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Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy

Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy

Pakistanis went to the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots in an historic election. For the first time in the country’s history, an elected government completed its five-year term and will be succeeded by another elected government. Early vote counts announced by Pakistan State TV place former-Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), clearly ahead of the challengers. May 13 2013, 10:12 1 502 views

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race

To many's surprise, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili made an announcement on Saturday about his decision to run for the country's upcoming presidential contest. May 13 2013, 10:03 1 593 views

ENRC Brokers Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Said to Have Resigned

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ENRC Brokers Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Said to Have Resigned

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC)’s two corporate brokers have quit as advisers to the ferroalloys producer that’s facing an investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office over corruption allegations, according to three people familiar with the matter. May 13 2013, 09:51 2 268 views

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

Kyrgyzstan's emergencies minister says the bodies of two American crew members have been found after a U.S. military refueling plane crashed in rugged mountains, while the search for the third crew member continues. May 13 2013, 09:40 1 466 views

U.S. Case Against Maksim Bakiev Dropped

U.S. Case Against Maksim Bakiev Dropped

U.S. prosecutors say a financial fraud case against Maksim Bakiev, son of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev, has been dropped, but gave no explanation. May 13 2013, 09:34 1 567 views

I will stay in Boston until court makes decision - father of arrested Kazakh

I will stay in Boston until court makes decision - father of arrested Kazakh

Court hearing of UMass Darthmouth students - Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov - will not be conducted on May 14, as previosly mass media reported, but postponed for a month, Azamat's father, a businessman from Atyrau and a member of city council, Amir Ismagulov over the phone told Ak Zhaik. May 13 2013, 09:28 3 256 views

ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it.

ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it.

Victory Day in Kazakhstan is a holiday that is celebrated at the highest level, which means its great significance for Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that our country for over two decades has gone through its sovereign development, we, unlike some of the other nations of the former Soviet Union, did not think it possible to give up the memory of the war, to review its results and value. May 11 2013, 16:15 4 732 views

Floral Tribute in Victory Park (Photos)

Floral Tribute in Victory Park (Photos)

“Year after year the number of our war veterans coming to pay floral tribute to Victory Park grows smaller and smaller,”- said someone sadly in the crowd. I also noticed that this year the number of war veterans considerably decreased compared to the previous one. Some of them died, some just physically cannot walk to lay flowers at Eternal Flame… May 10 2013, 11:12 2 454 views

Turkey Warns Syria Over Car Bomb Attacks

Turkey Warns Syria Over Car Bomb Attacks

Turkey says it reserves the right to take "every kind of measure" after car bombs kill more than 40 people near the Syria border. May 12 2013, 15:06 3 288 views

Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Small Virginia Town – Reports

Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Small Virginia Town – Reports

The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried earlier this week in a Muslim cemetery in a small town in Virginia known for its sprawling, popular amusement park, US media reported Friday. May 11 2013, 14:39 1 511 views

Bolashak-Serhetyaka through railway service is opened by Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Presidents

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Bolashak-Serhetyaka through railway service is opened by Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Presidents

As it is known, the new line "Zhanaozen - the state border with Turkmenistan" will make the route 600 km shorter than the existing railway via the Turkmen city of Sarahs. The project implementation in Iran relating to the new railway called "Bafq-Meshhed" will reduce the range of freight traffic between the Persian Gulf and the Far East for 1300 km. May 11 2013, 14:11 2 894 views

Waste disposal leaves Kashagan first oil deadline under question

Waste disposal leaves Kashagan first oil deadline under question

Kashagan project, which CNN Money recognized as the most expensive energy project in the past 40 years [$116bn], has grown heavier by another $65mln. NCOC, the consortium, will have to spend this much on construction of liquid process waste cleaning units, previously ‘forgotten’ in the design. 75% of the wastes are formation waters containing poisonous substances. May 10 2013, 08:45 2 683 views

Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800

Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800

The army in Bangladesh say 804 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the capital Dhaka. May 9 2013, 18:03 1 400 views

Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan citizens with Victory Day

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Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan citizens with Victory Day

Today the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated veterans and all Kazakhstan citizens with the Victory Day. May 9 2013, 17:57 3 136 views

Die Hard Soldier

Die Hard Soldier

It wasn’t easy for me to get hold of the Grandad for taking an interview. He was “hardly accessible”. His schedule was very tight: 90-year old veteran of war and oil industry and, since recently, newlywed Kourmanbai Dosymbetuly (or Kurmanbai-ata) is either staying out or, on the contrary, giving party in his house. I arrived to Akzhar village on Friday afternoon. I opened the door of the small tidy house and was immediately enveiled with clouds of “beshbarmak” - meat a la Kazakh. Just as I thought, Grandad again was entertaining guests in his house! May 9 2013, 06:18 3 285 views

On the steep banks walked Katyusha…

On the steep banks walked Katyusha…

In Atyrau on the Victory Day eve in eleven points of the city at one and the same time the famous wartime song “Katyusha” composed by Matvei Blanter with lyrics from Mikhail Isakovsky was sung. Such a peculiar flashmob initiative belongs to the public association “Zheruyik Cultural Fund”. May 8 2013, 18:03 2 538 views

Egg throwing contest held in Saraichik

Egg throwing contest held in Saraichik

May 7, the village of Saraichik, to the north of Atyrau, hosted an egg throwing competition for the Cup of Andrei Tsukanov, a public activist famous for egging Labor Minister Serik Abdenov during a press conference in Almaty on April 26. The minister fell under public displeasure for promoting unpopular retirement system reform in Kazakhstan. May 8 2013, 12:26 2 805 views

Father of UMass Dartmouth student arrested after Marathon bombings visits memorial site

Father of UMass Dartmouth student arrested after Marathon bombings visits memorial site

The father of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings and accused of helping to destroy evidence appeared at the memorial site in Copley Square Tuesday morning. May 8 2013, 12:06 1 786 views

Study: US immigration reform would cost $6.3 trillion

Study: US immigration reform would cost $6.3 trillion

A US political battle raged Monday over the cost of Senate-proposed immigration reform, with a conservative think-tank warning the plan to legalize 11 million undocumented workers would soar to $6.3 trillion, AFP reports. May 8 2013, 11:44 1 422 views

Astana Media Center caught fire, 800 evacuated

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Astana Media Center caught fire, 800 evacuated

Media Center caught fire this weekend in Astana, Tengrinews.kz reports. May 8 2013, 11:30 2 464 views

North Korea removes missiles from launch sites

North Korea removes missiles from launch sites

In a sudden de-escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang has removed two of its ballistic missile units from their launching positions, US officials confirmed. May 7 2013, 15:37 1 700 views

Two women freed from slavery, make peace with "slave-drivers"

Two women freed from slavery, make peace with "slave-drivers"

Two women, who spent six months in slavery, reconciled with the family of exploiters in the West Kazakhstan Oblast. May 7 2013, 13:28 2 158 views

Structural changes possible at Kashagan: an informed source

Structural changes possible at Kashagan: an informed source

The giant Kashagan oilfield may face structural changes, KazTAG reports, citing an informed source in Astana. May 7 2013, 13:06 2 626 views

Kazakhstan proud of its army and does best to enhance it

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Kazakhstan proud of its army and does best to enhance it

President of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has stated at the first military parade on the occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day today. May 7 2013, 12:54 3 467 views

First Kazakh Woman Promoted To General

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First Kazakh Woman Promoted To General

A woman has been promoted to the rank of general within the Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office for the first time ever. May 6 2013, 16:43 1 931 views