Kazakhstan's Akorda among world's most beautiful presidential residences
The residence of Kazakhstan's President Akorda is the third most beautiful presidential palace in the world according to Theestle.net.
Outgoing Afghan president downsizes retirement home
Afghan President has decided a lavish residence specially built for his imminent retirement is too big and he will move into a more modest home instead.
Vienna's Versailles offers imperial hideaway
Schoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette's summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi's favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in -- twice.
16,500 Kazakhstan citizens receive U.S. residence permits in 9 years
1,202 Kazakhstan citizens naturalized in the U.S. in 2012: 664 of them are close relatives of U.S. citizens, 247 received residence via the Green Card lottery and 129 received the refugee status.
An African complained to UN against Kazakhstan authorities
UN Human Rights Committee received a complaint of violation of the international covenant on civil and political rights by Kazakhstan authorities.