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Prosecutors say friend wanted to help accused Boston bomber

U.S. prosecutors argued that a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wanted to help Tsarnaev when he took evidence from his dorm room, while a defense attorney described him as a college kid who did not understand what he was doing, reuters reports. July 17 2014, 10:13 3 586 views

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Russia to reopen Cuban mega-base to spy on America – report

Moscow and Havana have reportedly reached an agreement on reopening the SIGINT facility in Lourdes, Cuba - once Russia’s largest foreign base of this kind - which was shut down in 2001 due to financial problems and under US pressure, rt.com reports. July 16 2014, 18:14 3 141 views

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Child abuse image investigation leads to 660 arrests

More than 650 suspected paedophiles have been arrested as part of a six-month operation targeting people accessing child abuse images online, bbc reports. July 16 2014, 17:59 3 223 views

Kazakhstan News

Brain drain worries Kazakhstan's PM Massimov

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov has named “brain drain” as one of the main challenges to the economy of Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. July 16 2014, 17:57 3 464 views

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11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays abroad

About 11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays in Turkey, tengrinews.kz reports, citing Ms. Gulnar Kurbanbayeva, Head of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs. July 16 2014, 17:03 3 149 views

Society

Boy drowned at the moment when young guy was rescued

On July 15, a real tragedy happened on the city beach near “Atyrau” Sports and Recreation Center. July 16 2014, 16:42 6 277 views

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Netherlands Declared Liable for 300 Srebrenica Deaths

A Dutch court has ruled that the Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of more than 300 Bosniaks from Srebrenica in 1995 because its peacekeeping troops failed to protect them, balkaninsight.com reports. July 16 2014, 15:16 2 164 views

Society

3 passengers out of 6 were killed in traffic accident in Atyrau Oblast

On July 15 two fatal traffic accidents took place in Atyrau Oblast. July 16 2014, 13:01 3 621 views

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Typhoon Rammasun batters central Philippines

Strong winds knocked out power and forced thousands of people to evacuate as Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines, bbc reports. July 16 2014, 12:53 3 396 views

Kazakhstan News

Chemical production plant launched in Zhambyl rgn

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has lunched the new plant for the production of chemicals in Zhambyl region, inform.kz reports. July 16 2014, 12:40 2 746 views

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IBRD to loan $36 million to Kazakhstan to enhance legal system

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on a loan between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), tengrinews reports citing Novosti-Kazakhstan. July 16 2014, 12:11 2 702 views

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Angela Merkel's Facebook page spammed by pro Ukrainians- "Frau Ribbentrop"

Tens of thousands of comments appeared under records on Merkel’s Facebook page. Most of them consist of 3 words: ‘Danke, Frau Ribbentrop («Thank you, Ms. Ribbentrop”)’. July 16 2014, 11:55 2 662 views

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Iran and West fail to reach nuclear pact

Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers appear likely to be extended past their target end date of July 20 after the sides failed to reach an agreement in Vienna. July 16 2014, 11:10 3 470 views

Kazakhstan News

Pension reform concept approved in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has adopted a concept of modernization of its pension system until 2030, tengrinews reports citing the legal information system of Regulatory Legal Acts of Kazakhstan. July 16 2014, 10:50 3 630 views

Society

In Ak Zhaik newspaper 2014 FIFA World Cup Predictions contest - 3 winners

To recall, our readers were requested to answer three questions in the form published in the newspaper: what two teams will play in the final, who will become world champion and what will be the score of the final match. July 16 2014, 10:39 2 993 views

Society

Roads closed for repairs on July 16

On July 16, in Atyrau due to road repairs the following streets will be closed for traffic: July 16 2014, 09:29 3 051 views

Kazakhstan News

Hailstones hit Ust-Kamenogorsk

Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan region, was hit by severe hailstorm, inform.kz reports. July 15 2014, 18:14 2 328 views

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Kyrgyzstan to rely on Kazakhstan’s power supply for another year

Kyrgyzstan will rely on Kazakhstan in terms of power supply for another year, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Medetbek Aitkulov, Director General of the National Power Grid of Kyrgyzstan JSC. July 15 2014, 18:05 3 770 views

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Deadly subway train derailment in Moscow (Photos)

A rush-hour subway train derailed Tuesday in Moscow, killing 19 people and sending at least 150 others to the hospital, many with serious injuries, Russian emergency officials said. Several cars went off the track in the tunnel after a power surge triggered an alarm, which caused the train to stop…   July 15 2014, 17:50 2 633 views

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Valeria Novodvorskaya: Russia's 'Don Quixote' of Democracy&Human Rights Dies

Even in death, Valeria Novodvorskaya remains controversial. Perhaps the most uncompromising and outspoken member of the post-Soviet political opposition in Russia, Novodvorskaya died in Moscow on July 12 at the age of 64. July 15 2014, 16:03 3 952 views

Society

Atyrau was presented with governmental highway and brand new asphalt

1 billion 280 million tenge were allocated from the government reserve for resurfacing of the airport road and the square in front of it. July 15 2014, 13:44 4 290 views

World News

BRICS Fight Waning Clout With $150 Billion Deal at Summit

The leaders of five of the world’s largest emerging markets will showcase a new currency reserve fund and development bank this week. Critics say neither is enough to revive the group’s waning clout. July 15 2014, 12:56 2 234 views

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US ‘kidnaps’ Russian MP’s son to ‘exchange him for Snowden’

A Russian MP claims the US kidnapped his son from the Maldives on bogus cyber-fraud charges and may be preparing to offer him as bait in a swap deal for Edward Snowden, rt.com reports. July 15 2014, 12:47 2 623 views

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Russia bans state purchases of imported vehicles

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a resolution banning state purchases of imported cars and other vehicles, Medvedev said at a meeting with his deputy prime ministers, rbth.com. July 15 2014, 12:32 3 490 views

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Dick Cheney: The world’s a mess, and it’s Obama’s fault

More than five years after leaving office, former US Vice President Dick Cheney sees the world in bad shape, especially the Middle East, and he blames President Obama (again) for most of it. July 15 2014, 11:41 3 040 views