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Over 50 trucks and 17 cars rescued from snow trap in E Kazakhstan

Rescuers helped 50 trucks and 17 cars out of snow trap in East Kazakhstan Oblast, reports media service of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations. December 24 2012, 15:38 1 612 просмотрs

World News

Rock musician calls Putin to veto Dima Yakovlev Act

Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich addressed an open message to the Russian president Vladimir Putin concerning Dima Yakovlev Law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. December 24 2012, 15:19 1 689 просмотрs

World News

Judge clears BP's $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

British oil giant BP won approval from a US federal judge of a $7.8bn settlement with people and businesses who lost money and property due to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the deal Friday addresses the bulk of private claims over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the oil spill that resulted from its explosion, it does not affect an anticipated tens of billions of dollars in fines and claims from the US government and impacted coastal states and local governments. December 24 2012, 14:35 1 478 просмотрs

Other News

Atyrau people spent 270MM on IPO

This month KazTransOil stopped receiving applications to buy ordinary shares placed within the public People's IPO program. December 24 2012, 12:31 2 088 просмотрs

Society

West Kazakhstan Today wishes its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have helped to shape our business in a most significant way. We value our relationship with you and look forward to working with you in the year to come. We wish you a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. December 22 2012, 16:13 3 574 просмотрs

World News

Earthquake in the Caspian Sea

Earthquake with the magnitude of 3.1 on a Richter scale occurred in the Caspian Sea on Friday, reported Trend.az. December 22 2012, 15:28 1 903 просмотрs

World News

Italy faces vote as Monti leaves

  ITALY is gearing up for early elections after Prime Minister Mario Monti said he will resign in the coming days and Silvio Berlusconi announced he will run again for the sixth time in two decades. December 22 2012, 15:13 1 396 просмотрs

World News

John Kerry nominated as next US secretary of state

US President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as his next secretary of state. December 22 2012, 14:51 1 552 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Rixos Lake Borovoe hotel is one of the world's best - Nazarbayev

SHCHUCHINSK-BOROVOYE. December 21. The hotel "Rixos Lake Borovoe" that has been opened today in Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort area is the best one in Kazakhstan and one of the world's best, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has stated at the opening ceremony on Friday. December 22 2012, 14:25 3 971 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Vzglyad opposition newspaper closed down by court

The Prosecutor's Office won the lawsuit against the Vzglayd opposition newspaper and its online outlets over propagating the extremist ideas, said the International Fund for Freedom of Speech Adil Soz. December 22 2012, 14:08 1 432 просмотрs

Society

Mini Doomsday

On December 21 the promised doomsday arrived with strong wind and heavy snowfall which, as usual, became an absolute surprise for our municipal services and a nightmare for drivers. December 22 2012, 11:10 1 829 просмотрs

Society

Alpysbai the Wolfer

According to Atyrau Oblast Society of Hunters and Fishermen, from the beginning of the year in our region 264 wolves, 14 jackals and 57 wolf cubs have been killed. In this race for wolf scalps the individual leadership has Alpysbai Koulpeisov, 53-year-old hunter from Atyrau, whose score is the highest - 172 wolves. The second was Daulbai Kanatbaev, the huntsman from the Isatai district, who exterminated 47 wolves. December 22 2012, 10:00 2 984 просмотрs

Society

Wind snaps power lines

Today, in the morning of December 21, the lights went off in the residential areas of Atyrau. December 21 2012, 16:36 1 870 просмотрs

Other News

Reminder: Emergency Calls

Media service of Department of Emergency reminds of emergency response phone numbers in case of communal failures during the upcoming holidays. December 21 2012, 16:17 1 669 просмотрs

World News

Julian Assange: Wikileaks to release 'million more files in 2013

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his work "will not be cowed," as he promised the whistle-blowing site would release a million more documents. December 22 2012, 09:30 1 423 просмотрs

World News

Metro station "Alma-Ata" will open in Moscow on Dec 24 of 2012

The new station “Alma-Ata” on Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow metro will take the first passengers on Monday, December 24 of 2012, reports RIA Novosti on Friday. December 21 2012, 15:30 1 662 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

800km of Western Europe-Western China road to be launched in 2013

800km of Western Europe-Western China road will be put into service in 2013, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Zhumagaliyev as saying at the briefing in Kazakhstan President’s Central Communications Service. December 21 2012, 14:44 1 431 просмотрs

World News

U.S. drafts compromise for Lebanon-Israel dispute over natural gas resources

Proposed map, based on versions submitted by both Lebanon and Israel, delineates maritime economic border and defines where each country can search for natural gas. December 21 2012, 12:44 4 332 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Turkmen authorities may grant amnesty to border trespassers from KZ

Seven Kazakh citizens, 3 hunters and 4 policemen, who accidentally trespassed the Turkmen border may be pardoned in December, reported Kazakh National Security Committee reported. December 21 2012, 12:09 1 421 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The lawyer of the border guard jailed for life to appeal the verdict

Serik Sarsenov, the lawyer of the border guard Vladislav Chelkah, who will bring appeal to the Military Court against the decision of the Specialized Inter-District Military Court. December 21 2012, 12:04 1 674 просмотрs

Ecology

Oil Spill in Atyrau Oblast (+ photos)

In Issatai District of Atyrau Oblast, Kazakhstan, oil spill occurred from Gran-Martyshi oil pipeline. December 21 2012, 11:42 3 784 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev:

2050 Kazakhstan Strategy: "New political course" (Published in abridged version of WKT) By 2050 Kazakhstan must enter the top 30 club of most developed states in the world.  I offer a draft of a new political direction for the nation until 2050. This will be my Address to the nation of Kazakhstan.  Today I will also outline the primary tasks for 2013 that will ensure the successful start of the New political course 2050.  December 20 2012, 21:38 3 552 просмотрs

World News

US woman crowned Miss Universe 2012

American Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012 late Wednesday, beating out beauties from around the world to claim the coveted title, AFP reports. December 20 2012, 20:33 1 580 просмотрs

Economy

TCO’s Best Friends

On December 14, TCO held a forum on Partners’ program for development of small and medium businesses. December 20 2012, 15:25 2 549 просмотрs

Culture

The Island of Love

Atyrau Oblast Theater of Drama named after M. Utemissov finished premiering Island of Love, a play written by Adilbek Tauassarov, a 20th century Kazakh play writer. The play portrays an episode of three characters: a forester (performed by Assylbek BADEL) and two loving hearts – a doctor, Marat, in his fifties (by Yeltai SHAMANOV) and his beautiful young wife Aina (performed by a debutant Nurshat ARALBAI, a graduate of Zhurgenov Institute of Arts, Almaty). December 20 2012, 15:14 2 223 просмотрs