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Atyrau to greet UK premier

June 30, Atyrau greets Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime Minister David Cameron. June 30 2013, 00:07 3 565 просмотрs

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Tsarnaev indicted on 30 counts

A federal grand jury released a sweeping indictment of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev Thursday, charging him with using weapons of mass destruction and killing four people. Officials also disclosed a note in which Tsarnaev said he wanted to punish the United States for the “evil” of hurting Muslims. June 28 2013, 16:44 1 248 просмотрs

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ANPZ director changes again

Deputy CEO of KazMunayGas national oil and gas company Daniyar Tiyessov announced the director of ANPZ- Atyrau Refinery - was changed at a meeting with the plant personnel. June 28 2013, 15:13 4 610 просмотрs

Ecology

Inspiring Zhanasu springs

Wells of the South Emba artesian basin continuously gush fresh water. A lake has appeared as a result and it grows wider from day to day. June 28 2013, 11:55 2 554 просмотрs

Ecology

Massive bird kill not caused by pasteurellosis

The regional nature protection prosecutorate continues investigation into massive bird killing at the island of Shalyga in the Caspian Sea. June 28 2013, 11:42 1 862 просмотрs

World News

Obama Seeks to Play Down Snowden’s Import

President Obama sought Thursday to minimize the significance of a fugitive former national security contractor wanted for leaking government secrets, calling him a “29-year-old hacker” and suggesting that American frustration with China and Russia for apparently helping him evade extradition was not worth damaging relations with those countries. June 28 2013, 10:40 1 400 просмотрs

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Gazprom abandons arctic gas project for now

Russia's energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday it was giving up development of the Shtokman natural gas field under the arctic Barents Sea until new technology made the project viable, AFP reports. June 28 2013, 10:21 1 323 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Police identifies fuel truck driver (+ dashboard video)

Police has established the identity of the truck driver, who burned alive in a traffic accident that took place yesterday morning in Almaty. June 28 2013, 09:25 1 845 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

China possible partner in Kashagan, offers triple price

China is ready to buy the ConocoPhillips stake at Kashagan for triple the initially declared price, a source in oil&gas told Trend. June 27 2013, 15:54 2 040 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fire near Almaty's Rixos eliminated

The fire next to Rixos hotel in Almaty caused by Helios petrol tank trunk has been eliminated, Tengrinews.kz reports. The fire-quenching operation involved 350 people, 14 fire-fighting trucks and 40 other vehicles. June 27 2013, 14:56 2 159 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev commented on Kashagan oil field

The Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has made a comment upon the situation around Kashagan oil field. June 27 2013, 14:59 3 494 просмотрs

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US Supreme Court in historic rulings on gay marriage

The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. June 27 2013, 12:06 1 516 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fuel truck blows up in Almaty - video

At least one killed in a gasoline truck explosion following a traffic accident in Almaty. June 27 2013, 11:27 2 343 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ambitious Aktau-City project scrapped

Tremendous project Aktau-City, visioned ashore the Caspian Sea near Aktau as a residential complex for successful business people, will not be actualized, said the governor of Mangystau oblast Alik Aidarbayev at a media conference Wednesday June 26 2013, 15:59 10 860 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan may host 3rd round of Iran nuclear talks

Iranian Ambassador in Kazakhstan Gorban Seyfi said Tuesday that the next talks on the nuclear program between Iran and five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany, namely the P5+1 group, may be held in Kazakhstan June 26 2013, 15:11 1 301 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Military actions in Afghanistan may spill into Central Asia

Military actions may spill into the Central Asian region -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan -- if an armed conflict flares up in Afghanistan, CA-News writes citing State Management and National Security Department Chairman at the Russian Military Academy of the Central Command of the Armed Forces Vladimir Suvorov, Doctor of Political Science, as saying at the workshop and conference called Islamism and National Security in Russia. June 26 2013, 11:36 2 552 просмотрs

Ecology

Massive bird kill spotted in Caspian

Last week a large number of dead birds was discovered at the Shalyga island located within Ak Zhaik wildlife sanctuary in the Caspian Sea. June 26 2013, 10:04 2 193 просмотрs

World News

Putin: Snowden still in Moscow airport, won't be extradited, free to go anywhere

Former NSA contractor Snowden remains in the transit zone of a Moscow airport. President Putin said that Snowden never crossed the Russian border and doesn’t fall under any extradition treaty. He called accusations against Russia “nonsense and rubbish.” June 26 2013, 09:56 1 319 просмотрs

Society

Throwing dirt from overseas to avoid KZ laws?

Due to recent publication of the negative information (which was, unfortunately, then partially distributed by some other mass media) in one of the infamous opposition web-sites about the activity of Tengizinterneftegasstroi LLP (TINGS), please be advised of the following. June 25 2013, 17:33 7 981 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Second Olympic gold for Alexander Vinokourov?

It seems like German bicycle rider Jan Ullrich will be stripped off his gold and silver medals he won at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. June 25 2013, 16:18 1 473 просмотрs

Ecology

Kazenergy head on environmental law reform

The intention of Environmental Protection Ministry to reform environmental legislation on the tip from major foreign investors was raised at the Third Annual Conference Caspian Offshore Development. June 25 2013, 11:26 2 352 просмотрs

World News

Taliban Strike Near Palace Inside Kabul

At least three suicide bombers launched a sophisticated attack on the heart of the Afghan government early Tuesday morning, using at least two land cruisers similar to those used by international soldiers here, fake badges and vehicle passes, which allowed at least one to get inside the heavily guarded area, according to Kabul’s deputy police chief. June 25 2013, 10:13 1 302 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Let children drive, says minister

Kazakhstan children will be officially allowed to drive vehicles June 24 2013, 17:42 1 677 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Cameron, Nazarbayev to discuss withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan

British Prime Minister David Cameron is to pay a two-day visit to Kazakhstan at the end of this month. It would be the first time that a serving British Prime Minister has ever visited the Central Asia region. June 24 2013, 16:18 1 706 просмотрs

World News

Ecuador says it is 'analyzing' NSA leaker Snowden's request for asylum

Ecuador says it is considering an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed secrets about the federal government's surveillance programs, after he took flight Sunday from Hong Kong to Moscow in evasion of U.S. authorities. June 24 2013, 14:23 1 248 просмотрs