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Pope Francis to 'rip up and rewrite' Vatican constitution

As a group of eight Catholic cardinals handpicked by the Pope to shake up the Vatican’s murky and autocratic bureaucracy prepares to meet, the group’s leader has said they plan to rip up and rewrite the apostolic constitution which apportions power at the Holy See. September 30 2013, 10:21 1 498 views

Kazakhstan News

Universal police debuts November 1

Joint units of administrative and traffic police will begin work on November 1, Kazakh Internal Affairs Ministry announced. September 30 2013, 10:05 1 601 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia launches first Proton rocket after July failure

A Proton-M carrier rocket with a European telecoms satellite lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Monday, for the first time since the launch failure in July September 30 2013, 10:02 1 744 views

Kazakhstan News

Several countries interested in free trade with Customs Union

Several countries show interest for free trade with Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Russian official says September 30 2013, 09:55 2 545 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan and Ecuador establish a 30-day visa-free travel

Kazakhstan and Ecuador have established a 30-day visa-free travel for the citizens of both states. September 30 2013, 09:47 1 730 views

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Passenger kicks stewardess for not speaking Kazakh, refuses to apologize

"I made no apology to anybody. On the contrary, the steward girls apologized to me when on board," says former governor of Makat district of Atyrau oblast Meyrambek Bilgali, who is considered to have instigated an incident on a SCAT plane performing Atyrau-Astana flight on September 18. September 27 2013, 16:44 10 662 views

Kazakhstan News

No corruption in Kazakhstan, says Agromash Holding president

To a question about risks in Kazakh market and corruption in the country addressed to the French side, Mr Lavrentyev claimed "there is no corruption in Kazakhstan". September 27 2013, 15:43 3 096 views

Culture

Stephanie Sheppard's 'Think Colour' exhibition kicks off

The opening of the 1st personal exhibition of the Australian artist Stephanie Sheppard took place recently in a cozy low-key environment in the local Tengri-Art Gallery.   This exhibition will run in Tengri-Art Gallery until the middle of October. September 27 2013, 15:27 4 214 views

Kazakhstan News

Yesterday's shooting in Almaty was not robbery

None of the money carried by the Travel Express employees was stolen during the armed attack in Almaty, Tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Interior Department of Almaty. September 27 2013, 15:00 1 728 views

Kazakhstan News

French court postpones decision on Ablyazov's release motion

This is the second time that Mukhtar Ablyazov's lawyers file a motion asking the judge to set a bail. September 27 2013, 13:58 1 403 views

Kazakhstan News

Detoxification of soil at Proton M crash site completed – Kazcosmos

The work on detoxification of at "Baikonur" contaminated after "Proton M" carrier rocket crash is over, a Kazakh space agency official says September 27 2013, 11:16 1 826 views

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Atyrau oblast calculates losses from ex-governor Ryskaliyev's rule - Governor Izmukhambetov

September 27 2013, 11:12 3 995 views

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Interpol issues alert for ‘White Widow’ at Kenya’s request

Northern Irish widow of London bomber wanted on charges of possessing explosives September 27 2013, 11:03 1 395 views

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Seven unpopular facts about Kazakhstan's gas industry

Akmaral Syzdykova, a columnist with KazBei.org shares her conclusions about the domestic gas industry. September 27 2013, 10:32 3 277 views

Kazakhstan News

Madame Tussauds rejects Nazarbayev's waxwork

A radio presenter on the BBC Russian Service, Seva Novgorodsev, wrote in his blog that the Madame Tussauds refused to put on display a wax figure of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, even for very big money.  September 27 2013, 10:05 2 336 views

Kazakhstan News

Ablyazov daughter files complaint over Italy deportation

The daughter of Kazakh dissident and oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov on Wednesday accused Kazakh diplomats living in Rome of kidnapping his family last spring, and said Italian officials were complicit. September 26 2013, 17:14 2 613 views

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Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers appalled by work conditions

Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers say they are "appalled" by the findings of an investigation into the treatment of migrant workers in the country. September 26 2013, 17:00 1 933 views

Kazakhstan News

Depardieu arrives in Baikonur at Kazakhstan's invitation

Famous actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Baikonur to watch the launch of a new crew expedition to the International Space Station September 26 2013, 16:56 1 533 views

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Psy's Gentleman replicated in Atyrau

Parodist Kadirbek Nazirov from Atyrau has made a video replicating South Korean singer Psy's stunning 'Gentleman' music clip. September 26 2013, 16:07 5 261 views

Kazakhstan News

Incident at Bolashak plant to have no effect on commercial output at Kashagan, minister says

The incident at a gas pipeline will not affect commercial output at the largest offshore field of Kashagan located in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, minister of oil and gas Uzakbai Karabalin told journalists on the sidelines of a parliamentary session. September 26 2013, 12:28 2 228 views

Kazakhstan News

Armed attack on cash collectors in Almaty: one dead, one wounded

An armed assault on cash collectors in the center of Almaty left one dead and one seriously wounded September 26 2013, 12:06 1 683 views

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Russian delegation walks out during Saakashvili speech in UN

The Russian delegation walked out Wednesday during outgoing Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s speech at the UN General Assembly September 26 2013, 11:58 1 624 views

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Bolashak plant lives another gas leak

Credible sources told Ak Zhaik about another incident at Bolashak plant on September 24. September 25 2013, 17:43 5 842 views

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Saudi car owners fined for allowing women to drive

Saudi traffic police have fined several car owners after six women were found defying the kingdom's male-only driving rules, a Saudi daily reported on Wednesday. September 25 2013, 16:27 1 551 views

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Islamist rebels in Syria reject National Coalition

Eleven Islamist rebel groups in Syria have announced they do not recognise the authority of the main opposition alliance, the National Coalition. September 25 2013, 16:07 1 448 views