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Men dare to bare at Paris fashion
Belgian designer Raf Simons on Wednesday got Paris fashion week off to an unconventional start, bussing hundreds of people out to the distinctly less than fashionable Paris suburb of Le Bourget.
27 June 2013
Paris fashion week kicks off
After London and Milan, Paris on Wednesday picks up the fashion baton with the start of nine days of catwalk collections for 2014 kicking off with menswear and ending with haute couture,
26 June 2013
'Androgynous' Swiss model, new catwalk star
In a quiet Paris street, model Tamy Glauser, with a shaven head since chopping off her "pretty" long locks six years ago, offers an impromptu demonstration of two very different catwalk techniques.
21 June 2013
Air Astana awarded at Le Bourget
Air Astana has once again been named the best airline in Central Asia and India.
19 June 2013
Kazakhstan presents aircraft at Le Bourget
Kazakhstan is taking part at Le Bourget Air Show for the first time.
19 June 2013
Paris unveils new eyeful from Eiffel Tower
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower began getting a little extra for the price of their entry ticket on Thursday with the unveiling of a new landmark on Paris's artistic landscape.
08 June 2013
Young Kazakhstan composer opens music festival in Paris
A young composer and pianist from Kazakhstan Takhat-Bi Abdyssagin has opened a music festival in Paris.
22 May 2013
Depardieu due back in court on drink-driving charge
Gerard Depardieu was due in a Paris court Friday to face a drink-driving charge but it was unclear whether the eccentric French actor would show up after skipping a previous court date.
05 April 2013
Munching sheep replace lawn mowers in Paris
Four little black sheep on Wednesday left the countryside and began their new careers in the city: working as eco-friendly lawn mowers in a largely working-class district in northeastern Paris.
05 April 2013
'I love Paris' may soon be passe for Chinese tourists
Mass muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending visitors from the Asian giant who swarm to France.
30 March 2013
Paris train services with Brussels, London resume
High-speed train services resumed Wednesday between Paris, London and Brussels after heavy snow stopped them the day before.
13 March 2013
US Congress team warns Iraq after attack on Iranian refugees
A team of US Congressmen met with the Iranian dissident group MEK in Paris on Sunday and threatened to declare Iraq's prime minister a sponsor of terrorism after a deadly attack on an Iranian exile camp there.
18 February 2013
Cycling: Alexandre Vinokourov had surgery in Paris
Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov was operated to remove a metal frame from his hip.
28 January 2013
Astana has good chances to host EXPO-2017
Kazakhstan's Astana will most probably win the race to host EXPO-2017.
22 November 2012
Beethoven score sells for 252,750 euros in Paris
An unpublished Beethoven manuscript sold for 252,750 euros ($331,000) at auction in Paris, part of a major collection put together over 50 years by the late French-born banker Andre Meyer.
19 October 2012
Summer comes to Paris Fashion Week
Bare feet, flip flops, sand, sun and tropical heat: designers brought a generous dose of summer to the Paris catwalks Sunday, matching the glorious sunshine that warmed up day six of Paris Fashion Week.
01 October 2012
Astana presented application for hosting EXPO-2017
Presentation of Astana's bid to host EXPO-2017 was held at the 151st General Assembly of the International Exhibitions Bureau in Paris.
13 June 2012
Ninjas, workmen invade city at Paris menswear
Urban elegance with a twist was the watchword at the autumn-winter menswear shows in Paris as city suits met workman's blues, ninja neoprene, luxurious leather and slinky knits.
23 January 2012
Kazakhstan came third in overall standing at World Weight-lifting Championship
Kazakhstan weight-lifting team became third in the overall ranking at the World Championship in Paris.
14 November 2011
Photo: Chinshanlo won first gold for Kazakhstan in Weight-lifting Championship
Zulfiya Chinshanlo won the first gold medal for Kazakhstan in the World Weight-lifting Championship in Paris setting a new record.
07 November 2011