Kazakhstan News Austrian man extradited to Germany to face fraud charges General Prosecutor of Kazakhstan has satisfied the request of the Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany on extradition of Austrian citizen to face fraud charges, according to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office. March 27 2015, 11:08 2 322 просмотрs
Economy A Journey Beyond the Seven Seas As it became known to Ak Zhaik newspaper the large-scale project of Tengizchevroil LLP - Wellhead Pressure Management / Future Growth Project (WPM/FGP) - considerably rose in cost, and the date of implementation was postponed from 2019 to 2021. According to updated estimates and schedule of works, based on the results of front end engineering design the cost of the project increased from $23,7 billion to $38,8 billion. March 27 2015, 10:15 4 792 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News MIA: The reason of Kapparov's death was cardiac arrest The head of "Kazatomprom" Nurlan Kapparov suddenly died in Beijing, azh.kz reports. March 27 2015, 01:54 4 043 просмотрs
World News Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot 'wanted to destroy plane' The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to "destroy the plane", officials said. March 27 2015, 01:09 2 605 просмотрs
Society Nurlan Kapparov died Our sources reported that today, on March 26, the head of national company Kazatomprom Nurlan Kapparov died. March 26 2015, 15:19 4 129 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan victims of Airbus A320 crash were from E Kazakhstan rgn - MFA Three citizens of Kazakhstan who became victims of the Airbus A320 deadly plane crash in the French Alps on March 24 were from East Kazakhstan region. March 26 2015, 14:46 2 842 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Three candidates to run for president in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) registered only three candidates for participation in the snap presidential election to be held April 26, RIA Novosti reported March 25. March 26 2015, 14:43 2 544 просмотрs
Culture Alternative Nauryz celebration in Saraishyk village On March 23 the residents of the small Saraishyk village celebrated Nauryz- the Coming of Spring or Kazakh New Year not in a usual way, at the cost of the local budget, but this event could be truly called an "alternative" celebration of Nauryz. March 26 2015, 10:32 5 878 просмотрs
World News Ukraine arrests officials on live TV, sacks powerful oligarch Ukraine on Wednesday dramatically arrested two top officials on graft charges at a televised cabinet meeting hours after the president sacked a powerful oligarch as regional governor. March 26 2015, 10:00 2 817 просмотрs
World News ‘The plane is disintegrated': 150 dead as Airbus A320 goes down in Southern France A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed Tuesday in a snowy, remote section of the French Alps, sounding like an avalanche as it scattered pulverized debris across the mountain. All aboard are feared dead, French officials said. March 25 2015, 01:57 3 083 просмотрs
World News Son of ousted Ukraine leader said to have drowned in car accident The 33-year-old son of toppled ex-Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych has died, his former party said Monday, after his car apparently fell through ice on Russia's Lake Baikal. March 25 2015, 01:46 2 503 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Access to social networks may be blocked before election day in Kazakhstan In case of violation of the rules of election campaigning in Kazakhstan, access to social networks may be blocked, Tengrinews reports. March 24 2015, 17:38 2 918 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News First Kazakh expedition to North Pole The first Kazakhstan ski expedition to the North Pole will start on March 31, 2015. Member of the Presidium of Kazakh Geographic Society Tolegen Tastanbekov, who is taking part in the expedition, spoke to Tengrinews about the adventure. March 24 2015, 17:33 3 129 просмотрs
World News US House votes to provide lethal aid to Ukraine A resolution to provide lethal aid to Ukrainian security forces has passed the US House with broad bipartisan support. The move puts added pressure on the White House, which is also considering delivering weapons. March 24 2015, 17:24 2 531 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan celebrates Central Asian New Year - Nauryz Nauryz. An ancient celebration of the new year, symbolizing happiness, love and friendship for many Kazakhs and other peoples of Central Asia. Literally meaning “new day” in Persian, Nauryz is one of the most beloved Kazakh holidays, which starts on 21st of March, the spring equinox. It is not an accident that the month of March in Kazakh is also called “Nauryz”. March 23 2015, 00:14 4 750 просмотрs
Culture Concert dedicated to 90th anniversary of Nurgisa Tlendiev will take place on Makhambet Drama Theatre stage On March 28, Saturday, at 5 pm, the festive concert dedicated to the 90th anniversary of a prominent Kazakh composer and musician Nurgisa Tlendiev will take place at Atyrau Makhambet Drama theater. March 20 2015, 15:56 5 931 просмотрs
World News Dutch dismiss reports alleging MH17 downed by Buk missile The Netherlands has denied reports that the Malaysia Airlines plane was downed by a Buk missile, killing all 298 passengers and crew last July, rt.com reports. March 20 2015, 15:16 2 823 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Putin says he supports Nazarbayev’s candidacy in presidential elections Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday in Astana that he supports the candidacy of incumbent Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev in upcoming presidential elections. March 20 2015, 14:55 2 935 просмотрs
Society Nauryz - Celebration of Spring Coming Nauryz is one of the oldest holidays on Earth. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth has been celebrated for over five thousand years by many cultures. March 20 2015, 12:30 5 518 просмотрs
World News Killers of Russian Opposition Leader Nemtsov Were Paid $85,000 – Report Russian investigators believe that the team suspected of killing opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was paid 5 million rubles ($85,000) to do the hit, the Rosbalt news agency reported Thursday, citing case materials. March 20 2015, 12:16 2 359 просмотрs
World News Mob beats woman to death for burning the Koran in Afghanistan Group of hundreds punched, kicked and stoned victim for allegedly burning pages of Islam's holy book, but her parents say she suffers from mental illness. March 20 2015, 11:53 3 616 просмотрs
World News Evidence proving that flight MH-17 was taken down by a BUK missile (+Video) For the first time there is evidence that flight MH-17 was taken down by a missile. This is proven by a forensic investigation into ammunition fragments from debris of the airplane, ordered by RTL News. International experts endorse the conclusion of this investigation: MH-17 has been taken down by a BUK missile. March 20 2015, 10:30 3 460 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Putin arrived to Astana Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived to Astana on March 20, azh.kz reports citing RIA Novosti. March 20 2015, 10:00 2 554 просмотрs
Society Atyrau to witness rare event - solar eclipse on March 20 The first solar eclipse of the year hits on March 20, says L Shestakova, the leading scientist of the RoK Fesenkov’s Institute of Astrophysics. March 20 2015, 09:30 2 622 просмотрs