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Kazakh women's team wins 9th round of Chess Olympiad
Kazakhstan’s women chess team has won the chess players from Iran in the 9th round of the Chess Olympiad in Norwegian Tromso.
13 August 2014
Find Snowboarding: destination Almaty, Kazakhstan
American snowboarders traveled to Kazakhstan in search of snowboarding and made a film about their travels.
12 August 2014
Kazakhstani chess players on winning streak at Chess Olympiad in Norway
Kazakhstani chess players had a good start at the Chess Olympiad in Norway.
05 August 2014
Almaty, Oslo, Beijing remain in bid to host 2022 Olympics
Only three cities remain in the bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after Lviv withdrew from the competition.
02 July 2014
Ex-Norwegian PM Brundtland awarded Asian 'Nobel Prize'
Former Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland was named Wednesday as the first recipient of the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for her work as the "godmother" of sustainable development.
18 June 2014
Norway removes Greenpeace ship from contested Arctic drill site
Norwegian coastguards on Friday removed a Greenpeace ship from a controversial Arctic drilling site where it was trying to prevent oil explorations, the environmentalist group said.
31 May 2014
Krakow drops bid for Winter Olympics 2022; Lviv, Beijing, Oslo and Almaty still in
Polish Krakow has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games after a referendum held this weekend.
28 May 2014
Overworked nurses linked to higher death rates
Investigations in nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked.
26 February 2014
Police reject Breivik prison 'torture' complaint
Police in Norway said Monday they closed a preliminary investigation into a complaint by mass murderer Anders Breivik that his prison conditions amounted to "serious torture".
25 February 2014
Skiing: Poltoranin wins silver at World Cup stage in Norway
Kazakhstan skier Alexey Poltoranin has won the 2nd place at the World Cup stage in Norway.
09 December 2013
UN women's rights resolution passed despite backlash
A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women's rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign by an alliance including the Vatican to weaken the measure.
28 November 2013
Norwegian prodigy Carlsen on brink of world chess title
Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen needs just a draw later Friday to be crowned world chess champion after taking an almost unassailable lead against India's Viswanathan Anand in a one-sided contest.
22 November 2013
1.6 billion people on social networks: study
An estimated 1.61 billion people, more than one in five globally, will log in to social networking sites at least monthly this year, the research firm eMarketer said Tuesday.
21 November 2013
Oslo becomes official competitor of Almaty in 2022 Winter Olympics bid
Norway's capital Oslo has officially become a competitor of Kazakhstan's Almaty in the 2022 Winter Olympics bid.
18 November 2013
Gas boom to reshape US role in Asia: study
A boom in gas production will reshape the US role in Asia and could fuel new tensions with a growing, energy-hungry China.
08 November 2013
Next Norwegian government to get tough on immigration
Norway's incoming government will get tough on immigration, future prime minister Erna Solberg, said Monday as she presented the main policies of the minority coalition she is forming with a populist right-wing party.
02 October 2013
Separate Kazakhstan ambassador to Norway appointed
Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed a separate ambassador to Norway.
25 September 2013
Voting starts in Norway, centre-right win predicted
Norwegians started voting Monday in legislative elections likely to lead to a centre-right victory and a government of Conservatives and anti-immigration populists.
09 September 2013
Norway PM turns taxi driver to find out 'what people really think'
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg revealed Sunday that he has gone undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon.
12 August 2013
Norwegian woman 'nervous, tense' as she risks UAE jail
A Norwegian woman said she was "nervous and tense" as she risked 16 months in jail after she reported being raped by a coworker in the United Arab Emirates.
22 July 2013