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Moscow school shooting: Policeman, teacher killed, hostages released

A teacher and a policeman have been shot dead and one person was wounded at a school in Moscow after a teenager with two weapons took some 20 students hostage. The gunman has been detained and the motives for the shooting are being investigated. December 26 2014, 16:57 2 430 просмотрs

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A cyber conflict with North Korea is 'dangerous uncharted territory'

The United States and North Korea have long found themselves locked in a bitter cycle of escalating and deescalating tensions but the current cyber conflict may be especially hard to predict. December 26 2014, 15:55 1 750 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President Erdoğan to visit Kazakhstan

"President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a visit to Kazakhstan soon," Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said summarizing the results of 2014 at a briefing at the Central Communications Service in Astana. December 26 2014, 15:46 2 758 просмотрs

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Swedish mosque hit by arson in Eskilstuna, injuring five

An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on Thursday, injuring five people, police said. December 26 2014, 15:37 1 746 просмотрs

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Turkish police arrest boy, 16, for insulting Erdogan

Police in Turkey have arrested a 16-year-old student on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to local media. December 26 2014, 15:29 2 572 просмотрs

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On Christmas, Obama marks end of Afghan combat

President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America's military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of 9/11. December 26 2014, 12:18 2 348 просмотрs

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Russia battles to contain Black Sea oil spill

A Russian Black Sea city declared a state of emergency Thursday after a burst pipeline spewed oil into the landlocked water body, with stormy weather hampering cleanup efforts. December 26 2014, 11:52 4 930 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Expat traveler froze to death in Mangistau

The citizen of Luxembourg died of hypothermia in Mangistau Oblast, azh.kz reports referring to KazTag. December 26 2014, 11:15 3 354 просмотрs

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Putin Cancels New Year's Holiday for Government Workers

Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the extended New Year holiday for government ministers because of the ongoing financial crisis, informing the agencies they must work to help strengthen the economy and take protectionary measures in the face of a combination of governmental mismanagement, dropping oil prices, and economic sanctions that have caused considerable panic in Moscow in recent weeks, theatlantic.com reports. December 26 2014, 10:17 3 089 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

10 Kazakh hits in 5 minutes for New Year's celebration

Mezzo vocal band has created a mix of the most popular Kazakh hits of 2014. The band is the first vocal group in Kazakhstan working in classical crossover - a musical style, which is a synthesis of elements of classical and popular music. As a New Year present for their fans, they sang a medley of 10 popular songs accompanies by a piano. December 26 2014, 10:08 2 957 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan must build new refinery - Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan needs to boost deep processing of oil, said Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at a nationwide teleconference on the Industrialization Day held December 25 in Astana. December 25 2014, 17:53 3 068 просмотрs

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Gorbachev Says United States Needs Perestroika

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, stated that the United States needs a complex of political reforms similar to Soviet Perestroika. December 25 2014, 17:37 2 121 просмотрs

Culture

Atyrau Dina Nurpeissova's orchestra won the hearts of Parisians

The Atyrau Academic orchestra of national instruments named after Dina Nurpeissova returned from France, where it gave three concerts within the framework of the Cultural Days of Kazakhstan in France. December 25 2014, 17:11 5 476 просмотрs

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No 'Credible Threats' Against DC Theaters Showing 'The Interview': FBI

FBI spokesman said that the FBI is maintaining contact with local theaters planning to show the controversial comedy The Interview, and so far there have been no security problems. December 25 2014, 12:27 1 366 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Tengizchevroil company interested in diversification of oil export routes

Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO) company is interested in the diversification of oil export routes, the company's Deputy General Manager for Government Affairs and Public Relations David McInnis told Trend on Dec.23. December 25 2014, 12:11 2 203 просмотрs

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Uzbek State Arts Museum director sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling original art works and replacing them with fake ones

Several employees from Uzbekistan’s top museum have been jailed for selling original art works and replacing them with copies for 15 years, the general prosecutor’s office said on Friday, reports AFP. December 24 2014, 18:01 1 645 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Session of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow on Dec 23: outcomes

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev together with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko, Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, and Kyrgyzstan's Almazbek Atambayev took part in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on December 23 in Moscow. December 24 2014, 17:55 3 258 просмотрs

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George HW Bush taken to hospital

Former US President George Bush Sr has been taken to hospital after suffering from a shortness of breath, his spokesman says. December 24 2014, 17:39 3 081 просмотрs

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St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager

A black 18 y.o. teenager has been shot dead late on Tuesday by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in August triggering national protests. December 24 2014, 17:14 1 097 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Snowstorm to hit Astana, Akmola region

Heavy snowstorm is expected in Astana city and Akmola region in next three days, Kazhydromet informs. December 24 2014, 16:57 1 308 просмотрs

Culture

Evening with Onerbek Zhanbala: Kazakh Cultural Event!

On December 24, at 7pm (admittance is free) in Drama Theater named after Makhambet Utemisov “Eventing with Onerbek Zhanbala” – a Kazakh cultural event  “Ak Zhaik aktanger”will take place. December 24 2014, 13:20 3 234 просмотрs

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Two held in Sydney terror operation

Two men were arrested as part of a counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member of the public in Sydney. December 24 2014, 12:48 2 221 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

‘Our People in an Alien War’: Kazakhstanis Fighting for the Islamic State

In late September 2014, Erlan Karin, the newly appointed director of the Astana-based Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, presented a report on Central Asians fighting for the Islamic State (IS—formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) called “Our People in an Alien War: Central Asian Fighters in the Syrian conflict” (Nashi lyudi v chuzhoy voyne: tsentral’no-aziatskiye boyeviki v siriyskom konflikte). December 24 2014, 12:43 2 920 просмотрs

Society

Merry Christmas, Our Readers!

AkZhaik newspaper wishes all of its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 24 2014, 11:23 1 766 просмотрs

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Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, theUnited Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday. December 23 2014, 17:24 2 241 просмотрs