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Roads closed for repairs in Atytau on November 8

On November 8, due to road repairs the traffic will be restricted on the following streets: November 7 2014, 17:14 1 561 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nobel Prize laureates to pick best inventions in Astana

Well-known figures and Nobel Prize laureates are to choose the best innovators and inventors in Kazakhstan. November 7 2014, 17:01 1 257 просмотрs

World News

Anniversary of the 1941 military parade celebrated on Red Square

March dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the 1941 military parade took place on Moscow's Red Square on November 7. November 7 2014, 16:54 3 796 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan ready to assist to Kyrgyzstan within accession to Eurasian Economic Union

Kazakhstan is ready to help Kyrgyzstan with its accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Friday. November 7 2014, 16:25 2 348 просмотрs

World News

World ominously close to nuclear war – Noam Chomsky

The world has come ominously close to a nuclear war in the past and it could happen again as Russia and the West have slipped back into what seems like another Cold War, world-renowned scholar Noam Chomsky tells RT’s Sophie&Co. November 7 2014, 16:16 1 908 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to earmark $100M to help Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan is set to earmark $100 million to support its neighbor Kyrgyzstan. November 7 2014, 15:26 1 983 просмотрs

World News

Putin Suggests Drop in Oil Prices Caused by Political Manipulation

President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the fall in global oil prices that is hurting Russia's economy was caused in part by political manipulation. November 7 2014, 15:12 2 723 просмотрs

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Rouble sinks, markets await U.S. jobs numbers

November 7 2014, 14:41 1 399 просмотрs

World News

China Goes From Supplicant to Power Player as APEC Host

Last time China hosted the Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit, in 2001, then-PresidentJiang Zemin vowed to follow international rules as his nation was on the cusp of joining the World Trade Organization. November 7 2014, 12:26 1 551 просмотрs

World News

Russian actor and Putin critic found dead in Moscow

A WELL-KNOWN Russian actor who was an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin has been found dead in suspicious circumstances at his home in Moscow. November 7 2014, 12:01 1 287 просмотрs

World News

Russian President Putin Tops Forbes’ 2014 Ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People for 2nd Year in a Row

Russia's role in Ukraine's ongoing civil strife has secured President Vladimir Putin's position atop Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful people for the second year straight. November 7 2014, 11:45 1 499 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan President receives his Kyrgyz counterpart in Akorda

President Nursultan Nazarbayev is holding a meeting with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev, according to Akorda Twitter account. November 7 2014, 11:39 2 002 просмотрs

World News

Navy Seal who shot bin Laden reveals himself despite Pentagon fury

Against the wishes of the Pentagon, the US Navy SEAL who shot dead Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at his compound in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, has revealed his identity. November 7 2014, 11:32 1 921 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Tariffs for Russian oil transit to China via Kazakhstan approved - KazTransOil

Chairman of the Committee for Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan approved on November 4 prices for transit of Russian oil to China via the territory of Kazakhstan, the KazTransOil said. November 7 2014, 09:56 2 008 просмотрs

World News

Clashes at anti-austerity reforms protest in Brussels

A mass demonstration of some 100,000 workers in the Belgian capital has ended in clashes between protesters and police. The march was the first in a series of protests against new austerity measures. November 7 2014, 09:47 1 025 просмотрs

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2016 Tryouts? Good, bad midterm nights for possible White House hopefuls

The winners and losers of Tuesday’s midterm elections are already starting to re-frame the conversation about which candidates may be considering a 2016 run for the White House. November 6 2014, 15:34 1 508 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ukraine shuts down its consulates in Almaty and other 8 cities of world

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced it has shut down nine of its consulates around the world in order to optimize the public funds, RIA Novosti reported citing official representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Evgeniy Perebiynis. November 6 2014, 15:17 1 544 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New pipelines to be delivered to Kashagan early 2015

The new pipelines will be delivered to the giant Kashagan oilfield in the Caspian offshore at the start of 2015, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the country’s Energy Minister Uzakbai Karabalin as saying, tengrinews.kz reports. November 6 2014, 14:49 3 251 просмотрs

World News

Russian Monks Defy Food Import Ban by Making Own Mozzarella Cheese

Kremlin support for pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine has left food lovers missing out some of their favourite ingredients. November 6 2014, 14:43 1 844 просмотрs

Society

Roads closed for repairs in Atyrau on Nov 6

On Nov 6, due to road repairs the traffic will be restricted on: November 6 2014, 13:09 2 624 просмотрs

World News

‘Courage is contagious’: Artist campaigns for Snowden-Assange-Manning monument

The legacies of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning will be enshrined in bronze by a sculptor who is offering a fourth empty chair alongside the trio to anyone who has the courage to side with them, stand up and change things. November 6 2014, 12:51 1 703 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan bans alcohol imports from Russia, Belarus, EU countries

Kazakhstan has introduced a temporary ban on import of alcoholic beverages from Russia, Belarus and a number of European countries, the Consumer Rights Protection Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported on Thursday. November 6 2014, 12:45 4 179 просмотрs

Economy

Winners also file lawsuits (+Update)

“Cash all gone” - this is how Kashagan was re-worded.  Enormous both by its scales and cost, Kashagan project once again has not entered final straight, despite participation in it of largest world oil and service companies. Without much effort they win the most enviable million dollar contracts in the project, but at the same time they violate the rights of the Kazakh contracting companies. An illustration to this is a difficult situation that local company Tulpar Energy Services LLP is currently facing. October 31 2014, 17:20 4 817 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

IMF predicts slower economic growth in CCA countries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts economic growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) will slow by an average of one percentage point this year due to the slowdown in Russia, news.tj reports. November 5 2014, 17:42 2 172 просмотрs

World News

UN to investigate GCHQ, MI5 spying on foreign delegates at climate summit talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced he will launch an inquiry into allegations that British secret service agents spied on foreign governments at two consecutive international climate summits in 2009 and 2010. November 5 2014, 16:14 2 296 просмотрs