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Introduction to Kazakh wedding

There were two ways to achieve consent – either parents of both negotiate, kuda tusu [offer of marriage] or the groom steals the bride at her will, alyp kashu [grab and run]. February 11 2013, 10:27 29 895 views

Kazakhstan News

Acceptable decisions on Baikonur found - Nazarbayev, Putin

Both presidents also discussed in details the program of bipartite cooperation in 2013-2015,  particularly the creation of Common Economic Space and moving toward Eurasian Economic Union. February 11 2013, 09:33 1 670 views

World News

Russian ex-intelligence officer Kvachkov sentenced for 13 years

The former intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov stands accused of having masterminded a coup d’état plot in what has come to be popularly known as the Crossbow Coup case. Kvachkov has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security penal colony, and his co-accused Kiselev to 11. The prosecutors had initially sought 14 years for Kvachkov, though he faced a maximum of 20. February 9 2013, 12:10 2 063 views

World News

US north-east braces for 'historic' snowstorm

    Heavy snow is falling in the US north-east, where a "potentially historic" winter storm could bring up to 3ft (91cm) of snow in some areas. Flights to and from New York have been cancelled and power cuts are reported as blizzards from the Great Lakes descend on parts of New England.   February 9 2013, 11:28 1 710 views

Society

Don’t feel yourself abandoned, kid!

The kids that ended up in the Atyrau city orphanage # 1 named after Sabyr Kazybaev have different fates. Some of them are full orphans and others have parents, but they are either missing, serve time in jail or in medical facilities due to long-term diseases. February 9 2013, 10:45 3 700 views

Politics

British Ambassador Visits Atyrau

February 7, Atyrau Oblast Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov met the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Great Britain to Kazakhstan Carolyn Browne and the Embassy regional adviser on energy issues Johnathan Cook.  February 8 2013, 15:39 3 921 views

World News

Lionhearts - the first to beat Arlans

British Lionhearts handed out a first defeat of the World Series of Boxing season to Astana Arlans Kazakhstan in London on Thursday. February 8 2013, 14:12 2 117 views

World News

Eni boss probed over Algerian bribes

Italian energy major Eni's chief executive Paolo Scaroni has been placed under investigation over alleged bribes paid to win contracts in Algeria, the company said on Thursday, denying any involvement in the scandal. February 8 2013, 11:54 2 159 views

Other News

Hungarian Chemimontazh workers panic over change of investor

NefteStroyService Ltd [NSS] people unexpectedly blew in their office, sealed the accounts room, changed security guards and seized the company stamp.  In light of mass reduction in major projects, many are afraid to lose their jobs. The least they may face after change of management is salary cut. February 8 2013, 11:32 6 725 views

World News

Workers strike at ArcelorMittal European sites

Thousands of workers were staging strikes and demonstrations on Wednesday at European plants of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, in what unions said was a protest against job insecurity. February 8 2013, 10:09 1 778 views

Kazakhstan News

Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama

A journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, Tengrinews.kz reports. February 7 2013, 18:06 1 994 views

Kazakhstan News

Gap between rich and poor needs to be reduced – Vice PM

Government has developed an anti-crisis program, which should help reduce gap between the rich and the poor in Kazakhstan, said deputy PM Yerbol Orynbayev. February 7 2013, 17:20 1 814 views

Kazakhstan News

SCAT plane skidded off runway at Almaty airport

SCAT airline’s AN-24 airplane skidded off runway at the Almaty airport when landing  with 24 passengers on board, airline press service reported. February 7 2013, 18:01 3 580 views

Kazakhstan News

China and Turkey biggest sources of labor migrants to Kazakhstan

China and Turkey are responsible for biggest numbers of labor migrants to Kazakhstan, KazTag reports, citing the country’s Ministry of Labor. February 7 2013, 16:05 1 413 views

World News

Teargas as thousands protest top opposition leader assassination in Tunisia

February 7 2013, 15:53 1 897 views

Other News

Spray can explosion in Atyrau caused panic among public

In the evening of February 6, two strong blasts in a trash bin [on photo] made the people living at 40 Tovarischeskaya street in Atyrau shiver. February 7 2013, 15:23 1 962 views

Other News

ESS served old salmon after clerical error

Ak Zhaik reporters got hold of evidence that ESS Support Services, a TCO contractor, partially owned by KazMunayGas-Service [40%], had been giving old salmon to rotational workers. February 7 2013, 13:40 4 230 views

Kazakhstan News

Board of appeals leaves Chelakh verdict unchanged

Kazakhstan's Military Court's Board of Appeals for Criminal Cases upheld the life imprisonment verdict to Vladislav Chelakh, a border guard found guilty of butchering his fellow soldiers. February 7 2013, 13:19 1 645 views

World News

Russia launches six US satellites from Baikonur

The Roscosmos space agency said the launch went off without a hitch after being delayed by a day due to bad weather in the Central Asian nation. February 7 2013, 12:57 1 535 views

Culture

Kazakh Calendar

On the basis of astronomical observations, different nations created their own time counting systems. They correlated to the movement of the Sun, or the Moon, or to the movement of other planets. Ancient cattle-farmers of Central Asia created their own cyclic animal calendar which was widely used by their descendants – Turkic nomads, through the 20th century. Kazakhs called it – Moushel. February 7 2013, 15:24 12 323 views

Kazakhstan News

Ballistic expert admits mistake in Chelakh's case

Tuesday, February 5, during a tripartite online conference between an expert in Astana, Vladislav Chelakh in Taldykorgan court room and the military court in Almaty, it was identified that a ballistic expert had made a mistake in examination of the 9-mm bullet shell found at Arkankergen border post, which was destroyed in May 2012, allegedly by a 19-year old private Chelakh. February 6 2013, 15:15 1 658 views

World News

Akhmadinejad attacked in Cairo

Makhmoud Akhmadinejad, the president of Iran was attacked with shoe during his visit to Cairo, Egypt, reports Al-Arabiyya TV channel. February 6 2013, 14:10 1 874 views

Crime

Cops involved in rape in Kulsary

Goulnazira Moukhtarova, the Head of Press Service of Internal Affairs Department, February 5, at a briefing informed that Amantai Kurenbekov, the Deputy Minister of RoK Internal Affairs arrived to Atyrau. He chaired the meeting where the rape of a 33-year old woman (the citizen of Taraz city) by two police officers in Kulsary was discussed. February 6 2013, 11:35 3 801 views

Crime

Customs seized pipes smuggled from Turkey

Atyrau Oblast Customs Control Department initiated a criminal case against one of the limited liabilities companies over smuggled goods. February 6 2013, 09:44 2 519 views

World News

Malala Yousafzai speaks publicly for first time since Taliban shooting

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl and activist who was shot in the head by a Taliban assassin on her way home from school last fall, has spoken publicly for the first time since the shooting. February 5 2013, 14:23 1 672 views