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WikiLeaks' Assange should go free from embassy and be compensated: UN panel

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to go free from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and awarded compensation for what amounts to a three-and-a-half-year detention, a UN panel ruled on Friday. February 5 2016, 14:55 1 795 просмотрs

Crime

​Deported for throwing a cigarette stub

The citizen of Uzbekistan has been deported from Kazakhstan for throwing a cigarette stub. February 5 2016, 11:05 7 700 просмотрs

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General says Saudi Arabia set to deploy troops to Syria

Saudi Arabia is prepared to deploy ground troops to Syria to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) if US-led coalition leaders agree to the offer. February 5 2016, 10:49 1 713 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Disneyland might appear in Almaty

Almaty authorities are considering construction of Disneyland, Head of Medeu district Sultanbek Makezhanov told a meeting with the citizens, "Karavan" report. February 5 2016, 10:20 2 430 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan has one of world's most miserable economies according to Bloomberg

Kazakhstan has one of the world's most miserable economies, according to Bloomberg. February 5 2016, 10:01 2 531 просмотрs

World News

German Professor Says All Students Should Be Required To Learn Arabic

Late last month, we reported that Austria may cut social benefits for asylum seekers who fail to attend “special integration training courses" and more specifically, for refugees who don't make an honest effort to learn German. February 5 2016, 09:45 1 929 просмотрs

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No military solution to Syrian conflict, says UN head

Syrian conflict has no military solution, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at the 'Supporting Syria and the Region' conference, which kicked off in London Feb. 4, RIA Novosti news agency reported. February 4 2016, 18:03 1 657 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

London court rejects Mongolian company's lawsuit against Kazakh gov’t

On February 2, 2016 the English Commercial Court in the High Court of Justice in London found in favor of the government of Kazakhstan by dismissing a claim brought by Mongolian company Erdenet Mining Corporation against the government of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Ministry of Justice said. February 4 2016, 17:51 2 079 просмотрs

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‘You created ISIS!’ Press conference scandal mars Kerry’s visit to Italy

US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Italy was disrupted by a cry of protest at his joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, when a woman in the audience shouted, “it's you who created Daesh!" February 4 2016, 17:22 1 771 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New general director of Kazenergy association appointed

Bolat Akchulakov has been appointed director general of Kazakh association of oil, gas and energy sector organizations “Kazenergy", the press service of the company reported Feb. 4. February 4 2016, 16:45 2 184 просмотрs

World News

Wikileaks' Assange wins U.N. ruling on 'arbitrary detention'

A United Nations panel has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained", the BBC reported on Thursday. February 4 2016, 16:13 1 774 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Second death from flu reported in Kazakhstan

A second laboratory-confirmed death of influenza reported in Kazakhstan,the Health Ministry of the republic said Thursday. February 4 2016, 15:50 1 611 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

KazTransGaz lost T126 billion at gas realization 03.02.2016

KazTransGaz (KTG), the national company in the sphere of gas supply, incurs losses because of the formed exchange difference between purchase prices and the prices at the gas realization. February 4 2016, 12:54 1 880 просмотрs

World News

Shell confirms 10,000 job cuts and a steep profits fall

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed it is cutting 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years. February 4 2016, 12:00 1 753 просмотрs

Culture

Concert dedicated to memory of famous dombrist and conductor Ryspai Gabdiev at Makhambet Theatre

Today, February 5, at 6:00pm the concert dedicated to the memory of the famous dombrist and conductor Ryspai Gabdiev will be held at Drama Theatre named after Makhambet. February 5 2016, 12:12 6 799 просмотрs

World News

Pussy Riot releases new protest song: 'prison is a weapon'

Punk collective takes on the Kremlin, corruption and the criminal justice system in satirical video. February 3 2016, 17:45 2 331 просмотрs

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You Can Buy a Czech Castle for $13,000

The Libejovice chateau looks like something out of a 19th century romantic novel: an elegant, mustard-hued Renaissance palace with tall windows and elaborate balcony railings bearing the noble Schwarzenberg family's coat of arms. Natalia Makovik will sell it to you for less than the price of some Manhattan studio apartments. The catch: Restoring the place, a two-hour drive south of Prague, could cost 10 times the purchase price. “I look at a ruin, and I see an investment opportunity," says Makovik, founder ofVIP Castle, a real estate brokerage specializing in historic buildings. February 3 2016, 17:15 3 412 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh polygons no more leased by Russia to become roads of Western Europe - Western China corridor

The military training grounds in Kazakhstan that will be no more leased by Russia will be used for construction of the roads and other economic interests of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense said. February 3 2016, 17:05 1 925 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Defense Minister pays visit to special purpose troop units with surprise check

Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Imangali Tasmagambetov made a surprise check of the combat readiness of the special purpose troop units on February 3. February 3 2016, 16:54 1 817 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ban imposed in Kazakhstan on indicating prices in foreign currency

Under the new rules, an intermediary company is obliged to indicate prices solely in tenge. February 3 2016, 15:45 1 800 просмотрs

World News

House passes bill again to restrict Obama lifting Iran sanctions

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation on Tuesday that would restrict President Barack Obama's ability to lift sanctions under the international nuclear deal with Iran, nearly three weeks after a similar vote was canceled. February 3 2016, 12:34 1 495 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan borrows $88 million from IBRD

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, signed a document about a loan $88 million from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. February 3 2016, 12:32 1 886 просмотрs

Economy

LG Chem scraps plan for PE complex in Atyrau

LG Chem, South Korea's biggest chemicals company, has decided to scrap plans to build a 3.84 billion euros ($4.15 billion) polyethylene complex in Kazakhstan because of sharply rising costs and falling oil prices. February 3 2016, 11:15 7 142 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Air Astana, Air France-KLM ink codeshare deal

Kazakhstan's national carrier Air Astana signed a codeshare agreement with Air France-KLM, the Kazakh airline said Feb. 2. February 3 2016, 10:14 2 008 просмотрs

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Dallas County reports first U.S. case of Zika virus

The first U.S. case of the Zika virus has been contracted in Dallas County, local health officials said on Tuesday, adding there are no reports of the virus being locally transmitted by mosquitoes in the Texas county. February 3 2016, 10:10 1 598 просмотрs