PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, December 17 (Itar-Tass) - Bezymyanny
volcano's eruption started on the Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday. Ashfall

Almaty, December 17, 2009 (Khabar) - Ceremony of flowers laying to the Independence Monument has taken place in Almaty. Festivities and mass outings are held in all the regions of Kazakhstan.

Astana, December 17, 2009 (Khabar) - Theater shows with participation of warriors, biys and khans, art expositions, fairs of craftsmen and concerts are held in the country’s cities.

Tashkent, December 17, 2009 (Khabar) - Our compatriots in Uzbekistan are sincerely proud of successes, which were achieved by Kazakhstan during independence years.

Almaty, December 17, 2009 (Khabar) - It is dedicated to the 18th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

London, December 17, 2009 (Khabar) - Music by Kazakhstani composers has been played at the best concert stages of London.

BANGKOK, Dec 17 (TNA) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, left Bangkok early Thursday morning to attend the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (CO

Bandung, W Java, Indonesia, Dec 16 (ANTARA) - The West Java government has provided Rp40 billion in business capital for the development of food resilience in the province, West Java Governor H Ah

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain its troop presence in
Afghanistan even if the forces sustain casualties after their planned deployment

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea apparently told a visiting U.S. envoy that
international sanctions imposed on Pyongyang over its long-range rocket launch