World News Russian nationalist arrested in $5 billion BTA Bank embezzlement case Alexander Potkin (a.k.a Alexander Belov, b. 1976), former leader of the Russian nationalist Movement Against Illegal Immigration, has been arrested in the case of the $5 billion embezzlement at the Kazakh bank BTA, Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources at the Russian Interior Ministry, azh.kz refers to rapsinews.com. October 16 2014, 15:14 2 401 просмотрs 22 comments
Economy Oversized equipment for Tengiz will be hauled along the roads of Atyrau On Sunday, October 19, an oversized cargo for TCO’s plant at Tengiz will be hauled from the river port via several streets of Atyrau to its destination. October 16 2014, 14:07 4 563 просмотрs 4 comments
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan mulls exporting oil to China Kazakhstan is considering exporting oil to China if Western countries impose tougher sanctions against Russia, RIA news reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of National Economy. October 15 2014, 16:02 2 125 просмотрs 6 comments
World News Camilla Parker-Bowles To Become Queen When Prince Charles Accedes To The Throne On the latest news about the royals, Prince Charles' better half Camilla Parker-Bowles will be hailed as the new queen when the Prince of Wales replaces Queen Elizabeth on the throne. Instead of getting a divorce, the couple will be the new king and queen when the 88-year-old monarch steps down as the head of state, according to the former Buckingham Palace press secretary, Dick Arbiter. October 15 2014, 16:17 2 498 просмотрs
World News New Ukraine defence chief vows to stand up to Russia Ukraine's new defence minister vowed on Tuesday to build an army capable of withstanding Russia as sparks flew ahead of talks between Moscow and Washington over their worst standoff since the Cold War. October 15 2014, 11:51 2 352 просмотрs 2 comments
Kazakhstan News Majilis OKs agreement with Italy on transfer of sentenced persons The plenary session of the Majilis has approved a draft law "On ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Italian Republic on the transfer of sentenced persons." October 15 2014, 11:35 1 229 просмотрs 1 комментарий
World News ‘Revolution is inevitable’: Russell Brand hits Wall Street, kisses RT interviewer (VIDEO) Russell Brand and some 200 Occupy Wall Street protesters descended onto New York City’s financial district on Monday, where the celebrity called for a “revolution” within the US. Brand explained his viewpoint to RT – and even kissed the correspondent. October 15 2014, 10:51 2 566 просмотрs
World News Ebola Outbreak ‘Severely Limits’ ExxonMobil’s Work in Liberia: Company Spokesman ExxonMobil is committed to expand exploring a drilling site off the shore of Liberia, though the company’s work in the country has been “severely limited” by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a company spokesman told ria.ru. October 15 2014, 10:36 1 751 просмотрs 2 comments
Kazakhstan News Iran to allot land plot for Kazakh grain terminal construction Iran will allot a land plot in Golestan province by late 2014 for the construction of a Kazakh grain terminal, said the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry, azh.kz reports referring to trend.az. October 15 2014, 10:15 1 632 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News N.Nazarbayev and V.Alekperov discuss Lukoil projects on the Caspian shelf Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of OAO "Lukoil", Russia's second oil giant, Vagit Alekperov, the press service of Akorda reported. October 14 2014, 18:01 1 425 просмотрs
World News EU to Consider Lifting Russia Sanctions The European Union will consider lifting sanctions against Russia later this month if the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine is stabilized, the EU's lead delegate to Russia told news agency RIA Novosti Tuesday. October 14 2014, 16:39 2 505 просмотрs
World News Tense stand-off btw far-right march and police at Kiev parliament building Kiev police are deploying additional forces around the parliament building after a group of demonstrators started throwing smoke and stun bombs at guards in an apparent reprisal over MPs’ failure to honor past nationalists. October 14 2014, 15:28 1 828 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Price of cigarettes in Kazakhstan to jump next year The minimum wholesale price of cigarettes in Kazakhstan will jump up to 200 tenge as of January 1, 2015, the Kazakhstan Government resolution states, azh. kz reports. October 14 2014, 15:14 1 900 просмотрs
Society TCO’s innovative school for children is not an illusion “Tengizchevroil” built for the children of its national employees an innovative school. The training program for the school was developed by Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Education Fund (FONN). The official opening of the school took place on October 8. The cost of the project is not disclosed. October 14 2014, 12:43 2 975 просмотрs
Society Three persons died in night road accident On the night of October 13 on the Atyrau-Uralsk highway near Inderborsky village Lada Granta car collided with a horse. Three people died due to the accident. October 14 2014, 10:41 2 941 просмотрs
Society Roads closed for repairs on October 14 On October 14, the section of the Makhambet Street – from cros-sections with Abai Street and Temirkhanova Street (former Zheleznodorozhnaya) will be closed for 2 days due to asphalt laying. October 14 2014, 10:23 1 560 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Armenia membership in Eurasian Economic Union not to cover Nagorno-Karabakh - Nazarbayev The Eurasian Economic Union's regulations will not apply to Nagorno-Karabakh when Armenia joins the EEU under a compromise on Friday that settled a "sensitive issue", Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced. October 14 2014, 10:10 4 982 просмотрs
World News Inside Bashar Assad's torture chambers Photos to be displayed at U.S. Holocaust Museum are 'smoking gun' evidence of war crimes, State Department official tells Yahoo News. October 14 2014, 09:45 3 015 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Armenia joins Eurasian Economic Union Armenia has joined the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty, tengrinews reports. The signing of the agreement was initially expected in July, but due to some technical matters, the process was protracted. October 13 2014, 02:37 3 539 просмотрs
World News Woman exonerated, wrongfully convicted of killing 17 years ago A woman who spent 17 years in prison for the death of a homeless man hugged her grandchild for the first time and did a dance of happiness after she was judged innocent of murder and freed. October 14 2014, 09:10 3 051 просмотрs
World News Edward Snowden's girlfriend is with him in Moscow No great spy tale is complete without a love angle. It's as if spies need something to rely on, as their daily lives are defined by subterfuge. When the tale of Edward Snowden's heroism/treason (delete as appropriate) came to light, the love angle was bathed in pain. October 13 2014, 01:35 5 601 просмотрs
World News End Game Against ISIS Will Require Departure of Assad The policies of Syrian President Assad and his regime created the conditions of civil war and state failure on which ISIS has thrived. In the long run, there will be no final defeat of ISIS or other radical groups that prey on extreme popular discontent until he is removed, and a new inclusive order is put in place in Damascus. Ironically, the rise of the Islamic State and entry into the war of the United States and its allies is creating new conditions and calculations on the ground and could create the political conditions for a final settlement of the Syrian crisis. October 10 2014, 17:26 2 733 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News CIS is a unique political platform, Kazakh President "Kazakhstan considers the CIS as a unique political platform that unites the post-Soviet countries," President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at a press conference held after the CIS Summit in Minsk, azh.kz refers to inform.kz. October 10 2014, 16:59 2 608 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News President of Kazakhstan arrive in Belarus for CIS summit President of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Belarus to attend the CIS Heads of State Council meeting, Akorda press service reported. October 10 2014, 16:48 2 363 просмотрs
World News Malala Yousafzay and Kailash Satyarth awarded Nobel Peace Prize The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their work on promoting children’s rights. October 10 2014, 16:13 2 112 просмотрs