March holidays and workdays in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is celebrating two bank holidays in March: March 8 and Nauryz.
Semey residents suffer from smoking boiler house
Residents of one of the regions of Semey city are stifled with smoke issuing from a boiler house.
Kyzylorda Oblast suffering from floods, officials unhelpful and even rude
The official has been rude to the flood victims of Kyzylorda Oblast.
Evacuations urged in burning Australian coal mine town
Young, elderly and pregnant residents of a Australian town cloaked in smoke from a coal mine ablaze for three weeks were Friday urged to leave over mounting air quality concerns.
US panel debates three-parent embryos
A US advisory board debated a controversial new technique Wednesday that would use DNA from three people to produce embryos free of a particular type of hereditary disease.
California couple strike gold with treasure trove find
A California couple out walking their dog struck it rich by unearthing a horde of buried gold coins, worth more than $10 million according to experts.
Escape after 12 years of slavery in Kazakhstan
A man has been kept in slavery for more than 12 years on a remote farm in Karaganda Oblast.
Late detection of cancer in Kazakhstan leads to more surgeries
Untimely detection of cancer is a problem in Kazakhstan.
People ready to confess anything for $500,000: Kaspi Bank
Kaspi bank has received more than 1000 calls from people hoping to get the $500,000 bounty.
Kazakhstan launches personalized electronic register for pregnant women
A personalized electronic register for pregnant women has been introduced in Kazakhstan.
Britain flooded: 1500 Kazakhstan nationals in UK
1500 Kazakhstan nationals are now in the United Kingdom that experiencing the strongest flood of the past two centuries.
Astana to increase social allowances by 16%
Social allowances for Astana residents will be increased by 16% starting from April 2014.
Average age of Astana resident is 30
In essence a young city is a living space created from connections among its residents: Astana Mayor.
S. Koreans head for bittersweet family reunion in North
A group of 82 elderly, frail South Koreans, two of them in ambulances, left for the North Korean border Thursday to attend the first reunion in more than three years for families divided by the Korean War.
35 people fined after anti-devaluation protests in Almaty
35 people were arrested during 2 days of protests in Almaty city. All of them got fined, except for one man who will spend 10 days in jail.
Kazakhstan intends to increase salaries and allowances
Salaries of civil employees working in public institutions and social allowances will be increased in Kazakhstan from April 1, 2014.
Tenge devaluation must not affect Kazakhstan people negatively: Nazarbayev
The tenge devaluation must not have any negative effect on the people of Kazakhstan, and no manipulation of prices or speculations shall be allowed: Nazarbayev
Humour trumps good looks in Philippines
Ugly people with a sense of humour appear to trump their good-looking but dull peers in the Philippines' dating game.
Married for 50 years? Poland says you deserve a medal
Grey-haired and grinning, two dozen couples hold champagne flutes at a Warsaw ceremony in their honour. They survived 50 years of marriage and in Poland, that is reason enough for a presidential medal.
Online adultery booming as cheating sites surge
One 29-year-old woman says it helped her take revenge on her unfaithful husband.