Kazakh Zarina Diyas voted for WTA Rising Star in Singapore tournament
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has been voted for the WTA Rising Stars invitational tournament in Singapore.
Online voting not ready for worldwide roll-out: study
Online voting has the potential to boost election participation around the world, but is not yet ready to be widely rolled out due to security risks.
Chairman of Kazakh Senate receives first US ambassador
Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has had a meeting with the first ambassador of the USA to Kazakhstan William Courtney.
Kazakhstani peace battalion and NATO participate in Steppe Eagle exercise in Germany
Kazakhstani peacekeeping battalion is taking part in the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise in Germany.
Buffett would 'bet money' on Clinton becoming president
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday he would bet money on Hillary Clinton becoming the next president of the United States.
US, German astronauts finish spacewalk to maintain ISS
An American and a German astronaut spent just over six hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for equipment repairs and maintenance.
Twitter sues US to disclose more on secret data orders
Twitter sued the US government, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders.
White House rejects Panetta critique of Obama
The White House rejected claims by ex-Pentagon chief Leon Panetta that President Barack Obama is too reticent to take on opponents.
Quincy Jones honoured with top French award
American record producer and musician Quincy Jones was bestowed with the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's top cultural honours.
Bezos to integrate WaPost app in new Kindle: report
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos plans to tie the newspaper to his Amazon empire with a built-in Kindle tablet news app to reach a wider audience.
Obama: chances of US Ebola outbreak 'extraordinarily low'
Barack Obama said the chances of a US Ebola outbreak were "extraordinarily low" but vowed to press world leaders to step up the global fight against the epidemic.
Ben Affleck defends Muslims on US TV talk show
Ben Affleck has delivered a spirited defense of Muslims worldwide on a TV talk show hosted by a fellow liberal with little time for the Islamic faith.
Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty
Astana cyclist Alexey Lutsenko has won the Tour of Almaty.
US doctor cleared of Ebola virus
US health officials said that a doctor who returned to a hospital after being treated for the Ebola virus did not have a new case of the infectious disease.
Cyber crime costing US billions: FBI chief
China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year.
Hewlett-Packard to split business: report
HP is poised to become the latest technology firm to split into two entities by separating its computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware.
PM says 'no one has right' to criticise Turkey on Syria
Turkish Prime Minister said no one has the right to criticise Ankara on Syria, after US Vice President accused Turkey of financing and even arming jihadists.
Afghan president lifts ban on expelled US reporter
A New York Times reporter expelled from Afghanistan and accused of having links to spy agencies will be allowed to return.
It's good to talk: app aims to spur voice renaissance
Google employees are hoping an innovative new phone application will trigger a renaissance in an increasingly unfashionable method of human communication: talking.
From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars: the (market) force is with Disney
The December 2015 release date for the first film in a new "Star Wars" trilogy is a distant date in a galaxy far, far away.