Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls
Pro-Western and nationalist parties scored a crushing victory in Ukraine's snap parliamentary polls, which were boycotted by pro-Russian rebels.
17 y.o. Dinara Saduakassova from Kazakhstan wins World Chess Championship
Kazakhstani grand master Dinara Saduakassova has won the 2014 World Youth Chess Championship in South Africa.
Astana racer wins Vuelta stage 18
Fabio Aru of Astana ProTeam has won the 18th stage of Vuelta a Espagna.
Slovenia vote winner Cerar nominated as PM
Slovenian President Borut Pahor nominated the winner of last month's election Miro Cerar, as prime minister of the troubled eurozone state.
Loreen to headline Eurasian Music Awards in Almaty
Eurovision-2012 winner Loreen from Sweden is going to headline the 3rd Eurasian Music Awards (EMA 2014) in Almaty.
Iranian is first woman to win prestigious math prize
An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a prestigious global prize known as the Field Medal.
Kazakhstan paralympians win 10 gold at IWAS World Junior Games
Kazakhstan National Paralympic Team has won 10 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals at the 10th IWAS World Junior Games 2014.
Turkey's 12 presidents from Ataturk to Erdogan
Turkish voters delivered a victory to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the country's first ever direct presidential election.
Top beauties of World Cup 2014 Final
Kazakhstan's sport website Vesti.kz has selected the most beautiful fans of World Cup 2014 Final.
Winners of K-pop Festival in Almaty get to go to South Korea
Grand K-pop Festival 2014 was held in Almaty. Mad Man band won the Grand Prix and will go to South Korea.
19-y.o. Kazakhstani wins at Piter Street Games
Abay Kozhakhmetov from Almaty has won the first place in Tricking Pro nomination at Piter Street Games.
Football: World Cup history for Germany as Goetze sinks Argentina
Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America.
Indonesian markets welcome projected Widodo win
Indonesian stocks rallied to a one-year high Thursday after most unofficial tallies showed Jakarta governor Joko Widodo ahead of ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a closely fought race to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Ex-Norwegian PM Brundtland awarded Asian 'Nobel Prize'
Former Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland was named Wednesday as the first recipient of the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for her work as the "godmother" of sustainable development.
Santos, Colombia's would-be peacemaker
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who was re-elected Sunday, is seen as his country's best hope for a potential peace deal with Marxist rebels.
"A Gentleman's Guide" takes home best musical at Tonys
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" was crowned best musical Sunday at the Tony Awards in New York, where actors Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston, Audra McDonald and Jessie Mueller also snagged wins for separate performances.
Tennis: Sharapova supreme once more at French Open
Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros on Saturday, defeating Romania's Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final, the first to go the full distance in Paris in 13 years and the second longest on record.
Singing nun wins Italian television talent show
A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics.
Syria's Assad coasts to re-election in 'farce' polls
Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected Syria's president with 88.7 percent of the vote after a poll labelled a farce by rebels fighting to overthrow him, whose outcome was never in doubt.
Cycling: Astana Proteam racer receives bronze at Giro d'Italia race
ProTeam Astana racer Fabio Aru has become the bronze prizewinner of the prestigious 2014 Giro d'Italia cycling race.