Swiss voters say no to tightening of smoking ban
Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners.
Football: Kazakhstan women team won over Switzerland
Kazakhstan football team won over Switzerland in a Women's EURO 2013 qualifying match.
One million people commit suicide each year: WHO
One million people die by their own hand each year, accounting for more deaths than wars and murders put together, the World Health Organisation said Friday, calling for urgent action to address the problem.
Athletics: Kazakhstan tripple jumper Olga Rypakova keeps winning
Olympic champion Olga Rypakova won the 11th stage of Diamond League competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Swiss lab to analyse Arafat remains for poisoning: hospital
A Swiss radiology lab said on Friday it has received the go-ahead from the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to test his remains for poisoning by polonium, a highly radioactive element.
Swiss algorithm tracks crime, rumours, epidemics to source
Scientists in Switzerland said on Friday they had devised software that can swiftly trace terror suspects, computer viruses, rumour-mongering and even infectious diseases back to their source.
Sun-powered plane returns home after historic flight
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed back home in Switzerland late Tuesday after completing the final leg of its historic transcontinental flight.
Crunch time looms in quest for 'God particle'
A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson.
Syrians bemoan failure of world talks on crisis
The opposition and state media on Sunday both branded an international plan for a transition in strife-torn Syria a failure, as the death toll for a weekend of violence topped 160.
Kazakhstan movie Sunny Days showed in Valencia Film Festival
Sunny Days movie directed by Nariman Turebayev from Kazakhstan took part in 27th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove.
AIBA president thanked Kulibayev for contiributing into world boxing development
AIBA president thanked Timur Kulibayev and the government of Kazakhstan for their input into the world boxing development.
Vinokourov bought victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege race: Media
Swiss media accused Kazakhstan bicycle racer Alexandre Vinokourov of buying his Liege-Bastogne-Liege race victory in 2010.
France and Switzerland simplified visa procedures for Kazakhstan residents
Starting from October 3 Kazakhstan residents will be able to get visas to France and Switzerland in Astana and Almaty.
Discovery to make a film about aliens in Kazakhstan mountains
Discovery will make a part of a film about aliens in Kazakhstan. The shooting will be done in Ulytau mountains in Karaganda oblast.
Kazakhstan ahead of Russia in Competitiveness Rankings
According to Swiss business-school, Kazakhstan is ranked 36th in the 2011 World Competitiveness Rankings, while Russia is 49th.
Thorpe 'looking like a swimmer again'
Australian great Ian Thorpe said Wednesday he was starting to look like a swimmer again following gruelling high altitude training in Switzerland.