Kazakhstan raising fares will buy 200 new passenger wagons
Kazakhstan railroad fares jumped 12 percent on January 7, 2013.
Kazakhstan circus gymnasts won Golden Clown award in Netherlands
Astana circus artists demonstrated a 5-minute long event that impressed both the audience and the jury of the Enschede Circus Festival.
Red-dust sunset as west Australia braces for cyclone
Western Australians were bracing Friday for a cyclone with residents warned to batten down for storms and destructive winds gusting up to 140 kilometres per hour (90 mph).
Boxing: Astana Arlans will fight German Eagles
Chief coach Sergey Korchinsky has put forth almost the same squad against the Eagles as the one that won over the Italia Thunder in 2012.
New Syria newspaper fights 'lies of war'
Truth is said to be the first casualty of war, but Khaled al-Khatib and a small group of journalists running a new newspaper in Syria's rebel-held territories are determined to keep the patient alive.
Passengers amazed as Australian snake clings to plane
It was not quite a "Snakes on a Plane" scenario, but passengers on a Qantas jet watched in amazement as a three-metre (nine feet) python clung to the outside of their aircraft during a flight.
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry commented on the situation around Baikonur
Just as before, Kazakhstan counts on expansion of its participation in the space activities of Baikonur cosmodrone, development of its space potential: press-service.
Japan PM criticises targeting of firms in China row
China was "wrong" to deliberately target Japanese business interests as part of a state campaign in a row over disputed territory.
Marseille hopes for image makeover with culture year
Long plagued by a reputation for gang crime and lawlessness, France's port city of Marseille is hoping its year as the European Capital of Culture will finally give its image a makeover.
British flag raised in Belfast for first time since riots
The British flag was hoisted over Belfast's City Hall on Wednesday for the first time since the decision not to fly it permanently sparked riots in Northern Ireland.
US National Cathedral opens doors to same-sex weddings
The Washington National Cathedral, a focal point of Christian worship in the United States, said Wednesday that, effective immediately, it will officiate same-sex weddings.
Dozens hurt in New York ferry accident
Nearly 60 people were injured, two of them critically, when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a New York City pier on Wednesday, sending passengers flying.
AIG refuses to join lawsuit against US government
The board of giant insurer AIG decided Wednesday not to join a private shareholder lawsuit against the US government over the $182 billion rescue of the insurer in 2008.
NY governor : stop the gun 'madness'
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday proposed the "toughest assault weapons ban in America" in response to a rash of shooting massacres, including the tragedy last month at a Connecticut school.
Champagne faux pas at Obama inaugural luncheon?
Would champagne by any other name taste as good? For French producers, the answer is a resounding "non".
Psy goes nuts for pistachios in Super Bowl ad
South Korean rapper Psy is going nuts.
No C.Africa deal in sight as rebels demand president quit
Peace talks to resolve the Centrafrican rebel crisis were suspended, with no settlement in sight after the rebels demanded that President Francois Bozize resign and be brought before the ICC for war crimes.
Giant Chinese complex raises eyebrows in Mexico
Construction of the second biggest retail complex for Chinese products outside China will begin in Mexico next month despite environmental and business concerns.
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
US officials plan a mix of hardball negotiating and flattery during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai as President Barack Obama decides how deeply to cut forces in America's longest war.
Japan to survey Pacific seabed for rare earth
Japan will launch a survey of its Pacific seabed, an official said Thursday, hoping to find rare earth deposits large enough to supply its high-tech industries and reduce its dependence on China.
