KazMunaiGas National Company in Astana. ©RIA Novosti KazMunaiGas EP mulls moving from Astana to Aktau The decision to move the company’s headquarters may be made by the board of KazMunaiGas National Company in the nearest time.
22 January 2013
©REUTERS Climate: 'Rock' fix for oceans is badly flawed: study Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws.
22 January 2013
Chavez joking, giving orders: Venezuelan minister Venezuela's top diplomat said Monday that President Hugo Chavez was joking and giving orders, after disappearing from the public eye six weeks ago for cancer surgery in Cuba.
22 January 2013
Katy Perry. ©REUTERS Katy Perry joins star-studded Obama inauguration Pop princess Katy Perry was a starlet in stripes Monday, bundling up in the chill as she joined a bevy of celebrities at Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.
22 January 2013
Irkut-10 drone. Photo courtesy of airwar.ru Kazakhstan to produce Russian drones Air surveillance and monitoring complexes with Sunkar-2 drones built under license in Kazakhstan may begin service in Kazakhstan’s army.
22 January 2013
Talgat Yermegiyayev. Photo courtesy of Kazkahstan Sport and Physical Education Agency Talgat Yermegiyayev awarded with American Academy of Martial Arts Award The former chairman of Sport and Physical Education Agency will get the prize for his contribution into development of sport in Kazakhstan.
22 January 2013
Kairat Kelimbetov. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Kairat Kelimbetov will represent Kazakhstan in Davos Deputy Prime-Minister Kairat Kelimbetov will lead Kazakhstan delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
22 January 2013
Kashagan oil and gas field. ©REUTERS No decision on buying ConocoPhillips’ stake in Kashagan yet Oil and Gas Minister emphasized that the decision is to be taken by a special inter-agency committee that is carefully studying the issue at the moment.
22 January 2013
Photo courtesy of primeminister.kz Kazakhstan’s PM pledges to enhance the country’s rankings in World Bank’s Doing Business Report Tengrinews.kz reported earlier that Kazakhstan had gained 7 notches in the Doing Business-2013 compiled by the World Bank.
22 January 2013
Drone made by Irkut-Engineering. ©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan will check out Russian Irkut-3 unmanned aerial vehicle Russian experts will demonstrate the capacities of the air surveillance and monitoring system with Irkut-3 drone to Kazakhstan military command.
22 January 2013
Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt. ©REUTERS Google chief's daughter on 'very strange' N. Korea visit The teenage daughter of Google chairman Eric Schmidt has shed some light on her father's secretive trip to North Korea, writing a first-hand account of the visit to a "very, very strange" country.
22 January 2013
Second time even sweeter, Obama fans say Forget about deja vu or old hat as Barack Obama, America's first black president, was sworn in again. For some in the sea of humanity watching, cheering and shivering, the repeat was even sweeter.
22 January 2013
BoJ starts first meeting under new Japan government The Bank of Japan on Monday began its first policy meeting since the new premier took office with a pledge to pressure it into aggressive monetary easing to revive the long-suffering economy.
22 January 2013
Delhi gang-rape trial to open in fast-track court The trial of five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a moving New Delhi bus was set to open on Monday in a special "fast-track" court established to deliver speedy justice.
22 January 2013
KazTransGas logo. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Kazakhstan not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of debts Kazakhstan is not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of its gas debts to Kazakhstan.
21 January 2013
Kazakhstan will use German technologies to build wind power plants Samruk Green Energy and KazAgroFinance have signed an agreement on joint sales of small wind generators.
21 January 2013
Demolishing old housing. ©RIA Novosti Cracked 9-storey building to be demolished in Priozersk A cracked 9-storey residential building in Priozersk of Karaganda oblast has been declared an emergency and will be demolished.
21 January 2013

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