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Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan to supply Ekibastuz coal to Ukraine

Kazakhstan will supply energy coal to Ukraine, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said. December 22 2014, 17:01 3 418 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev meets with Poroshenko in Kiev

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko today in Kiev within his working trip to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian government said. December 22 2014, 16:39 3 123 views

World News

Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage - with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website. December 22 2014, 16:11 4 500 views

Society

Police car hit a pedestrian, but road police denies the fact

The visitors of our website sent us the video of the road accident which took place in Atyrau, near the railway station (see the video). The quality of the record is not very good. The fact that the girl was hit by the traffic police car could only be guessed though the conversations in the crowd of witnesses of the accident and people’s remarks. December 22 2014, 16:05 3 664 views

World News

Akhlaq’s Father Wants Son to Be Buried on Russian Soil

The father of the Russian citizen who was executed in Pakistan on Sunday for attempting to assassinate the country’s former president says his son should be buried in his hometown in Russia. December 22 2014, 11:35 3 158 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan sticks to 2014 oil output plan despite Tengiz fall

Kazakhstan still expects to produce 81.8 million tonnes (1.64 million barrels per day) of crude this year, nearly unchanged from 2013, despite less oil from the Chevron -led Tengiz venture, reuters reports. December 22 2014, 10:43 3 384 views

World News

WikiLeaks Releases Classified CIA Agents Tips on Infiltrating EU, Schengen

According to documents published by WikiLeaks the US Central Intelligence Agency has issued advice for its agents on how to infiltrate international passport control systems, including in the European Union and the Schengen area. December 22 2014, 10:40 1 872 views

Society

Atyrau and Houston to sign twinning arrangements

Atyrau and Houston will become twin cities, the regional akimat's press service said. December 22 2014, 10:26 2 287 views

Kazakhstan News

President’s grandson appointed as Deputy Governor of Astana

The grandson of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Nurali Aliyev has been appointed as the Deputy governorof Astana, reports astana.gov.kz. December 20 2014, 15:04 6 681 views

World News

Stratfor: Ukraine Coup Plotted by US Over Russian Stance on Syria

The United States plotted the coup which took place in Ukraine in February 2014 in response to Russia’s policy in Syria, says George Friedman, the founder and CEO of Stratfor, known as "Shadow CIA". December 19 2014, 18:22 3 769 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev to visit Kyiv on December 22

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to pay a working visit to Ukraine next week, azh.kz refers to the president's press service. December 19 2014, 18:11 1 715 views

Society

Atyrau lit Christmas lights

On December 18 at the central square named after Issatai and Makhambet Atyrau city Mayor Nurlybek Ozhaev lit the lights on the main Christmas-tree in the city, thereby, giving the start for the decorations of the city centre for New Year celebrations. December 19 2014, 18:00 3 506 views

Kazakhstan News

Baby boxes for unwanted newborns to appear in Astana

So-called baby-boxes will be installed in Astana for mothers to anonymously drop off unwanted newborns with no questions asked. This will be the new focus of "Ana uyi" Fund. Baby-boxes will help to prevent dozens of deaths of newborn babies abandoned on the streets, azh. kz refers to Express newspaper. December 19 2014, 10:40 1 696 views

World News

Eight children killed in Australia mass stabbing

Eight children have been killed and a woman injured, police said on Friday, during what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing in Australia's tropical northern city of Cairns. December 19 2014, 10:30 2 021 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunayGas - Processing and Marketing names new managing director

Processing and Marketing JSC, a subsidiary of the Kazakhstan-based oil and gas giant KazMunayGas, has named its new managing director. December 18 2014, 16:49 2 953 views

Society

Mongrel Masha with the rope on its neck now rescued

Children from the society "Help to Homeless Animals of Atyrau" and simply compassionate citizens of our city, at last, managed to catch an unfortunate mongrel with the rope on its neck near the "Sanatorium" city district. December 18 2014, 16:30 3 133 views

Ecology

Kazakh Government and North Caspian Consortium signed confidential agreement

On Saturday, December 13, the Kazakh Government had a meeting with Kashagan project operator - NCOC, as well as with the companies participating in NCPSA venture, where the parties signed a certain agreement. December 18 2014, 14:33 3 582 views

World News

Breakthrough in Cuba-US relations welcomed

The announcement that diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been revived has been applauded around the world. But there is also skepticism in the US. December 18 2014, 10:18 2 548 views

Kazakhstan News

Scots firm fined £170,000 for bribery and corruption in Kazakhstan

A Scots firm has been fined £170,000 after admitting bribery and corruption in Kazakhstan. December 18 2014, 10:10 3 811 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan celebrates its Independence Day

Today Kazakhstan celebrates its Independence Day, the main national holiday of the country. It is the 23rd anniversary of independence of the Central Asian republic. December 16 2014, 13:00 4 361 views

Kazakhstan News

Foreign companies to build prisons in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan will invite foreign companies to bid for the construction of new prisons in Central Asian nation, home to several gulag prison camps in the gulag system during the Soviet era. December 12 2014, 16:08 5 127 views

Kazakhstan News

Over 10,000 prisoners to get released in Kazakhstan in 2015

About 10,000 prisoners will finish serving their sentences in 2015 in the Kazakhstani jails, said Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Zhakip Asanov during the second forum on prison reforms "Employment in Colonies 2017" held on December 12, akipress.org reports. December 12 2014, 15:33 3 328 views

World News

Russian State Duma supports the idea of introduction common currency for Eurasian Union

The Russian State Duma supports the idea of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about the introduction of common currency in the Eurasian Economic Union that is to be created in 2015. December 12 2014, 12:07 3 335 views

Kazakhstan News

Google Translate includes Kazakh language

The Google Internet company announced the start of translation service for the Kazakh language, azh.kz refers to News Kazakhstan agency. December 12 2014, 11:59 3 604 views

World News

Londoners hold 'die-in' in support of U.S. protests

Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday at one of Europe's largest shopping malls to show solidarity with U.S. demonstrations over the killing of unarmed black men by white officers. December 12 2014, 11:07 2 781 views