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FIFA to suspend bidding for 2026 World Cup amid corruption scandal

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said Wednesday that FIFA would "postpone" the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, as investigations continue into allegations that bribery helped determine the hosts of earlier World Cups. June 11 2015, 16:32 2 160 views

Kazakhstan News

Splash of sexual violence against children is noted in Kazakhstan

Splash of sexual violence against children and teenagers is noted in Kazakhstan. For the last five years the quantity of such crimes increased twice, the Attorney-General of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev said at the meeting of Coordination council on law enforcement, under the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan. June 11 2015, 16:18 2 505 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan finalizes negotiations of WTO membership

Kazakhstan finalized the negotiations of its World Trade Organization (WTO) membership terms with WTO members at the Working Party meeting on Kazakhstan's accession on 10 June, the press-service of the organization reported. June 11 2015, 11:00 3 677 views

Society

About traffic movement restriction on week-end

During the week-end, on June 13 and 14, traffic movement on one of the lanes of Atyrau-Geolog highway under the railway bridge in Privokzalny district will be limited. June 11 2015, 10:51 3 029 views

Kazakhstan News

Astana hosts Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions today

The 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions kicked off in Astana on June 10. June 10 2015, 13:26 2 639 views

Kazakhstan News

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

The talks were held on the sidelines of "G20" summit. June 10 2015, 12:46 2 115 views

World News

Resignations hit Turkey government

Turkey appears to be heading towards political meltdown after four Cabinet ministers, including the deputy prime minister, quit amid signs of growing rebellion against ailing Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit. June 10 2015, 12:35 2 248 views

World News

First bodies of Germanwings victims arrive home in Germany

The bodies of 44 Germans killed in the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in March have arrived home. After more than two months, families can start burying their loved ones. June 10 2015, 03:04 2 301 views

World News

Jewish woman aged 102 receives PhD denied by the Nazis

A beaming Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport accepted her doctorate to loud applause at the University of Hamburg on Tuesday, almost eight decades after the Nazis forced her to abandon her studies. June 10 2015, 03:01 2 104 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Almaty impresses IOC with 2022 Olympic bid: "Our snow is real"

Kazakhstan's most populous city, Almaty, has surprised the International Olympic Committee with its bid presentation for the 2022 Winter Games. Competitor Beijing was assumed to have been the favorite by a wide margain. June 10 2015, 02:52 2 850 views

Society

​Accident at Kashagan (+Information provided by Emergency Department of Atyrau Oblast)

On the night of June 9, at offshore Kashagan field motor boat collided with berthing barge. June 9 2015, 17:50 3 972 views

World News

​Fuel depot blazes in Ukraine, three firemen missing

Emergency services struggled to prevent the spread of a deadly fuel depot fire outside Kiev on Tuesday and three firemen were reported missing after the blaze triggered a powerful explosion. June 9 2015, 17:40 2 463 views

World News

Killer Pistorius may be free in weeks

A parole board is set to recommend that the disgraced athlete Oscar Pistorius, convicted in the killing of his girlfriend, be released from prison in August, South Africa's Department of Correctional Services told CNN on Monday. June 9 2015, 16:03 2 341 views

Kazakhstan News

​New Tengri Casino Resort Planned in Kazakhstan

On June 5th 2015, it was announced that Big Lifestyle and Development will be the exclusive sales and marketing partner for the new casino resort that is being built along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan. June 9 2015, 15:56 4 719 views

Kazakhstan News

China, Kazakhstan roll out bids for 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan, the only two cities seeking to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, will make their first big presentations this week in the Swiss city of Lausanne to members of the International Olympic Committee, which on July 31 will elect the winner. June 9 2015, 15:43 2 933 views

Ecology

Hydrogen sulfide footprints lead to Rotten valley

"Ak Zhaik" newspaper has learnt about the results of the “Complex research of impact of Atyura Refinery and other production facilities (located within the city bopundaries) on the condition of environment and health of Atyrau population" for 2014. June 9 2015, 15:29 6 317 views

Kazakhstan News

​Unprecedented heavy rain poured in Almaty

Unprecedented heavy rain poured in Almaty yesterday. Rains this year are plentiful, but such rain hasn't been experienced yet. The city all of a sudden went dark, electric poles, advertizing billboards fell down from strong wind, flood was everywhere, cars stopped and couldn't start the ignition. June 9 2015, 11:05 3 421 views

Kazakhstan News

​Kazakhstan announces contest for foreign journalists

The Union of Jounalists of Kazakhstan in partnership with the Kazakh Foreign Ministry is seeking submissions from foreign journalists for insightful, professional reporting on the Central Asian nation. June 9 2015, 10:17 2 319 views

World News

Turkey enters new and uncertain political era as AKP loses majority

The vote was seen by many as a referendum on whether to give Erdogan more presidential powers. But with just under 41 percent of the vote, down from 49 percent in 2011, the result was a major blow. June 9 2015, 10:05 2 292 views

World News

British airlines 'face multiple toxic air claims'

Seventeen former and serving cabin crew are planning legal action against British airlines saying they have been poisoned by contaminated cabin air. June 8 2015, 16:59 2 249 views

Kazakhstan News

Bacteria In Gut Causes Half Of Global Saiga Antelope Population Found In Kazakhstan To Die

Two types of bacteria, which are normally benign, found in the gut of the endangered Saiga antelope, have turned deadly. It has resulted in the death since May 10 of half of the world's Saiga antelope population found in Kazakhstan. June 8 2015, 16:38 4 257 views

Kazakhstan News

​Transformation in Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan's most important maritime gateway on the Caspian Sea, has been handling less and less oil and gas industry consignments of late. The state-owned port operator Kazmortransflot is now pushing ahead with the diversification of its activities. June 8 2015, 14:38 2 598 views

Kazakhstan News

Italian astronaut to land in Kazakhstan on Soyuz in June

Samantha Cristoforetti, the first woman astronaut in Italy's history, will land back on the Earth at 3:43 p.m. (CET time; 7:43 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on Thursday, June 11, after spending more than six months in outer space. June 8 2015, 12:24 2 551 views

World News

G7 leaders urge tough line on Russia

Group of Seven (G7) leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine. June 8 2015, 12:04 2 142 views

Crime

​Father of Boston bomber's friend: “Our lawyers will appeal the sentence”

The sentence has been imposed against the citizen of Atyrau Azamat Tazhayakov. The U.S. jury found the 21-year-old Dartmouth university student guilty of obstructing the investigation of the Boston terrorist attack sentenced to imprison him for 3,5 years. June 8 2015, 10:59 4 038 views