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Sabina Altynbekova invited to Japan's Volleybal Championship
The V-league organizing the Volleyball Championship has invited Sabina Altynbekova, a famous kawaii from Kazakhstan, to Japan.
13 January 2015
Sabina Altynbekova, a living anime character from Kazakhstan, is off to Hong Kong to meet fans
Kazakhstani volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova famous for her anime-like appearance is in Hong Kong meeting fans and local volleyball players.
29 December 2014
Kazakstani boxer Kyzaibay wins gold at AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
Kazakhstani boxer Nazym Kyzaibay has won the gold medal of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea in the light flyweight (-48 kg) category.
26 November 2014
Zhapparkul wins silver for Kazakhstan at World Weightlifting Championship
Kazakhstani weightlifter Zhazira Zhapparkul has won a silver medal in the women’s -69 kg weight category at the World Weightlifting Championship in Almaty.
18 November 2014
Clinton: Women's rights 'under assault' by Republicans
Hillary Clinton urged Americans not to vote for Republicans who dwell on the past, warning that conservatives seek to keep women's rights "under assault" nationwide.
22 October 2014
Pollution in pregnancy linked to lung damage in child
Women exposed to high levels of traffic pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy are at higher risk of giving birth to a child with weak lungs.
21 October 2014
Zarina Diyas ranked 34th in WTA
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has improved her standing in the WTA rating after the WTA Japan Open.
14 October 2014
Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest
A woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving a chase by a crocodile and eating small fish.
09 October 2014
Zarina Diyas takes 37th place in WTA rating
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has gone up in the WTA rating.
06 October 2014
Olga Dovgun wins 7th gold medal for Kazakhstan team at Asian Games
Kazakhstani shooter Olga Dovgun has won the gold in 50 meter rifle shooting at Asian Games in Incheon.
27 September 2014
Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule.
26 September 2014
Bearded woman becomes famous in South Kazakhstan
65-year-old Mukhtabor Torayeva is the one of the famous people in South Kazakhstan Oblast. She as a 20 cm beard.
26 September 2014
Zarina Diyas wins qualifying matches at Wuhan Open in China
Kazakhstan’s number one tennis player Zarina Diyas has made it to the main draw of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open in China.
22 September 2014
Thousands protest delays to tough new Spanish abortion law
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid, accusing the government of betrayal.
22 September 2014
Japan PM Abe to host women's conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday was due to host a three-day conference on women in the workforce.
12 September 2014
Bride kidnapping incident in Kazakhstan
Medieval traditions or not, but bride kidnapping continues in some parts of Kazakhstan. A bystander took a video of a failed attempt to kidnap a woman.
05 September 2014
Woman 'found beheaded' in London garden
A woman was found beheaded in a back garden in north London, but police said the attack was not linked to terrorism.
05 September 2014
Breakthrough year for Zarina Diyas
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has earned over $500 thousand this year.
04 September 2014
Japan PM to name women to quarter of cabinet
More than a quarter of Japan's new cabinet will be female.
03 September 2014
Zarina Diyas in 3rd round of US Open
Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has made it into the third round of Women’s Doubles at the US Open.
30 August 2014