British princes help flood victims as new storm hitsBritain's Princes William and Harry pitched in to help flood victims Friday as a new winter storm barrelled into the country, causing fresh misery after the wettest start to the year for 250 years.
Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan riverA ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan. Earlier a similar disc was spinning down the Sheyenne River in North Dakota.
28 January 2014
Chinese billionaire feared dead in France helicopter crashFour people were feared dead Saturday including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son after the helicopter in which he was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into a river.
Kazakhstan has no plans to divert Irtysh: authorityThe General Plan of Territories in Kazakhstan does not provide for diversion of the Irtysh River: Kazakh Scientific-Research and Design Institute of Construction and Architecture.
25 June 2013
Kazakhstan suggests to divert Irtysh RiverKazakhstan Ministry of Regional Development has suggested to divert the Irtysh River flow into the central part of the country.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan call for UN review of disputed dams The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000: media The number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.
19 March 2013
Plague of pigs in Shanghai river More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination.