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Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.

20 March 2014 09:28

Space rock craze hits South Korea after meteor shower A corner of South Korea is in the grip of a frenzied hunt for valuable space souvenirs, following a rare meteor shower there last week.

18 March 2014 13:20

Continuing Syria refugee crisis 'unconscionable': UN Syria's civil war has forced more than nine million people from their homes, creating the world's largest displaced population, the UN said on Friday, describing the continuing conflict as "unconscionable".

14 March 2014 16:51

Diana leaked royal directory to UK tabloid, court hears The late Princess Diana leaked a royal phone directory to the now defunct News of the World tabloid, its former royal editor told Britain's phone-hacking trial.

14 March 2014 14:20

9 arrested after a large fight in Astana A witness made a video of the incident that happened near an Astana night club.

13 March 2014 12:04

Peru tells Machu Picchu tourists to keep clothes on Peru has increased surveillance at popular archeological sites to counter a new trend of tourists taking nude photos at Machu Picchu.

12 March 2014 12:00

Three more people escape from slavery in Kazakhstan The story of a Karaganda resident Vladimir Galkin, who told that he was kept in slavery for about 12 year on a remote farm, has got a continuation.

10 March 2014 19:29

Most popular gifts for Women's Day in Kazakhstan A list of the most popular gifts for March 8 -- the International Women's Day -- in Kazakhstan has been made.

08 March 2014 16:52

March holidays and workdays in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is celebrating two bank holidays in March: March 8 and Nauryz.

06 March 2014 18:39

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.

06 March 2014 18:09

Kyzylorda Oblast suffering from floods, officials unhelpful and even rude The official has been rude to the flood victims of Kyzylorda Oblast.

06 March 2014 01:08

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.

28 February 2014 16:05

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.

28 February 2014 10:19

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

27 February 2014 17:38

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.

25 February 2014 18:36

Late detection of cancer in Kazakhstan leads to more surgeries Untimely detection of cancer is a problem in Kazakhstan.

25 February 2014 14:38

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.

24 February 2014 15:14

Kazakhstan launches personalized electronic register for pregnant women A personalized electronic register for pregnant women has been introduced in Kazakhstan.

21 February 2014 19:31

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.

21 February 2014 14:19