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Relatives identify purported Kazakh 'Jihadist' in video

Family members say they have identified one of the men in a recent video of purported Kazakh jihadists preparing to wage war in Syria and are asking authorities to help bring him home. October 24 2013, 16:09 2 989 views

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Azerbaijan's SOCAR extinguishes well at Bulla Deniz offshore field

The Azerbaijani State Oil Company (SOCAR) has extinguished the fire in the emergency well at the Bulla Deniz offshore field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, a source at the oil and gas market told Trend on Thursday. October 24 2013, 15:32 2 936 views

Kazakhstan News

Heavy truck crushes bus at Karachaganak field injuring 18

There has been a car accident at the territory of Karachaganak gas condensate field in Kazakhsta October 24 2013, 14:38 2 388 views

World News

Ecuador's Worn-Out War on Chevron

Ecuador’s long-running spat with U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. over a polluted swath of Amazon jungle is the type of David-and-Goliath story President Rafael Correa uses to define his mandate. October 24 2013, 14:35 3 287 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Kashagan field needs some weeks to resume output

A consortium developing Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oilfield said on Thursday it needs a few weeks to resume production cut by an industrial accident on Oct. 9, which means commercial output will not go ahead this month as planned. October 24 2013, 12:37 4 466 views

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Tajik-Afghan border veterans want status similar to WWII soldiers

Participants of battles at the Tajik-Afghan border request the country president to equalize their status to the Great Patriotic War veterans October 24 2013, 11:34 10 833 views

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Assel - lifeguard in skirt

Prior to the Day of Rescuer, Atyrau citizen Assel Zulpibekova was given the reward of valour. October 24 2013, 11:11 10 651 views

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Robbed Temirbank pictures unveiled

Temirbank branch cashiers discovered the loss of over 37 million tenge after they returned to the office from lunch October 24 2013, 11:00 2 316 views

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Russia criticizes results of London diplomatic meeting on Syria

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that a meeting of 11 nations on resolving the Syrian conflict resulted in a call for regime change, a challenge that upsets plans for a peace conference in Geneva. October 24 2013, 10:53 1 974 views

Kazakhstan News

Unregistered religious unions to vanish by year end in Kazakhstan

All unregistered religious unions are going to be liquidated in Kazakhstan by the end of this year October 24 2013, 10:40 2 484 views

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49 Australian cows suffocate during flight to Almaty

49 Australian cows have died during import from Australia to Kazakhstan. They suffocated in the airplane October 23 2013, 17:46 3 702 views

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Samruk Kazyna to lay off thousands of administrative personnel

Over 2000 administrative employees of companies within the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund will be laid off in 2013 October 23 2013, 17:29 2 767 views

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Kazakhs blocking India-Russia free trade pact

Kazakhstan is playing spoilsport in India’s plans of forging a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Russia. In its efforts to diversify export markets beyond the US and the EU, given the on going economic crisis in these markets, India has identified Russia as a key country for intensifying its trade engagement October 23 2013, 17:15 2 813 views

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Filing ties slain Boston Marathon Bombing suspect to 2011 case

A government court filing links the deceased suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, to a triple murder in Waltham, Mass., in September 2011, attributing the information to his now-dead friend. October 23 2013, 16:53 2 408 views

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Iran: man survives hanging, 'no need' for second execution attempt, minister says

"No need for re-execution" of man convicted of drug smuggling local news agency reports Iranian justice minister as ruling October 23 2013, 15:38 2 890 views

Kazakhstan News

Almaty saw bank heist in the middle of the day

One of Almaty bank was robbed yesterday, on October 22 October 23 2013, 15:06 2 675 views

Kazakhstan News

Woman beaten for photo of Nazarbayev billboard on ground

A village head, 49, beat up a woman after she photographed a billboard with Nazarbayev's picture fallen on the ground. October 23 2013, 14:15 2 851 views

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Kazakhstan: gay rights debate heats up amid homophobic outbursts

Homophobic rhetoric is on the rise in Kazakhstan, and members of the country’s gay and transsexual community are bracing for a possible legislative assault on their rights. October 23 2013, 14:19 4 872 views

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India says Pakistani troops attacked at least 50 border posts overnight, 1 Indian guard dead

India’s border force says Pakistani troops fired guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in the disputed region of Kashmir and killed one Indian guard. October 23 2013, 11:58 2 850 views

Ecology

On the Road to Green Economy

“On the Road to “Green Economy” seminar was held in Atyrau on October 21 for major energy consuming companies. The seminar was organized by the Kazakhstan Petroleum Association. October 23 2013, 11:19 3 496 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan fated to frequent hurricanes, Russian expert says

Kazakhstan's eastern regions will face climate change followed by frequent hurricanes and whirlwinds. Such a forecast was produced by Russian experts from Environment Monitoring Department of Novosibirsk. October 23 2013, 11:10 4 870 views

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Foreign ministry: Kazakhs infiltrate Syria via Turkey

In an interview to journalists, deputy chairman of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee Nurgali Bilisbekov said he doesn't challenge the information about Kazakh citizens currently being in Syria, BNews reports. October 23 2013, 10:38 5 422 views

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French diva Patricia Kaas to perform in Astana

French singer Patricia Kaas is expected to give a performance in Astana within the framework of the Year of France in Kazakhstan. October 23 2013, 09:37 5 309 views

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Amnesty calls on Czechs to protect Ablyazov aide

Rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on authorities in the Czech Republic to reject requests by Ukraine and Russia to extradite a Russian-Kazakh citizen jailed on an Interpol warrant. October 23 2013, 09:27 2 500 views

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Kazakhstan No.1 in Central Asia and in world's Top 10 by greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions have brought Kazakhstan into the 1st place among Central Asian countries, Irina Yesserkepova, Deputy Director Zhasyl Damu -- an arm of the Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan working on preservation and restoration of the environment October 22 2013, 16:37 3 873 views