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Ukrainian judge reviewing protesters' cases killed

Unknown assailants in the Poltava region of Ukraine have shot the judge who ruled on the arrest motions for the pro-Eurozone protesters, Ukrainian Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday, rapsinews.com reports February 12 2014, 18:37 1 536 просмотрs

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Moscow teen school shooter charged with murder, hostage taking

Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was arrested last week after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead has been officialy charged with murder, intent to commit murder, and the taking of hostages, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Wednesday, rapsinews.com reports. February 12 2014, 18:15 1 949 просмотрs

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Cops shut down restaurant for selling HUMAN flesh

Police officers arrested 11 including the owner when they raided the eatery in Nigeria, mirror.co.uk reported Wednesday. February 12 2014, 18:07 2 231 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on immediacy of the decision to devalue the national currency by 20%

The decision to devalue the tenge, Kazakhstan’s national currency,by 20% had been thought over for half a year, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the country’s Central Bank Governor Kairat kelimbetov as saying at a press-conference at the President’s Public Communications Service, tengrinews.kz reports. February 12 2014, 18:01 2 902 просмотрs

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Norway Flexes Skiing Muscles as 'iPod' Shuffles to Gold on Day 4 at Sochi

Day four of competition at the Sochi Olympics saw an exhibition of Norwegian endurance skiing and a man nicknamed "iPod" shuffle to gold in the halfpipe, while snowboard king Shaun White lost his Olympic crown, ria.ru reports. February 12 2014, 15:59 1 475 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor glad over his growing publicity in the wake of the 20% currency devaluation

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor Kairat Kelimbetov is happy over his growing publicity on the Internet in the wake of the yesterday’s 20% currency devaluation, tengrinews.kz reports. February 12 2014, 15:48 2 588 просмотрs

Ecology

The impact of a hole in a pipe

NCOC promised to publish examination results of reasons and nature of cracks on the pipeline laid from D Island to Bolashak plant at the end of January or the beginning of February. But as of February 12 it seems that the Consortium received no news from the experts of Cambridge institute of welding (TWI). Sometimes silence can mean that the received news are very unpleasant and time is required to identify what to do next. I mean the need to replace all pipes that would require, probably, several years during which Kashagan will stand idle and Kazakhstan will lose the largest source of revenues for the same period. February 12 2014, 15:01 2 422 просмотрs

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Carina Vogt wins historic first women's ski jump gold

Germany's Carina Vogt won a historic gold, Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz took silver and Coline Mattel of France bronze in the Olympic debut of women's ski jump, leaving a three-skier American team savoring the symbolism of the moment rather than Winter Games glory, usatoday.com reports. February 12 2014, 09:51 1 270 просмотрs

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Algeria mourns dozens killed in military plane crash

Algeria has begun three days of national mourning for the 77 people killed in a military passenger plane crash in the north-east of the country, bbc reports. February 12 2014, 09:42 2 021 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

20% hike: Big stores in Kazakhstan change prices amid tenge devaluation

Big stores are changing prices on their imported goods amid the devaluation of tenge in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports.  February 12 2014, 09:34 2 716 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor

The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy, Kairat Kelimbetov, Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor believes, tengrinews reports.  February 11 2014, 16:28 2 344 просмотрs

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Tsarnaev lawyers want trial next year, expected to last 3 months

Prosecutors say the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkokhar Tsarnaev is expected to last three months, plus another six weeks if he is convicted and jurors then have to decide whether he should be put to death, foxboston.com reports. February 11 2014, 16:21 1 319 просмотрs

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. “Apartments”: Aliyev and others

On Monday, Feb 10, in Atyrau specialized inter-district court on criminal cases the hearings of ex-governor Bergei Ryskaliyev's case continued. Nazmi Aliyev, AB Group LLP director’s adviser was summoned to appear as a witness. Aliyev said that he was undergoing medical treatment and was compelled to arrive on court’s warrant to appear. February 11 2014, 15:35 5 353 просмотрs

