EU's Tusk defends use of barbed wire against migrants
EU president Donald Tusk defended the use of barbed-wire fences against migrants.
Chaotic mix of actors and interests in Syria war
Syria's brutal five-year war has turned increasingly messy tangle of internal and external players with their own multi-faceted agendas.
Moscow warns US over missile system deployment to S. Korea
Moscow warned Washington that deployment of a US missile defence system to South Korea could spark an arms race in the region.
Saudi police arrest 33 'terror' suspects, including one Kazakh
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens and one Kazakhstani among 33 'terror' suspects.
Kazakhstan condemns North Korea's nuclear test
Kazakhstan denounced North Korea’s test of hydrogen bomb and violation of UN Security Council’s nonproliferation resolutions.
Does North Korea have 'H' or 'A' bomb?
North Korea said it had successfully tested a miniature hydrogen bomb. If confirmed, this would place it among a small group of countries with such dangerous weapons.
Israel probes video of Jewish extremists celebrating toddler death
Israeli authorities said Thursday they had opened an investigation into a video showing gun-wielding Jewish extremists at a wedding celebrating the death of a Palestinian toddler in a firebombing.
Afghanistan slams Pakistan over wave of bloody Kabul attacks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan on Monday of sending "messages of war" and harbouring bomb-making camps.
Turkish Kurd leader urges world to denounce 'unjust war'
Turkey's Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas urged the world to denounce Ankara's new "unjust war" on rebel Kurds and asked the EU to push clearly for a truce.
Second round of Syrian opposition talks to be held in Astana
The second round of consultations of Syrian opposition groups will be held in Kazakhstan's Astana in mid-September.
Obama says Syrian war not likely to end before he leaves office
US President Barack Obama said that the war in Syria would not likely end before he leaves office in early 2017 and reaffirmed his belief that there is no "military solution" to the conflict.
Attempts to distort history of World War II are unacceptable: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev criticized attempts of certain politicians and countries to rewrite the history of the World War II and emphasized the necessity to preserve the truth about those years.
Counter attempts to glorify Nazism: Heads of CIS
Heads of the CIS countries have delivered an address dedicated to the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory Day calling the international community to counter attempts to glorify Nazism.
Victory Day parade in Astana: entrance by invitation only
The upcoming Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary will be open to guests with invitation cards.
Photo exhibition dedicated to Victory Day to take place in Almaty and Astana in early May
A photo exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the World War II will open in Almaty on May 6 and in Astana on May 7.
Kazakh-Spanish documentary wins Jakarta film festival award
A Kazakh-Spanish film about Soviet-era Spaniards held prisoners in a labor camp on the territory of present day Kazakhstan has won an award at the Jakarta Film Festival.
924 red tulips to honour Kazakhstani Soldiers who died Soviet Afghan War: Astana memorial service
In Astana, to honour the deceased, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has organised memorial services and a celebration of the anniversary of end of the Soviet Afghan War.
Ukraine agreement a copy-paste of September Minsk talks: Karin
Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin speaks about the deal reached at the Ukraine crisis talks in Minsk.
NATO to hold ceremony Sunday marking end of its Afghan war
NATO will hold a ceremony in Kabul later formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict.
Kazakh man among Islamic State executioners
Professor at the University of Sofia and an expert in the field of counter-terrorism Tatiana Dronzina says that one of the fighters in the video of mass execution of Iraqi soldiers is a Kazakhstani national. She believes the problem has acquired such proportions, it is important to conduct targeted information campaigns showing truthfully the crimes of the organization, thereby stripping it of any possible connections to heroism and martyrdom they use for promotion of their lifestyles.
