Kazakh Inmates Injure Themselves In Protest. Kazakhstan bids to host 2022 Games. Russia Bests Kazakhstan, Armenia In CSTO Tank Biathlon.

Radio Free Europe - Kazakh Inmates Injure Themselves In Protest - Prison inmates in Kazakhstan's western city of Oral have injured themselves to protest their treatment.

STV Sport - Scott Brown: A draw is a good result for Celtic away to Shakhter Karagandy - "A draw is a good result for us going back to Celtic Park," said the captain.

BSR - Russia - champion of tank biathlon - Russia has won the first international tank biathlon that ended in Alabino near Moscow. In a tough competition included accuracy in shooting and driving, the Russian armoured officers surpassed the skills of the crews from Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Eurasianet - Russia Bests Kazakhstan, Armenia In CSTO Tank Biathlon - While Kazakhstan finished second, its media played up the result as a victory. The presidential communications service headlined its story "Kazakhstani tankers showed remarkable results" and Kazinform raved "Kazakhstan stuns at Tank Biathlon contest in Russia... Kazakhstani tankers did astoundingly good at the Tank Biathlon International Competition." Armenia's press, not surprisingly given their country's poor results, downplayed the results and relegated the stories to the sports section.

ESPN - Kazakhstan bids to host 2022 Games - The former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has lodged a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in the city of Almaty.