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Minister Abdenov gets egged for women's retirement age increase

Kazakhstan's minister of labor and social protection Serik Abdenov was pelted with eggs while addressing the government’s controversial pension reforms at a lively press conference in Almaty April 26 2013, 15:00 1 968 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

UK prosecutors open formal probe into Kazakh miner ENRC

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has begun a formal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption at Kazakh miner ENRC (ENRC.L), following months of talks between the two sides and two internal inquiries. April 26 2013, 12:04 4 550 просмотрs

World News

273 dead in Bangladesh building collapse

An eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka containing several garment factories and thousands of workers collapsed on Wednesday, killing at 273 people with many more feared dead. April 26 2013, 11:54 1 360 просмотрs

Crime

Businessman from Atyrau flies Boston to see his son

Soon after the detention of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of act of terrorism in Boston, the world media spotlighted the names of two Kazakhstan citizens, students of the Massachusetts University: Dias Kadyrbaev and Azamat Tazhayakov. 19-year-old Azamat happened to be from Atyrau, our fellow countryman. April 26 2013, 11:34 5 736 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan: Media Spotlighting Tenuous Connections to Marathon Bombings

The media spotlight shone on Kazakhstan when two Kazakhstani students were arrested near Boston on April 20 over alleged immigration violations after being questioned by police about their links to suspected bombers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a shootout with security forces, and his surviving brother Djokhar, who is hospitalized and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. April 26 2013, 10:27 1 772 просмотрs

World News

Canadian connection: Iran, al Qaeda and terror

Canadian authorities have alleged that two terrorism suspects arrested in Montreal and Toronto were receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran. But Tehran and al Qaeda have historically had a hostile relationship. April 26 2013, 10:17 1 513 просмотрs

World News

US Defense Secretary Hagel: Syria used chemical weapons

The United States Department of Defense says they suspect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on a “small scale” in that country’s ongoing civil war. April 26 2013, 10:14 1 545 просмотрs

World News

Spain's unemployed protesters clash with police

Twenty-nine people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in the latest street demonstrations sparked by anger at Spain's economic crisis, emergency services said. April 26 2013, 10:12 1 295 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to quit any union if independence affected - Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan will leave any union if the country's independence is jeopardized in it, President Nursultan Nazarbayev stated. April 26 2013, 09:33 1 371 просмотрs

Ecology

Babies of Big Beluga

Last Sunday the big beluga fish caught at the beginning of this month by fishermen of Amangeldy fishing cooperative began having labour contractions (see “The Day of Big Beluga Fish”. WKT #15, 11. 04. 2013). Unfortunately, the personnel of the Kourilkin sturgeon-breeding plant from the very beginning forecasted that the labour for 300 kg weighing beluga would be unpromising. In addition, the fish received several traumas during transportation and they couldn’t save its life.  April 25 2013, 18:02 9 899 просмотрs

World News

US army seeks new technology to replace GPS

  The US army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon's research agency said Wednesday. April 25 2013, 17:32 1 339 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to stage huge military parade on May 7

Kazakhstan is actively preparing for its first military parade on May 7, the Day of Defender of the Fatherland, where about 7 000 soldiers will take part, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported. April 25 2013, 17:29 2 150 просмотрs

Culture

The 1st of May - the Day of Unity of Kazakhstan People (+Announcement)

According to the information provided by the Akimat of Atyrau city, this year on the 1st of May the government is organizing May Day parade. Due to this the transport movement in the central part of the city will be restricted.  April 25 2013, 16:45 8 794 просмотрs

World News

Xi Jinping orders generals and senior PLA officers to serve as privates

In a morale-boosting manoeuvre, Xi Jinping orders officers to serve as low-ranking soldiers April 25 2013, 14:28 1 759 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

XI Eurasian Media Forum kicks off in Astana

On April 25-26 the XI Eurasian Media Forum will be held in Astana, which was initiated to promote the professional development of Eurasian media. April 25 2013, 12:19 1 355 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

KazTransOil plans to allocate KZT 28.8bn for dividend payout for 2012

The Board of Directors of JSC "KazTransOil" recommends that the general meeting of shareholders of the company to allocate 86% of the consolidated net income for 2012 for the payment of dividends, KazTransOil CEO Kairgeldy Kabyldin stated. April 24 2013, 16:48 1 457 просмотрs

Other News

Zhaikmunay is required to pay T1.8bn environmental fine

Zhaikmunay oil company received a claim from the West Kazakhstan Department of Geology and Use of Subsoil Resources, "Zapkaznedra", amounting nearly 1.8bn tenge for unsanctioned flaring of associated gas, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan citing the company statement. April 24 2013, 15:27 2 292 просмотрs

Society

Why arrest at once

Terms like "arrest" or "detention room" have always been associated with criminals, anti-social personalities, or at least family troublemakers. Recently, ministry of internal affairs decided to "restart" public mind: besides the accustomed category of people at detention centers police started to catch quite a different group of people - law abiding citizens who happened to throw a cigarette butt on the ground. April 24 2013, 10:48 1 981 просмотрs

World News

Belgorod shooting suspect arrested

Police in southwest Russia detained on Tuesday the man suspected of shooting six people dead in the city of Belgorod, the Interior Ministry said. April 24 2013, 10:39 1 436 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan bans import of cars manufactured before 2005

Euro-4 ecological standard will be introduced at the territory of Kazakhstan on July 1, 2013. Import (registration) of cars manufactured before 2005 and complying with Euro-3 standard or lower will be banned, Auto.lafa.kz writes. April 24 2013, 10:19 1 905 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Military aircraft crashed in Kazakhstan

Military aircraft MiG-31 of military unit 50185 of the Ministry of Defense crashed during a training flight in the Karaganda region on Tuesday, said in a statement on the website of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan. April 24 2013, 09:48 2 422 просмотрs

World News

US State Department: USA to maintain presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia after 2014

The United States of America will maintain their presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia after 2014, United States Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said at a press conference in Astana on Tuesday. April 23 2013, 17:34 1 308 просмотрs

World News

Libya bomb attack hits French embassy in Tripoli

The French embassy in Libya was hit by a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the 2011 war that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. April 23 2013, 17:28 1 480 просмотрs

Society

Ecology agencies see subsoil users as money bags - Chevron adviser

The annual 11th International Atyrau Legal Conference (KPLA) was held on April 19 in Atyrau in TCO office building. It was titled “Topical issues and analysis of practice of application of the legislation in oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan”. The lawyers representing the interests of different oil companies are, most of all, concerned by imperfection of Kazakhstan legislative and even political systems allowing, in their opinion, to violate the rights of subsoil users. April 23 2013, 16:55 3 004 просмотрs

Other News

2 Brits sacked, spoken for by 89 at Kashagan

Another labor conflict came to pass on D Island of the North Caspian Project. This time, employees from the United Kingdom protested against dismissal of their two fellow citizens. April 23 2013, 16:36 7 792 просмотрs