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“Tulpar-Talgo” train goes to Astana every second day

A new high-speed passenger train #19/20 bound for Atyrau from Astana has been launched on October 24 from Astana train station, reported “Passenger Transportation” JSC press service. October 28 2013, 14:38 4 915 просмотрs

World News

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade

Britain braced on Sunday for its worst storm in a decade, with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles (130 kilometers) an hour set to batter the south of the country, newsinfo.inquirer.net reports. October 28 2013, 14:33 1 316 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Marat Bisengaliyev announces violinists contest

The violinists contest has been announced by the symphonic orchestra of Almaty directed by Marat Bisengaliyev. The contest is timed to the premiere of the film Paganini: The Devil's Violinist that will be held in Almaty six days earlier than in other post soviet countries, Tengrinews reports.  October 28 2013, 11:09 1 160 просмотрs

World News

The Sultan’s dream: Turkey’s massive sea tunnel linking two continents together

ABDUL MEJID I, the Ottoman’s 31st sultan, had a dream. Reigning between 1839 and 1861, the determinedly Western-leaning sultan envisaged the construction of a submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Straits connecting Asia to Europe. A French architect duly came up with a blueprint. But a dearth of technology and cash stood in the way, stratrisks.com reports. October 28 2013, 11:06 4 791 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

AIBA World Championships: Yeleussinov leads Kazakhstan Team to an impressive medal haul

In a stunning final day of boxing, we had an incredible array of talent on display. With some nail biting final rounds, sudden reversals and shock finishes, today was THE day on the 2013 boxing calendar. October 28 2013, 10:02 2 963 просмотрs

World News

Anti-Saakashvili Candidate Leads in Georgian Polls – Early Results

With ballots counted at the majority of Georgia’s polling stations, an opponent of outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili has a solid lead in the presidential vote, electoral authorities said on Monday, en.ria.ru/world reports. October 28 2013, 10:00 1 695 просмотрs

World News

Brunei becomes first East Asian state to adopt Sharia law

This week, Brunei made waves across Southeast Asia when Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that he would move his nation towards implementing Islamic Sharia law into its national penal code. The Sultan has ruled Brunei since 1967 and possesses absolute executive authority as head of state. While Sharia had previously existed in Brunei in the form of an Islamic court, its role was mainly restricted to dealing with family law and disputes. October 25 2013, 16:33 1 285 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Sparks fly at Customs Union summit

The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus sat down on October 24 in Minsk to grapple with the thorny problems facing their free trade zone – from trade barriers to confusion over Customs Union expansion. It was a tense meeting. October 25 2013, 15:42 2 743 просмотрs

World News

Merkel wasn't alone: NSA tapped calls of 35 world leaders

The German leader's phone isn't the only line tapped by the U.S. National Security Agency. Dozens of other world leaders' phones were monitored, according to the latest leaks. October 25 2013, 12:15 1 395 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan short of specialists for Expo-2017

Kazakhstan suffers from deficit of specialists who could handle the Expo-2017 exhibition in Astana October 25 2013, 11:18 1 959 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev says healthy and ready to work to the end of term

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev has assured his health is ok and he is ready to work until his current presidential term is over in 2016, Astana backed channel Khabar reported Thursday October 25 2013, 11:01 1 735 просмотрs

Crime

Ex-mayor sold land to foreigner

The former Atyrau city mayor illegally sold the land plot on the bank of the Ural River, reports azh.kz, citing Atyrau prosecutor's press service.  The land plot (1 439 sq. m) located in the water protection zone was purchased by the citizen of India (KazMunaiService LLP Manager) for 3 million tenge. The  Indian owner of the land plot was planning to build a hotel and a restaurant. October 25 2013, 10:15 2 173 просмотрs

World News

Mexico factory hit by deadly explosion

At least one person has died and dozens more are injured in an explosion and fire that tore through a sweet factory in northern Mexico. October 25 2013, 10:23 1 264 просмотрs

World News

Russian 'trade war' official dismissed

The Russian government has dismissed the head of the consumer protection agency, a notorious official best known for waging apparent trade wars against the country's neighbours October 25 2013, 10:20 1 085 просмотрs

World News

ENRC, China head Zimbabwe's platinum output

Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp., a state-owned company, plans to start metal production with Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. and a Chinese company on concessions taken from Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. October 25 2013, 10:14 2 199 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Prime time for secondary cities

To be globally competitive, these hubs must learn to carefully manage growth impacts October 25 2013, 10:10 1 330 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstanis fighting Jihad abroad, security service says

Kazakhstan’s intelligence service believes that around 100 citizens from Central Asia’s richest state are fighting global jihad in foreign lands, it has revealed. October 25 2013, 10:08 2 181 просмотрs

World News

Moscow police arrest 675 more migrants

Large-scale arrests of migrants following recent clashes between the police and an angry mob of nationalists showed no sign of nearing an end in Russia at the weekend as police announced the detention of nearly 700 migrants in the Moscow Region October 25 2013, 10:05 1 523 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Closure of Eurasian Economic Community must be gradual – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support Thursday for his Kazakh counterpart’s proposal to dissolve the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), but said such a move should be gradual and well thought over. October 25 2013, 10:03 1 328 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev in favor of Turkey and Syria as Customs Union member states

Addressing the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of the heads of state in Minsk on Thursday, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said other countries should join the Customs Union. October 25 2013, 09:54 2 305 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh president warns of consumer lending "bomb"

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev warned on October 11 that consumer lending is posing a new threat to the country's banking sector, describing rising retail borrowing as a "bomb". October 25 2013, 09:44 1 398 просмотрs

Culture

An Italian Made Music Clip in Atyrau (+video)

We wrote about Toni Turi ("Neapolitan song ambassador in Atyrau"), an Italian engineer, who is continuing to conquer the Atyrau audience. This time he recorded his first music clip by performing a new song "Amo te" (I love you), which he composed together with the Italian musician and composer Augusto Amicucci. October 24 2013, 16:50 4 641 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ban Ki-moon thanks Tokayev for work in UN

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanked Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker, for his fruitful work as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva October 24 2013, 17:11 1 382 просмотрs

World News

Did the US tap Angela Merkel's phone?

The US denies reports the National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. But even if the suspicion proves false, she now seems likely to take the issue more seriously than before. October 24 2013, 17:00 1 420 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

UFO spotted over Almaty

Two young men have managed to make a video of an unidentified flying object that looks amazingly like a classical UFO from American movies hovering over Almaty October 24 2013, 16:30 1 571 просмотрs