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

19 December 2013

Kazakhstan wins Canada 4:2 in hockey The Kazakhstan men’s hockey team won Canada at the Winter Universiade preliminaries in Tretino, Italy.

18 December 2013

Jerusalem buried in snow as rare storm pounds Mideast 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 December 2013

Almaty has new Swedish competitor in 2022 Winter Olympic bid Sweden has put forth Stockholm in a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

13 November 2013

Switzerland to show Chinese the thrill of the slopes 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 October 2013

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

22 September 2013

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

03 June 2013

Massive winter storm grounds 2,600 US flights 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 March 2013

Beckham offers refined British look for next winter 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 February 2013

Olympics: Russia fetes one year to Sochi as official fired 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 February 2013

Russia's brutal early winter claims 123 lives 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 December 2012

Winter weather claims second victim in the Balkans 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 December 2012

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