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Ukraine willing to buy gas from Kazakhstan

Ukraine is ready to buy gas from Kazakhstan without Russia as an intermediary, Chargé D'Affaires of Ukraine in Kazakhstan Yuri Lazebnik told Kazakh TV channel, tengrinews reports. November 3 2014, 11:32 2 476 просмотрs

World News

EU: Ukraine elections an obstacle to peace

In defiance of the central government, voters went to the polls in Ukraine's Donbass region on Sunday to elect two separatist leaders. Kyiv and the West have pledged not to recognize the results of the election. November 3 2014, 11:20 1 892 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to meet heads of CIS security bodies

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev will hold a meeting on November 5 with heads of the security agencies of the CIS member states, the Akorda press service said.  November 3 2014, 11:17 995 просмотрs

World News

Groundhog Day in Moscow as Russia seizes another privatized oil company

Echoes of Yukos affair as a lucrative oil company is seized on a point of law that had been ignored for 10 years. October 31 2014, 16:07 2 335 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh banker to face 'double murder charge'

Kazakhstan's former ambassador to Austria is about to face charges of double murder, according to a report on national broadcaster ORF on Friday, which quoted a leaked 14-page opinion by prosecutor Bettina Wallner. October 31 2014, 15:22 2 055 просмотрs

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I am categorically against a scandalous poster with Pushkin and Kurmangazy kissing - B. Kozhakov

"I am categorically against a poster with Pushkin and Kurmangazy kissing", - said Bulat Kozhakov, the director of “Kazakhstan Alliance of the Advertising Companies” Association in his interview to journalists today, azh.kz reports referring to infrom.kz. October 31 2014, 15:17 1 502 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan blocks website Meduza for inflicting ethnic discord

An online Russian news portal Meduza has been blocked in Kazakhstan until the court's decision over for "inflicting ethnic discord,” reports the press service of the Ministry of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan October 30. October 31 2014, 12:12 2 890 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Hard Rock International opens first location in Kazakhstan

Hard Rock is sweeping the world, spreading the message of rock from city to city, and now, the world-famous brand is taking Almaty by storm! Hard Rock International today announced the opening of the country's first Hard Rock Cafe in the territory of Kazakhstan. The new cafe is located in the heart of downtown, near one of the main streets, Seifullin Avenue, on the crossroads of Amangeldy and Karasai batyr streets. October 31 2014, 11:04 2 863 просмотрs

Politics

Visit of German Consul to Atyrau

On October 30 Renate Schimkoreit, General Consul of the Federative Republic of Germany arrived to Atyrau (on a photo). October 31 2014, 09:56 10 553 просмотрs

World News

EU-brokered Russia-Ukraine gas talks succeed

With help from EU officials, Ukraine and Russia have finally inked a deal seeing Moscow resume gas supplies to its neighbor over the winter. Brussels said it guaranteed Kyiv's advance payments to Russian giant Gazprom, azh.zk reports referring to dw.de. October 31 2014, 09:34 1 177 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fire hits Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar refinery

Repairs remain under way at Kazakhstan’s 6-million tonne/year (tpy) Pavlodar refining and petrochemical complexfollowing a fire that broke out at the facility on Oct. 25, ogj.com reports. October 31 2014, 09:29 2 713 просмотрs

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Sweden recognizes Palestinian state

Sweden became the first major European country to make the official recognition of the state. October 30 2014, 16:29 1 325 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kyrgyz President meets with Kazakh journalists

Today the state residence "Ala-Archa" Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has been interviewed by Kazakhstani journalists. October 30 2014, 16:15 1 905 просмотрs

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Jeb Bush Slams Hillary Clinton in a Possible Preview of the 2016 Presidential Elections

Jeb Bush criticized Hillary Clinton yesterday night at a GOP rally in Colorado in regard to her earlier remark that business enterprises do not create new jobs. October 30 2014, 16:02 1 760 просмотрs

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Keanu Reeves launches his first motorcycle

In 2007, actor Keanu Reeves ("The Matrix") co-founded Arch Motorcycle Co. with designer and engineer Gard Hollinger. Now the venture is launching its first production model, the Arch KRGT-1, based on a concept unveiled in 2012. October 30 2014, 15:53 3 244 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Head of Kazakh Frontier Service arrested on corruption charges

Head of Kazakhstani Frontier Service has been arrested on suspicion of corruption. The military court of Akmola garrison sanctioned on Wednesday (October 29) the arrest of head of Kazakhstan's Frontier Service Nurlan Dzhulamanov until December 27, the court's press service reports.  October 30 2014, 15:04 2 432 просмотрs

World News

Africa's first white leader in decades is no surprise in Zambia

Zambians have welcomed the news that Guy Scott is interim president. His skin color and British heritage -- the facts most Western media picked up on -- isn't an issue for most Zambians, writes DW's Chiponda Chimbelu. October 30 2014, 14:59 2 276 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Franco Zeffirelli takes on La Scala: Legendary opera director in battle with theatre over sale of one of his 'greatest' productions to Kazakhstan

The fur is flying at Milan’s La Scala, with the celebrated lyric theatre caught in a cat fight with opera legend Franco Zeffirelli. October 30 2014, 02:53 2 184 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

General Prosecutor's office in Kazakhstan proposes to examine sanity of civil service applicants

Authorities in Kazakhstan have proposed to examine the mental health of candidates for admission to the civil jobs in case if they commit crimes later so they could not avoid punishment, the press service of the Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan said. October 29 2014, 23:27 1 690 просмотрs

Economy

Problematic well at D island

On D island at Kashagan the operation of one out of 12 oil-extracting wells remains questionable. October 29 2014, 23:38 2 961 просмотрs

World News

Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied

Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what caused an unmanned U.S. supply rocket to explode in a fireball moments after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. October 29 2014, 11:57 1 810 просмотрs

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Russia backs rebel polls as Ukraine eyes new government

Russia announced Tuesday it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, fuelling tensions with the country's newly elected pro-Western leaders as they negotiate on forming a coalition government. October 28 2014, 15:58 2 203 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan Court Awards Massive Damages over Same-Sex Kiss Poster

The 19th-century Kazakh and Russian cultural icons depicted enjoying a kiss on a poster may be long dead. But that has not stopped a court in Kazakhstan awarding massive damages to a group of living people who claim the image of two men kissing has hurt their feelings, eurasianet.org reports. October 28 2014, 15:47 3 420 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nursultan Nazarbayev receives Global Islamic Finance Award

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has become a recipient of the Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA) today. October 28 2014, 15:36 1 299 просмотрs

World News

FBI reportedly raids home of 'Second Snowden'

Federal authorities in the United States have reportedly set their sights on a government contractor suspected of being the source responsible for leaking documents in the aftermath of the unauthorized disclosures attributed to Edward Snowden. October 28 2014, 15:28 2 472 просмотрs