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Top Pentagon Leader Ordered Destruction of bin Laden Death Photos

Judicial Watch announced Monday that it received documents through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing that Admiral William McRaven ordered the immediate destruction of any photos of Osama bin Laden’s death within hours of a Judicial Watch FOIA request, freebeacon.com reports February 11 2014, 14:06 1 334 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Currency devaluation in Kazakhstan -185 KZT for US dollar

Starting from February 11, 2014 Kazakhstan’s Central Bank decided to stop supporting the tenge exchange rate, decrease currency interventions and stop interference with shaping the tange exchange rate, the Central Bank announced. February 11 2014, 13:56 4 174 просмотрs

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On Day 3 of Sochi, Canada Streaks Ahead on Ice and Snow

On Sochi’s Black Sea coast and up in the Caucasus mountains, Monday was Canada’s day at the Winter Olympics, as two of its biggest winter sports stars snatched gold, ria.ru reports. February 11 2014, 11:23 1 944 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov intends to seek political asylum in France

The forme head of the "BTA Bank" Kazakh fugitive oligarch and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov has appealed the court decision on his extradition to Russia and intends to seek political asylum in France, ITAR-TASS reported. February 11 2014, 10:14 2 376 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh sentenced in the U.S. to life imprisonment appears in court

Former Kazakh student Asel Abdygapparova, sentenced in the U.S. to life in prison, has appeared before the court again. In the case of fortunate circumstances the court may reduce the prison sentence, inform.kz reports citing "Express K" newspaper. February 11 2014, 10:07 5 346 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan named

Erlan Sagadiyev has been appointed the new Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, inform.kz reports, citing the ministry's press service. February 10 2014, 18:33 3 137 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Work payment for Kazakhstan citizens to depend on education and qualification level from 2015

The new model of work compensation in Kazakhstan to start from the 1st of July, 2015, the head of Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of population of Kazakhstan Tamara Duysenova said at the enlarged session of the Ministry regarding 2013 summation and forthcoming years planning, bnews.kz correspondent reports. February 10 2014, 18:20 1 309 просмотрs

World News

French President arrives solo to White House

French President Francois Hollande starts a visit to the United States on Monday with spats over U.S. eavesdropping and trade talks with the EU unlikely to chill a relationship now far warmer than before the 2003 U.S.-led war on Iraq, reuters reports. February 10 2014, 18:04 2 214 просмотрs

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600 evacuated from blockaded Syrian city of Homs

Hundreds of civilians were evacuated from the besieged Syrian city of Homs, braving gunmen spraying bullets and lobbing mortar shells to flee as part of a rare three-day truce to relieve a choking blockade. timeslive.co.za reports. February 10 2014, 17:46 2 361 просмотрs

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Medieval knights, catapults and golden toilets – Ukraine's innovative protesters

The pro-democracy movement fighting Viktor Yanukovych's government is organised and inventive – replacing Lenin's statue with a toilet and wearing suits of armour on the streets, theguardian.com reports. February 10 2014, 17:22 3 099 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Court sanctioned two-month arrest for Peter Baruch

Today, Feb 10, the Uralsk city court under the chairmanship of the judge Varvara Dmitriyenko satisfied the petition of the investigator of Internal Affairs Department to authorize Baruch Peter’s arrest for a period of 2 months, azh.kz reports citing Moi Gorod portal. February 10 2014, 11:39 3 509 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan was among best dressed Olympic nations in Sochi Opening Ceremony (Photos)

The nations of the 2014 Sochi Olympics were introduced on Friday night at the Opening Ceremony, which means the viewing public was introduced to a multitude of new winter couture. Some of it looked fantastic. Some of it was worn by Shaun White. Won’t you join us for the best and worst dressed teams of the 2014 Winter Olympics? February 10 2014, 10:31 6 983 просмотрs