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Crime

Father and 4-year-old daughter killed in night car accident

On December 15, at 3am at night the road accident on Azattyk Avenue took lives of two pedestrians. December 18 2013, 13:56 2 028 просмотрs

World News

BP makes significant discovery in Gulf of Mexico

BP announced today it has made a significant oil discovery at its Gila prospect, which it co-owns with ConocoPhillips, in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. This is BP’s third discovery in recent years in the emerging Paleogene trend in the Gulf of Mexico and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to the US offshore region, reads the company press release.   December 18 2013, 13:15 1 446 просмотрs

Society

Act like Santa Claus and make the orphans' wishes come true! (update)

“AkZhaik” newspaper’s traditional New Year action. When the clock strikes midnight and New 2014 will come, most likely that these children will be heavily sleeping. The rules in such institutions are strict. Unfortunately, they won't be able to celebrate New Year in the circle of their relatives and nobody will ask them secretly about their most treasured wishуы. That is why I took a notepad and a pen and visited children without parental custody and orphans from a boarding school # 1 named after S. Kazybayev and the regional special boarding school for children with hearing disorders. I told them that Santa Claus sent me to them, so that he knows about their wishes beforehand. December 9 2013, 17:23 12 751 просмотрs

World News

Outrage in Italy Over ‘Degrading’ Treatment of Migrants Caught on Video

Footage showing migrants at the Island of Lampedusa reception centre being sprayed for scabies has caused outrage in Italy, euronews.com reports. December 18 2013, 12:12 1 420 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to establish green economy investment fund

An investment fund for development of the green economy will be established in Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of Baiterek Holding. December 18 2013, 10:07 2 002 просмотрs

World News

Rome probing alleged Eni role in Kazakh deportation scandal

Italian energy giant suspected of misusing influence Rome, December 18 - Rome prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating an alleged role played by Italian energy company Eni in the expulsion of the wife and daughter of Kazakh oligarch and political dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov earlier this year.  December 18 2013, 09:55 3 019 просмотрs

World News

German chancellor Merkel starts her third term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in Tuesday for a third term at the helm of Europe's top economy, ending nearly three months of post-election limbo while she bartered with rivals to forge a "grand coalition" google.com reports. December 18 2013, 09:13 1 711 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Minimum living wage to stave Kazakhstanis to death

MP Svetlana Dzhalmagambetova believes that the minimum food basket currently in effect in Kazakhstan will starve Kazakhstanis to death, Tengrinews reports. December 17 2013, 20:54 1 343 просмотрs

Economy

National Bank issues new 1000 tenge dedicated to “Kultegin”- the monument of the Turkic runic writing

A new 1000 tenge bill was issued and put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013, the press-office of the bank reports. December 17 2013, 20:38 4 107 просмотрs

World News

Childless President of Uruguay wants to adopt needy children 30-40

President of Uruguay Jose Mujica 30-40 going to adopt children and teenagers from his district after he, in his own words, "remove the suit, which he presses", ie leave the presidency. He said this in an interview with local newspaper El observador, allvoices.com reports. December 17 2013, 20:31 2 586 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh hockey players beat Canada at Universiade

Kazakhstan team hockey beat Canada at the Winter Universiade, held in the Italian Trentino, the correspondent of Vesti.kz informs. December 17 2013, 09:13 1 346 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's violin player Marat Bisengaliev gave a concert in Beijing

Kazakhstan's master violin player Marat Bisengaliev performed a solo violin program within the North European concert of symphonic music, whicha was held on Sunday in Beijing concert hall of the Bolshoi Theatre of China, inform.kz reports. December 17 2013, 09:05 2 269 просмотрs

World News

Edward Snowden leaks: NSA 'debates' amnesty

The US National Security Agency is considering offering an amnesty to fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden if he agrees to stop leaking secret documents, an NSA official says, bbc.com reports. December 17 2013, 09:16 1 464 просмотрs

World News

Russia Confirms Tactical Missile Deployment on NATO Borders

Russia confirmed Monday that it has deployed tactical ballistic missiles near its borders with NATO but said the move did not violate international agreements, ria.ru reports. December 16 2013, 21:38 1 988 просмотрs

World News

Michelle Bachelet wins presidential election in Chile

Socialist Michelle Bachelet, who was Chile's president from 2006 to 2010, cruised to victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, cnn.com reports. December 16 2013, 21:10 1 165 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

OVL considering being part of Kazakhstan’s $500 “Eurasia project”

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Limited (OVL) is closely studying the proposal to be part of the massive “Eurasia Project” being initiated by the Kazakhstan government to offer an area North of the Caspian Sea for exploration of oil and gas, thehindu.com reports. December 16 2013, 21:01 1 447 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan celebrates Independence Day

Today, on December 16, Kazakhstan celebrates the Independence Day. 22 years ago our country declared itself independent and sovereign state, azh.kz reports. December 16 2013, 20:22 2 615 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Resident of Almaty oblast, 76, sets Guinness World Record in kettlebell lifting

A resident of Almaty oblast has set a world record and has been included into the Guinness Book of World Records. Amirbai Ryskulov, 76, lifted 10-kilogram kettlebell 750 times in 30 minutes, he told tengrinews.  December 16 2013, 20:40 1 516 просмотрs

Culture

Table of events dedicated to celebration of Independence Day of Kazakhstan

Dec. 14 - 15, 10.00am - the Atyrau city Muay Thai tournament (Thai boxing), venue: “Mounaishi” Sport Complex (near Zhilgorodok) Dec. 14 -16, 10.00am – “Open Door” Day in “Mounaishi” Sport Complex, (Zhilgorodok) December 13 2013, 17:55 3 681 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Latvian director to shoot "Anti-Borat"movie

The movie will be released in 2015, said Victor Vilks, the movie director from Latvia, to NewTimes.kz. December 13 2013, 17:08 1 633 просмотрs

World News

European Parliament Says Ukraine Can Hold Early Elections

The European Parliament said Thursday that Ukraine was able to hold early elections to find a way out of the country’s current political crisis, ria.ru reports. December 13 2013, 12:03 1 250 просмотрs

World News

U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published on Thursday, reuters reports. December 13 2013, 11:22 1 215 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Olzhas Suleimenov awarded President's Prize for contribution to anti-nuclear movement

Olzhas Suleimenov has been awarded Prize of peace and progress of the first President of Kazakhstan, bnews reports citing the press service of Akorda December 13 2013, 11:18 1 410 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan athletes to get $250,000 for gold medal at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

Kazakhstan athletes will receive on 250,000 dollarsfor the first place at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, chairman of RK Agency for sports and physical culture Tastanbek Esentayev said during a briefing in the Central Communications Service for the President of Kazakhstan, bnews.kz correspondent reports. December 12 2013, 13:43 1 567 просмотрs

World News

Putin Urges Renewed Crackdown on Offshore Companies

President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a renewed crackdown on Russian companies that dodge taxes by registering in offshore jurisdictions, ria.ru reports. December 12 2013, 18:08 1 365 просмотрs