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Russia to conduct 3 test launches of missiles targeted at Kazakhstan in March

Russia plans to conduct 3 test launches of its missiles targeted at Kazakhstan in March, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported on Wednesday, ca-news.org reports. March 5 2014, 17:31 2 488 views

Culture

Oilfield workers of Atyrau ‘discovered’ 3 000 years old ancient burial

Atyrau Oblast oilfield workers made a shocking finding. They found a cumuli of human remains in the desert. The captured video was sent to KTK TV channel office. March 5 2014, 14:42 4 574 views

Kazakhstan News

First in the world positive-energy city to be constructed in Kazakhstan by 2017

The first energy-positive city will be constructed in Kazakhstan by 2017. The Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said about the concept of architectural complex EXPO-2017, bnews.kz correspondent reports. March 5 2014, 13:13 6 302 views

World News

Asteroid 2014 DX110 Will Pass Between Earth, Moon On March 5 (LIVE VIDEO)

Earth is in for a close call, huffingtonpost.com reports about asteroid flyby. March 5 2014, 13:04 2 888 views

World News

Obama: Russia 'not fooling anybody' over Ukraine

Obama: Russia is not being strategic. A clip from the president's address yesterday, telegraph.com reports. Barack Obama says Vladimir Putin's rationale for his incursion into Crimea was not "fooling anybody" and that Russian "meddling" in Ukraine would isolate Moscow. March 5 2014, 12:22 1 739 views

World News

Kerry honors heroes, pledges cash, scolds Putin during brief Kyiv visit

In a gesture of support for Ukraine, US State Secretary John Kerry visited Kyiv on March 4, paying respect to the nation's fallen heroes, threatening Russia with new sanctions, and pledging economic support to the interim government, kyivpost.com reports. March 5 2014, 12:14 3 453 views

World News

EU Plans No Sanctions on Russia for Now – Russian Envoy

The European Union has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia over the recent events in Ukraine, Russia’s EU envoy said Tuesday, commenting on a statement a day earlier by European foreign ministers, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:31 2 881 views

World News

Crimea Rejects Talks with Ukraine Leadership

The recently appointed head of the southern Ukrainian republic of Crimea says his government refuses to negotiate with newly installed central authorities in the capital, Kiev, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:28 4 340 views

World News

Gulnara Karimova was beaten by two SBP officials

The Uzbek president’s older daughter has been under house arrest for almost two weeks without any way to communicate with the outside world and without any medical attention after having been beaten, uznews.net reports, citing their source in Tashkent.  March 5 2014, 10:20 9 070 views

Kazakhstan News

Russia successfully test-fires Topol ICBM to target in Kazakhstan

The Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) test-fired an RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar central multi-service range in the Astrakhan region at 10:10 pm Moscow time (6:10 pm GMT) on Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman for the RVSN Col. Igor Yegorov said to voiceofrussia.com. March 5 2014, 10:00 2 724 views

World News

Putin Calls Ukraine Uprising ‘Unconstitutional’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday justified his country’s intervention in the Crimea region of neighboring Ukraine as necessary to protect Russian citizens from what he called an “unconstitutional coup” by protesters in Kiev, worldtime.com reports. March 5 2014, 09:43 3 614 views

World News

Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person offers tips for a long life

Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman is celebrating her 116th birthday today, 5 March, yahoonews reports. March 5 2014, 09:35 3 068 views

Kazakhstan News

Three oil companies suspended operation in Aktobe region

Labor disputes in oil and gas industry in the region continue to take place, thi has been discussed at the meeting of the regional tripartite commission on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations, inform.kz reports citing "Aktobe Gazeta" newspaper. March 4 2014, 19:14 2 994 views

Ex-Governor case

Ex-Governor’s Case. Azbergenova continues hunger strike

Last Thursday, Feb 27, the scheduled court session was cancelled due to absence of the defendant Gulmira Azbergenova (ex-chief accountant of AktobeHausConstraction LLP and BNB Construction LLP), who is in a pre-trial detention center. March 4 2014, 18:00 6 215 views

Other News

It’s Never Been Done Before: Emerson now in Atyrau

Emerson, the global leader in engineering and cutting edge technologies inaugurated new Atyrau office on February 19. March 4 2014, 16:57 11 626 views

World News

Putin: Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea region

Russia is not considering trying to make Crimea a part of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Only people who live in Crimea can determine their future, he said, cnn reports. March 4 2014, 16:54 3 308 views

Kazakhstan News

Five Kazakhstan citizens on Forbes richest list

Forbes magazine has included 5 Kazakhstan citizens in the updated list of the richest people on the planet, tengrinews.kz reports. March 4 2014, 16:07 4 214 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev, Putin and Lukashenko meet in Moscow on March 5

On March 5 Moscow will host a regular meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of heads of states, inform.kz reports citing the press service of the Kremlin. March 4 2014, 15:21 2 558 views

Kazakhstan News

Oil industry workers in Kazakhstan to get pay rise

Kazakhstan's oil giant - KazMunayGas JSC is planning to raise salaries as of April 1, 2014, inform.kz reports. March 4 2014, 15:19 2 298 views

Kazakhstan News

Aslan Mussin named new ambassador to Croatia

By the presidential decree Aslan Mussin has been appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Croatia, azh.kz reports, citing the president's press service.  March 4 2014, 15:13 2 879 views

World News

Putin ends army exercise, Russian markets rally despite Ukraine tension

President Vladimir Putin ordered troops involved in a military exercise in western Russia back to base on Tuesday in an announcement that appeared intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in Ukraine. March 4 2014, 14:57 3 192 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunayGas Head on Kashagan

Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunayGas National Oil Company Head, believes production will be resumed at the giant Kashagan oilfield in the second half of the year, tengrinews reports. March 4 2014, 12:55 1 728 views

World News

Western Countries Mull Russia Isolation Measures

As thousands of Russians troops are securing control over Crimea, the U.S. has warned Russia about the economic and diplomatic sanctions it could face if it fails to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, the moscowtimes reports. March 4 2014, 12:42 3 196 views

World News

Russia's Black Sea fleet denies ultimatum issued to Ukrainian forces in Crimea

Russia's Black Sea fleet has denied that it issued Ukrainian naval forces in Crimea with an ultimatum to surrender or face full-scale military assault, abc.net reports. March 4 2014, 10:17 1 680 views

Kazakhstan News

Putin discussed on the phone the situation in Ukraine with Lukashenko and Nazarbaev

The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin discussed by phone with heads of Kazakhstan and Belarus - Nursultan Nazarbayev and Alexander Lukashenko the situation in Ukraine, the press service of the Kremlin reported on Monday, azh.kz reports. March 4 2014, 09:55 2 138 views