Sambo World Cup: Kazakhstan takes 2nd placeKazakhstan won the second place at the Sambo World Cup Stage among Men and Women for the Prizes of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
28 January 2014 19:22
Olympics: Japan women outnumber men for first timeWomen outnumber men for the first time in Japan's Winter Olympics team as the country sends a record number of athletes to Sochi in hopes of its biggest-ever medal haul.
28 January 2014 14:52
Crunch day in Ukraine after leader offers concessionUkrainian lawmakers meet on Tuesday to debate ways of ending a deadly two-month crisis after President Viktor Yanukovych gave in to a key opposition demand to abolish draconian anti-protest laws.
28 January 2014 14:32
Kazakhstan to coordinate Customs Union import duties with WTOKazakhstan’s Vice Minister for Economic Development and Trade earlier announced that the average import duty rate within the WTO is 7.9% higher than that currently in place within the Customs Union.
27 January 2014 13:45
Wallenberg family to appeal directly to PutinThe family of Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg hopes to appeal directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week for help in throwing light on the Swedish diplomat's mysterious fate.
27 January 2014 13:18
Khodorkovsky associate walks free after decade in jailFormer oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev walked free from prison on Friday after Russia's Supreme Court ordered his early release.
25 January 2014 11:24
First Changellenge Cup held in KazakhstanWinners of the 1st business case solution Changellenge Cup Kazakhstan have been awarded in Almaty-based International Academy of Business.
Ukraine protesters give president ultimatum after deadly clashesUkraine's opposition threatened to go on the attack on Thursday unless the government agreed to concessions to quell protests that have left five activists dead in the first fatalities of two months of anti-government rallies.
Ukraine police move on protesters, activists say one deadUkrainian police on Wednesday broke through the barricades built by protesters at the scene of clashes in Kiev as activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces.
Obama, Putin discuss Sochi Olympics security: White HousePresidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed security at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, amid rising fears in Washington for the safety of US athletes following terror threats against the Games.
22 January 2014 12:02
Situation in Ukraine 'getting out of control': RussiaRussia warned Tuesday that clashes between opposition and police in Ukraine were getting out of control and slammed the EU's "indecent" support of the protest movement against President Viktor Yanukovych.
21 January 2014 16:47
US offers ships to boost security at Sochi OlympicsThe United States is ready to deploy air and naval assets -- including two ships -- to help secure the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia after terror threats.
21 January 2014 11:09
Syrian opposition meets to decide on peace talksThe divided Syrian opposition will meet Friday in Istanbul to decide whether to join next week's landmark peace talks, as its Arab and Western allies ratchet up the pressure for it to attend.