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Freed Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over 'political prisoners'

Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Sunday he would not seek power in Russia but fight for the freedom of political prisoners, challenging Vladimir Putin two days after the president freed him from jail, reuters reports. December 23 2013, 11:06 3 050 views

Society

Man Arrested After Climbing Atyrau’s New Year Tree (+update)

Last week the peace was breached at the Issatay and Makhambet Square by an unusual behavior of a yong man in orange overall who climbed the New Year tree. He then, to the surprise of others, started to demand labour rights. December 23 2013, 10:37 3 127 views

World News

Turkish Minister Offers Resignation Over Scandal

Turkey’s interior minister says he has offered his resignation to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a corruption scandal that has resulted in his son’s arrest, theepochtimes.com reports. December 23 2013, 09:45 2 211 views

Kazakhstan News

Green corridor to be launched at Kazakh-Chinese border

A green corridor at Bakhty and Pokitu checkpoints at the border between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China will be opened next week, inform.kz reports. December 23 2013, 09:40 2 324 views

World News

Khodorkovsky Walks Free after Putin Signs Pardon

A lawyer for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Friday that his client had been released after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning Russia’s most famous prisoner, ria.ru reports. December 20 2013, 16:16 2 830 views

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Top Dagestan Official Dies in Moscow Car Crash

A top government official from Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in western Moscow, city police said Friday, ria.ru reports. December 20 2013, 13:55 2 168 views

Kazakhstan News

Rakhat Aliyev ordered hit on Altynbek Sarsenbayev

"On April 16, 2012 Rustam Ibragimov who was serving sentence in correctional facility, appealed to the RoK Supreme Court with the statement where he reported the facts of the committed crime that earlier were unknown to law enforcement and judicial authorities, azh.kz reports. December 20 2013, 12:19 3 126 views

World News

Fired nuke general misbehaved in Russia

The Air Force general who was fired from command of U.S. land-based nuclear missile forces had engaged in "inappropriate behavior" while on official business in Russia last summer, including heavy drinking, rudeness to his hosts and associating with "suspect" women, according to an investigation report released Thursday. December 20 2013, 11:49 1 940 views

World News

Yanukovich offers Ukraine protesters nothing as Russian aid starts

A $15 billion Russian aid package for Ukraine began to take shape on Thursday as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich went public in defense of the deal, but offered no concessions to persuade thousands of protesters to leave the streets. December 20 2013, 09:47 4 886 views

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Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre

Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city's West End entertainment district to a standstill, reuters reports. December 20 2013, 09:15 2 005 views

Kazakhstan News

Bern drops case against Kulibayev

Bern has dismissed the criminal complaint against the son in law of the head of the Kazakh State. A complaint against this oligarch who is close to the Kazakh authorities has led to three years of investigation. And to the freezing of almost 400 million francs in Swiss banks, kazworld.info reports.  December 19 2013, 18:05 9 547 views

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Putin Says He Will Pardon Khodorkovsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will in soon pardon jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ria.ru reports. December 19 2013, 17:55 2 332 views

Crime

Deputy Governors Go to Trial First

Today, December 19, the specialized inter-district court for criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast received the criminal case files of the group of persons, involved in organized criminal group of the former governor of Atyrau Oblast Bergey Ryskaliev. December 19 2013, 17:47 4 055 views

Kazakhstan News

New Criminal Code to come into effect in Kazakhstan on Jan 1, 2015

First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel told about the reformation of the Criminal Procedure Code at Wednesday’s media briefing in Astana, reads the press release of the Central Communications Service (CCS). December 19 2013, 11:00 2 294 views

World News

Google Glass users can now take photos by winking

Google Glass on Tuesday announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking, nydailynews.com reports. December 19 2013, 09:56 2 338 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to create single public procurement operator

Kazakhstan will create single operator for all public procurement in the country, trend.az reports. December 18 2013, 18:31 2 714 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to construct two schools in Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan is going to construct two schools in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz media source 24.kg informed. December 18 2013, 18:24 2 354 views

World News

Arrest, detention of Indian diplomat in New York triggers uproar

The arrest and detention of an Indian consular official in New York on visa fraud charges has created a diplomatic uproar with punitive steps taken against State Department officials in New Delhi, cnn reports. December 18 2013, 18:16 2 873 views

World News

Gorbachev Denies Death Reports From Hacked Twitter Accounts

Whether he likes it or not, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is now in the business of resurrection. For the third time this year the former president of the Soviet Union has had to personally assure the world that he is alive and well after hackers spread rumors of his demise online, the moscowtimes reports. December 18 2013, 17:36 6 473 views

Sport

Ex-NHL, “bad guy” Mike Danton leaves Atyrau hockey club

On December 18 the sports websites of Kazakhstan reprinted the record in Twitter of the former forward of Atyrau regional ice-hockey team “Beibarys” Mike DENTON: “In Kazakhstan the players are treated like shit”. December 18 2013, 17:15 10 877 views

World News

Thousands Protest Ukraine’s deal with Russia

Tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Kiev - after Ukraine strikes a deal with Moscow. Earlier on Tuesday - Russia agreed to give Ukraine a 15 billion dollar bailout - and significant cuts to the price of gas, reuters.com reports. December 18 2013, 15:09 1 953 views

Kazakhstan News

Orenburg Airlines to offer direct flights from Almaty to Sochi during the Olympics

Russia's Orenburg Airlines will be flying from Almaty to Sochi during the 22nd Olympic Winter Games in February 2014, interfax.kz reports. December 18 2013, 14:49 2 404 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana adds Foster's eye to pyramid

A new project of famous British architect Norman Foster has been unveiled in Astana, tengrinews reports citing the Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan.  December 18 2013, 14:37 11 642 views

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 2 951 views

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 2 566 views