Astana - Despite artificial turf and five hours time difference, Germany easily defeated Kazakistan. Goals by Schweinsteiger and Goetze, two minutes apart in the first half and another by Thomas Mueller before full time, Germany won its fourth of five group games.

Astana - The Bundesliga is taking a break this weekend to make way for World Cup 2014 qualification. Germany will face Kazakhstan in two matches, the first one on March 22 in Kazakhstan, the other in Germany on March 26. Germany is the favorite of experts.

After a delay of 1 day due to bad weather, a Soyuz capsule has now safely landed in northeast Kazakhstan, bringing home 2 Russian cosmonauts and 1 American astronaut from their 5 month stint on the ISS. The next trip is planned to arrive in record time.

Chelyabinsk - Witnesses in Russia's Urals region panicked when a series of explosions and bright flashes hit the sky. Initial reports said a meteorite may have been blown to pieces by a missile, but this is not the case. More than 1,000 people have been injured.

The Russian Soyuz TMA07 spaceship took off on Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This time the craft is carrying a musical crew of three astronauts to the ISS.

NASA has released a photo of the plasma trail left by the Soyuz TMA-05M re-entry module as it entered Earth's atmosphere on Monday.

Three members of the the Expedition 33 crew returned to earth on Monday after spending 127 days in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko retained his titles Saturday against unbeaten Polish challenger Mariusz Wach in Germany.

Seoul - In addition to picking up with food with it, an elephant is also using his trunk to pick up human vocabulary. The 22-year old elephant is named Koshik. Scientists believe Koshik may have started imitating human speech out of loneliness.

An enterprising Muslim activist hopes to persuade the local Kazakh mayor to turn on the town's central heating system by offering the bribe of a balloon bedecked sheep sporting pink ribbons.

In early October 2011, then Prime Minister Putin revealed Russia’s intention to create Eurasian Union, a new inter-governmental economic and political organization, based on the European Union (EU) integration model.

A Soyuz-FG booster vehicle, with a transfer orbit stage Fregat, was launched from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday.

Police in the Kazakh city have launched an investigation into a suspected arson attack which has gutted the Syrian consulate there.

With a truly international team on board, the Soyuz spacecraft has taken off this morning, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.

Astana - A high school student was disqualified after he was caught with a 35-foot-long cheat sheet wrapped snugly around his body during a university entrance examination in Kazakhstan. The sheet was filled with 25,000 answers to questions.

While leaders in Kazakhstan were initially upset at the spoof movie, 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan', it seems the exposure has helped the tourism industry in the country.

A warming tot of mulled wine is just the thing to keep the freezing temperatures at bay, as monkeys at the Karaganda zoo, who enjoy a tipple, would agree.

The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft and its booster were rolled out to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan on Dec. 19, 2011. Preparations for this Wednesday's launching to the International Space Station is set for 7:16 p.m., Kazakhstan time.

Beijing - China was doing major infrastructure projects when Europe was basically at hut stage. The Great Wall, the Grand Canal and other works are hallmarks of Chinese engineering. Now, the Silk Track- Rail and road freight to Europe.

London - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2010, forecasting energy use, production, investment and trading into 2035. The Agency has zeroed in on greenhouse gas emissions.