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Moscow Ready to Expand Dialogue With Kiev, Western Mediation Not Needed – Lavrov

Direct contacts between Moscow and Kiev have never ceased, and Russia is ready to establish pragmatic and equal dialogue following the recent presidential election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, ria.ru reports. May 27 2014, 16:00 1 932 views

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Dutch Police Arrest Greenpeace Activists Blocking Gazprom Platform

Dutch police have detained several Greenpeace activists who had attempted to block the Gazprom-chartered Saturn drilling platform in the port of Ijmuiden, the environmental organization said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. May 27 2014, 15:58 2 540 views

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Nearly 100 Killed in Monday’s Donetsk Hostilities – Federalists

Over 50 members of local self-defense forces and nearly the same number of civilians were killed in clashes on Monday with pro-Kiev troops in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said Tuesday, ria. ru reports. May 27 2014, 15:56 3 601 views

Kazakhstan News

New operator for Kashagan to be launched by September 2014

Member companies of the international consortium in charge of developing the giant Kashagan oilfield are working to launch a new operator of the project to replace the current NCOC, tengrinews.kz reports, citing the country’s Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin quoted by Newskaz.ru. May 27 2014, 15:51 2 362 views

Kazakhstan News

Marat Tazhin awarded the title of foreign academician of RANS

Kazakhstan's ambassador to Russia Marat Tazhin has been awarded the title of a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS), inform.kz reports. May 27 2014, 15:43 2 322 views

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Gunfire, airstrikes leave Donetsk Intl airport up in smoke

Intensive gunfire and blasts have been heard in the vicinity of Donetsk International Airport in eastern Ukraine, as fighter jets resume strikes at the self-defense forces at the facility, witnesses report. May 26 2014, 18:22 2 386 views

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Japanese horror: Two pop idols attacked by saw-wielding man

Two members of a Japanese idol group AKB48, consisting of 140 girls, have been hospitalized after a saw-wielding man suddenly appeared from a crowd of fans and attacked them at a ‘handshake’ event in Iwate Prefecture on Sunday, Japanese media reported. May 26 2014, 18:10 2 456 views

Economy

7th Kazakhstan-British Forum: business formats vary

The 7th Kazakhstan-British Forum on cooperation in the sphere of material-technical support to oil and gas sector was held in Atyrau last week. May 26 2014, 17:43 4 048 views

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Yanukovych respects choice of Ukrainian people in presidential election

Ukraine’s ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, says he respects the choice that has been made by the Ukrainian people at the country’s presidential election that was held on Sunday, however, the participation of Ukraine’s south-east is needed for the poll’s legitimacy, itar-tass reports. May 26 2014, 17:03 2 989 views

Kazakhstan News

Putin and Lukashenko to attend Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council with participation of the heads of state will convene in Astana on May 29, infrom.kz reports citing the Akorda press service. May 26 2014, 16:20 3 738 views

Kazakhstan News

Border guard plans to fully upgrade technical equipment and weapons by 2020

Border guard service under the Kazakhstan National Security Committee (NSC) plans to fully upgrade technical equipment and weapons, this has been announced by Deputy Head of the committee Kanat Aktanov inform.kz reports. May 26 2014, 16:16 2 955 views

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Thai general warns protesters after announcing royal endorsement

The general who seized control of Thailand in a coup last week said Monday that he has received royal endorsement to run the politically unstable country and warned of a potential crackdown on people protesting military rule, cnn reports. May 26 2014, 15:38 2 591 views

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Snowden ‘considers’ returning to US

American whistleblower Edward Snowden is “considering” returning home to the USA under certain conditions, his lawyer told German news magazine Der Spiegel, rt.com reports. May 26 2014, 10:53 2 835 views

Kazakhstan News

Saudi's Savola sells Kazakhstan edible oil unit for $28.5 million

Saudi Arabia's Savola Group has sold its loss-making Kazakhstan edible oil business to a Russian company for SR107 million ($28.5 million), the Riyadh-listed food producer said in a bourse filing on Sunday, arabnews.com reports. May 26 2014, 10:43 4 402 views

Kazakhstan News

EU to spend more on Kazakhstan's regions

One of Kazakhstan’s biggest investors, the European Union, has pledged another €6.3m for the development of the country’s regions, neurope.eu reports. May 26 2014, 10:38 2 025 views

Kazakhstan News

Denis Ten to hold his figure skating shows in Almaty and Astana

Figure skating stars from Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Canada and France will take part in the ice shows of Denis Ten, the bronze winner of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games from Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. May 26 2014, 02:50 3 639 views

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Nazarbayev proposed to create common mechanisms on food products manufacture on CICMA line

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to develop common mechanisms on food products manufacture on CICMA line, kaztag reports. May 25 2014, 22:47 2 101 views

Society

Atyrau besieged by mosquitoes

Population of mosquitoes in and around Atyrau has increased significantly making the mosquito problem more tangible then ever for the western Kazakhstan city's residents, tengrinews reports referring to KTK TV channel. May 25 2014, 22:22 2 690 views

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Poroshenko wins in landslide, vows to 'bring peace' to Ukraine

Ukrainians elected Petro Poroshenko to be their fifth president in a vote that was dubbed "the second independence referendum," because of voters' determination to cast their ballots despite a Russian-backed war against the nation, kyivpost.com reports. May 26 2014, 00:46 4 423 views

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President Barack Obama makes surprise Afghan visit

President Barack Obama has told US troops in Afghanistan that America's longest war will come to "a responsible end" at the end of 2014, bbc reports. May 25 2014, 22:59 2 985 views

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Pope Francis begins Middle East tour

After a joyous welcome from the gathered faithful, Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday at a stadium in Jordan on the first leg of a Holy Land trip intended to promote a message of unity. cnn reports. May 24 2014, 19:09 3 468 views

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Putin seeks better ties with West but blasts U.S. over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he wanted better ties with the West but fiercely criticized U.S. policy on Ukraine and the global economy - and acknowledged that sanctions were hurting Russia, reuters.com reports. May 23 2014, 19:26 3 970 views

Kazakhstan News

Women “pulled through” Kazakhstan economy in 90’s - National Commission

“The share of women among individual entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reaches 60%,” head of the National Commission for Women Affairs and Family-Demographic Policy under the Kazakh President Makhabbat Bekbosynova told at today's international conference titiled "Development of regional cooperation of women-entrepreneurs of Central Asia and Afghanistan”.  May 23 2014, 18:41 2 266 views

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Putin says Russia will 'respect vote' in presidential ballot

President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote this weekend but voiced hope that Ukraine would halt its military operation against separatists in the east, cbc.ca reports. May 23 2014, 18:22 2 731 views

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CICA adopts Shanghai declaration

Participants of the 4th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) have adopted a Shanghai declaration, tengrinews reports. The summit was held on May 20-21. Eleven heads of state, one government head, and ten heads of international organizations attended the summit, including Russian president Vladimir Putin, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. May 23 2014, 18:09 3 219 views