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Norwegian Oslo has withdrawn its bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics leaving Kazakhstan's Almaty and Chinese Beijing as the only contenders in the race.

• 04 октября 2014, 14:36

American snowboarders traveled to Kazakhstan in search of snowboarding and made a film about their travels.

• 12 августа 2014, 11:51

A bike ride will take place in support of Almaty’s application to host Winter Olympics in 2022.

• 20 июня 2014, 15:23

President Nazarbayev has discussed key aspects of development of Almaty.

• 28 марта 2014, 12:49

Olympic silver winner Elena Khrustaleva from Kazakhstan has won the sprint competition at the Asian Biathlon Championship in Almaty.

• 29 января 2014, 20:24

A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.

• 13 января 2014, 11:49

A fierce winter storm has caused chaos in the United States since the start of the year, killing 11 people, canceling thousands of flights and bringing freezing temperatures to Canada.

• 04 января 2014, 12:29

Snow, high winds and a glacial chill hit the northeastern United States Thursday as a blast of brutal wintry weather bore down on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic.

• 03 января 2014, 10:09

A skier from East Kazakhstan Oblast has won the gold medal in the skiathlon competition at the Winter Universiade in Italy.

• 19 декабря 2013, 14:21

The Kazakhstan men’s hockey team won Canada at the Winter Universiade preliminaries in Tretino, Italy.

• 18 декабря 2013, 12:22

A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East Friday, burying Jerusalem in snow, flooding parts of Gaza and bringing frigid, wet weather to war-ravaged Syria.

• 14 декабря 2013, 12:18

Sweden has put forth Stockholm in a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

• 13 ноября 2013, 13:13

Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes -- the Chinese.

• 29 октября 2013, 14:12

A ski jumping facilities will be launched in Borovoye, in central Kazakhstan, by the end of 2014.

• 22 сентября 2013, 21:47

Designs of new outfits for Kazakhstan's participants of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games were presented in Astana.

• 03 июня 2013, 14:36

A massive winter storm pounding the northern United States Tuesday grounded 2,600 flights, closed hundreds of schools and made roadways and highways impassible.

• 07 марта 2013, 10:04

Victoria Beckham, who moved back to London a few months ago, on Sunday sent out a ready-to-wear collection for next winter infused with British flair -- tweed, plaid and her first attempt at knitwear.

• 11 февраля 2013, 09:59

President Vladimir Putin vowed Russia would justify expectations when it hosts the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in one year, after ruthlessly firing an official blamed for delays in building infrastructure.

• 09 февраля 2013, 14:01

A bitter cold snap in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with the early freeze testing authorities in a country used to notoriously tough winters.

• 26 декабря 2012, 16:26

Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in the Balkans, that seriously affected traffic throughout the region, claimed a second victim on Sunday as a man died from cold in northern Serbia.

• 11 декабря 2012, 10:01