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Relatives blame financial police for death of district police chief

On May 27, the relatives of Altynbek Kubaydullin, Issatai district police chief, who was detained by financial police and later found dead at construction site, (see “Death of police chief: criminal investigations launched”) held the second press conference in the open air. May 28 2014, 12:14 4 469 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan introduces incentives for foreign investors

The bill improving investment climate in Kazakhstan ensures 10-year exemption from some taxes for foreign investors, said Vice Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Marat Kussainov, akipress.com reports. May 28 2014, 10:24 4 037 views

World News

Ukraine's Luhansk People’s Republic to Announce Full Mobilization

The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic will declare a general mobilization of men aged 18 to 45, Head of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) Valery Bolotov said Thursday, ria.ru reports. May 28 2014, 10:01 2 635 views

World News

Ukraine military says it has retaken Donetsk airport

Ukrainian authorities say they have retaken control of Donetsk airport, amid a second day of fighting between troops loyal to Kyiv and pro-Russia rebels, euronews reports. May 27 2014, 17:35 3 434 views

World News

'Biggest yet': Greenwald to publish names of Americans whom NSA is spying on

Glenn Greenwald, who helped Edward Snowden leak sensitive documents about the National Security Agency spying on its citizens, says he’s set to publish his most dramatic piece yet, which will reveal those in the USA who were targeted by the NSA, rt.com reports. May 27 2014, 17:26 2 430 views

World News

Nigeria says missing schoolgirls located

Army says it has located hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram last month but will not use force to free them, aljazeera.com reports. May 27 2014, 16:11 3 079 views

World News

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 2 295 views

World News

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 2 830 views

World News

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 3 839 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 2 696 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 2 553 views

World News

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 2 795 views

World News

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 2 729 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 4 504 views

World News

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 3 318 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 3 963 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 3 202 views

World News

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 2 779 views

World News

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 3 084 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 4 577 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 2 322 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 4 041 views

Kazakhstan News

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 2 452 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 3 073 views

World News

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 4 735 views