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Economy

Even TCO decreased its oil production …

Forecasts of oil production volumes in Kazakhstan fall every year – with oil production suspension at Kashagan, as well as production decrease at some of the "mature" fields. June 2 2014, 17:25 4 711 views

World News

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has abdicated

King Juan Carlos of Spain is has abdicated after almost 40 years on the throne, euronews reports. June 2 2014, 15:33 1 545 views

World News

Victims of Helicopter Crash Were Preparing Fishing Trip for Putin, Report Says

Officials aboard a helicopter that crashed into an Arctic lake, killing more than a dozen people, were preparing a fishing trip for President Vladimir Putin, themoscownews reports. June 2 2014, 15:18 2 277 views

World News

EU, Russia, Ukraine discussed gas debt, discount on June 2

Russia confirmed receiving $786.4 million as payment for part of Ukrainian gas debt on Monday, the day when Moscow, Kiev and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger will meet to discuss gas agreement and discounts, itar-tass reports. June 2 2014, 13:30 2 395 views

World News

Abkhazian prime minister resigns

Abkhazia’s Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaya has resigned, itar-tass reports. June 2 2014, 13:26 1 516 views

Kazakhstan News

Malaysian company to build $700 million methanol plant in Kazakhstan

Tan Sri Halim Saad, through his wholly-owned Markmore Sdn Bhd, has signed a framework agreement with the Administration of the Mangystau Province in Kazakhstan to build a US$700 million methanol plant in Kuryk, nst.com reports. June 2 2014, 12:59 4 663 views

Economy

Foster Wheeler to provide Terrace Wall steam reformer for Atyrau refinery

Foster Wheeler has received a contract from Marubeni for the engineering and material supply of a new Terrace Wall steam reformer heater for the KazMunayGas oil refinery located at Atyrau, Republic of Kazakhstan, ebr.com reports. June 2 2014, 12:36 3 573 views

Kazakhstan News

$0.5 mln heroin burned publicly in Kazakhstan

Karaganda police have burned down publicly in front of the teenagers 25 kg of heroin seized during the raids, the press service said. June 2 2014, 12:28 1 418 views

Kazakhstan News

Dolphinarium to open in Almaty, Kazakhstan

A dolphinarium will open in central park of Almaty, mayor of the city Akhmetzhan Yesimov has approved the preliminary design of the dolphinarium, the official media said. June 2 2014, 12:16 1 892 views

Kazakhstan News

Samruk-Kazyna`s sale of assets to begin June 2014

Kazakhstan plans to begin the sale of assets of "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC from June, 2014, Deputy Chairman of the JSC Elena Bakhmutova said, trend.az reports. June 2 2014, 12:12 3 065 views

World News

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl release: US parties clash on Afghan deal

The main US political parties have clashed over the deal to swap five Guantanamo Bay detainees for a Taliban-held soldier, with Republicans warning it could put American lives at risk, bbc reports. June 2 2014, 11:50 3 147 views

World News

New state of Telangana is born in southern India

India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh has formally split in two, with its northern area carved out to create a new state called Telangana, bbc reports. June 2 2014, 11:40 1 456 views

World News

Turkish police shoot tear gas, water cannon at Ankara protesters

Police in Turkey’s capital have deployed tear gas and water cannon in attempt to disperse hundreds of demonstrators gathering a day after violent clashes in Istanbul, which marked a year since anti-government protests swept through the country, rt.com reports. June 2 2014, 11:33 1 318 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s criminal code to include articles on death penalty

Three articles on death penalty have been added to the draft criminal code of Kazakhstan, trend.az reports. June 2 2014, 10:50 2 279 views

Crime

Cause of train derail - crooked tracks

The RoK Ministry of transport and communications and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh -Kazakh Railways) reported the reason of 13 cars’ derailment of Almaty - Atyrau passenger train that took place on April 19, this year:  railway track distortion due to low-quality welding of rail bar on Sagiz – Makat section. June 2 2014, 10:17 4 517 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh President congratulates newly-elected Ukrainian President Poroshenko

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Petro Poroshenko on his election as President of Ukraine in a telegram, the Akorda press service reports. June 2 2014, 03:17 1 337 views

World News

UK official denies that Cameron threatened to advance EU vote

A British official on Sunday dismissed a report that Prime Minister David Cameron had threatened at an EU summit last week to bring forward a referendum on British membership of the EU if Jean-Claude Juncker became European Commission president, reuters reports. June 2 2014, 02:58 2 208 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan interested in space cooperation with Ukraine, Sagintayev

"Kazakhstan expresses its interest in realization of space projects with Russia and Ukraine," 1st Deputy PM of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev said journalists following the meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of the CIS member states today held in Minsk, Belorussia.  May 30 2014, 19:46 1 920 views

World News

Migration surge hits EU as thousands flock to Italy

There has been a significant rise in the numbers of migrants reaching Europe in recent months, the bbc has learned. May 30 2014, 19:39 2 945 views

World News

Malaysian teenager gang-raped by 38 men: media

Malaysian police have detained 13 men and are looking for other suspects following allegations that a 15-year-old girl was raped by 38 men in an abandoned hut, media said on Friday, reuters reports. May 30 2014, 19:33 3 112 views

World News

Eurasian Union: Putin's answer to the EU

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have formed a Eurasian Union - without Ukraine. Experts have yet to agree on whether the union can remain both efficient and stable in the long run, dw.de reports. May 30 2014, 18:38 1 756 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan To Test Drive Predator Drones; Making $1.2 Billion In Weapons Deals

Kazakhstan is looking seriously at acquiring large American surveillance drones, signing a memorandum of understanding with General Atomics, manufacturer of the Predator line of UAVs. And that's just one of an extensive slate of deals that the country is working out with defense companies around the world, eurasianet.org reports. May 30 2014, 18:34 1 923 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia, Kazakhstan Extend Oil Supplies Deal Up to 2025

Russia and Kazakhstan have extended the intergovernmental agreement on trade and economic cooperation on supplies of crude oil and refined products up to 2025, a Russian deputy energy minister told journalists Friday, ria.ru reports. May 30 2014, 18:28 1 469 views

World News

More OSCE monitors detained in eastern Ukraine

Another team of observers has been detained in eastern Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has said. This is in addition to a group that went missing on Monday, dw.de reports. May 30 2014, 17:56 1 307 views

World News

Ukraine’s President-elect Poroshenko will punish ‘bandits’ who shot down helicopter

Ukraine’s President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to punish the “bandits” responsible for shooting down an army helicopter on Thursday, euronews reports. May 30 2014, 16:23 1 618 views