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Russian Forces Seize Last Major Ukrainian Military Base in Crimea

Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula, reuters reports. March 23 2014, 15:43 4 066 views

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Belarus De Facto Acknowledges Crimea as Part of Russia

Belarus has de fact acknowledged the Republic of Crimea as Russia's territory, President Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday, ria.ru reports. March 23 2014, 15:27 3 877 views

Kazakhstan News

NCOC and Agip to dispute Kashagan fine

North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC), the operator of the Kashagan oil field, and Agip KCO intend to challenge the $737 million fine in court. The companies were fined by Kazakhstan's ecological authorities for excessive flaring after an accident at Kashagan, tengrinews reports citing Interfax-Kazkahstan.  March 23 2014, 15:17 5 687 views

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UN Secretary-General visits Russia and Ukraine as part of his diplomatic efforts to de-escalate current tensions

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Russia and Ukraine as part of his diplomatic efforts to de-escalate current tensions, the UN Press Centre reported on March 19, ca-news.org reports. March 20 2014, 13:38 2 816 views

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Ukraine begins process of withdrawal from CIS

Ukraine has begun the process of withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), ukrinform.ua reports. March 20 2014, 13:33 2 545 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh KazMunaiGas plans to create six JV with foreign companies

Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunaiGas (KMG), plans to create six joint ventures with foreign companies, managing director of KMG JSC for business support, Serik Keulimzhayev said on March 18, trend.az reports. March 20 2014, 13:22 3 448 views

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Ukraine expresses profound concern over statement of Kazakh Foreign Ministry on referendum in Crimea

First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko met with Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine Zautbek Turisbekov on March 19 in Kyiv, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported, azh.kz reports. March 20 2014, 13:14 3 252 views

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Possible debris from missing Malaysian jet seen on Australian satellite images

Australian authorities say they have found two objects on satellite images that could be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, euronews reports. March 20 2014, 13:00 3 402 views

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Spring has come, my dears and nears!

In the western regions of our country people start celebrating Nauryz on March 14 with traditional ‘korisu’ (literal translation – “to shake hands”). The meaning of this custom: people rejoiced that they made it through long and harsh winter and stayed alive and healthy. March 20 2014, 12:00 5 869 views

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Full English-language translation of Putin's speech claiming Ukraine's Crimea for Russia

With Crimean Prime Minister Serhiy Aksyonov sitting in the front row, Russian President Vladimir Putin carried through on his threat to annex Ukraine's Crimean peninsula as part of Russia -- a violation of international law that he justified as heeding the will of Crimean voters in a March 16 referendum, kyivpost reports. March 19 2014, 17:00 5 225 views

Kazakhstan News

Batch of blank Kazakh passports seized from Chinese nationals at border

Nearly 300 blank Kazakhstan passports have been seized from two Chinese nationals at the border in Almaty airport, tengrinews reports citing the Border Police of Kazakhstan. March 19 2014, 15:53 3 321 views

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Germany says it could live without Russian gas

Germany could live without its Russian gas supply if necessary, Philipp Missfelder, foreign policy spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling political coalition, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday, cnn.com reports. March 19 2014, 15:36 2 320 views

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President Atambayev signs decree on resignation of Kyrgyz Government

President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev received today Chief of the President's Administration Daniyar Narymbayev who submitted an official letter of the leader of the parliamentary majority coalition “Yrys Aldy Yntymak”, Felix Kulov, about the loss of its parliamentary majority status, the press service of the President reported, akipress reports. March 19 2014, 12:41 2 485 views

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Crimean Tatars Will Have to Vacate Land – Official

Ukraine’s breakaway region of Crimea will ask Tatars to vacate part of the land where they now live in exchange for new territory elsewhere in the region, a top Crimean government official said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. March 19 2014, 11:17 2 927 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan recognizes results of Crimean referendum

Kazakhstan has recognized the results of the Crimean referendum, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported, akipress reports. March 19 2014, 11:14 1 864 views

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Benetton, Zara and H&M to use Kazakhstan's wool to make their clothing

Benetton, Zara and H&M brands will be using Kazakhstan's wool, KazAgro Holding reports. March 19 2014, 11:07 2 402 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan FM announced its view concerning referendum in Crimea

Taking into consideration the referendum in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on the 16th of March, 2014 Kazakhstan lays emphasis its involvement to the fundamental principles of international law stated in the UN Charter, bnews.kz reports with the reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. March 19 2014, 11:02 3 203 views

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No general contractor for EXPO-2017 yet

No general contractor has been selected for Astana's EXPO-2017 so far, tengrinews report citing Talgat Yermegyayev, Chairman of the national company Astana EXPO-2017 that is dealing with the expo arrangements. March 18 2014, 19:19 3 417 views

Kazakhstan News

Vicente Loscertales advises Kazakhstan to have good cultural show for EXPO

Vicente Loscertales, General Secretary of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE), has advised Kazakhstan to arrange an exiting cultural show for the EXPO Astana will host in 2017, tengrinews reports. March 18 2014, 19:17 2 781 views

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Arrest of Firtash may be another sign of US playing hardball with Russia

Last week police in Austria, acting on a warrant from the FBI in the United States, arrested Dmitry Firtash. He's one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen, with ties to deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and possibly to Russian President Vladimir Putin, pri.org reports. March 18 2014, 19:07 2 715 views

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Los Angeles Wakes Up To St. Patrick's Day Earthquake

A pre-dawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles basin on Monday, rattling nerves and shaking buildings along a 150-mile swath of Southern California but causing no major damage, huffingtonpost.com reports. March 18 2014, 18:23 4 750 views

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Mindful of Past, Many Tatars Fear a Russian Future

Among the voices drowned out by victory celebrations across Crimea as it voted to leave Ukraine and join Russia were those of the Tatars, a minority group for whom the prospect of a return to Moscow rule brings only fear and uncertainty, trust.org reports. March 18 2014, 14:09 5 911 views

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Ukraine Recalls Ambassador From Moscow

Kiev recalled its ambassador to Moscow on Monday for consultations on its breakaway region of Crimea, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, ria.ru reports. March 18 2014, 13:57 3 422 views

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Russia's President Putin moves towards annexing Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed parliament formally of Crimea's request to join the country, the first legislative step towards absorbing the peninsula, bbc reports. March 18 2014, 13:33 3 803 views

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Ukrainian government refuses to remove troops from Crimea, prepares for war

In the wake of a March 16 referendum in which Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation, Ukrainian leaders refused to cede any part of the peninsula, calling on their troops to prepare for war, kyivpost reports. March 18 2014, 09:39 4 143 views