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Ex-Governor's Case. Amanzhan Ryskali's Video Message

On Feb 6, the Atyrau specialized inter-district court on criminal cases continued hearing witnesses. The court played the fugitive Amanzhan Ryskali's video message. The recording is dated Feb 23, 2013. The court demanded and obtained the video from Atyrau city court No. 2 as per the lawyer T. Moukhatanova’s request, but it wasn’t explained at the court how this video appeared in judicial materials of another criminal case. February 6 2014, 14:30 8 040 views

World News

US warships sail to Black Sea before Olympic Games begin

The first of two American warships heading to the Black Sea in advance of the Olympic Games has set sail from Italy, U.S. officials confirmed to fox news. February 6 2014, 12:18 2 083 views

World News

Female Death Row Inmate: Sue Basso

Suzanne Basso and six codefendants were convicted of brutally torturing and murdering a retarded, Caucasian male. Sue Basso was convicted on September 1, 1999 and is currently on death row, yahoo.com reports. February 6 2014, 12:02 4 511 views

Ex-Governor case

Court resumes hearing of Ryskaliyev's OCG case (+update, + video)

Today, Feb 5, the specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast continued the hearing of witnesses. Prior to the court session the presiding judge Gulmira Dauletova voiced the requests of the lawyers and their defendants. February 5 2014, 15:12 6 526 views

Kazakhstan News

Expat accused of pedophilia in Uralsk may evade responsibility

On February 5 the Uralsk court ruled illegal the evidences of guilt of the British citizen Baruch Peter seized by police officers, who was suspected of corruption of minors, the Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper reports. February 6 2014, 10:25 3 366 views

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev on tensions in Ukraine

Social problems are the true cause of the tensions in Ukraine, Kazakhstan’s President beleieves, according to his Press Service, tengrinews reports. February 5 2014, 17:15 1 236 views

World News

Castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga’s 'incredible story': Official says fishy tale may be too good to be true

The story of the castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga almost seems too good to be true – and a Marshall Islands official has lent his weight to naysayers by saying he “may have some doubts” that the survivor really spent more than 13 months adrift at sea, independent.co.uk reports. February 5 2014, 17:03 3 121 views

World News

London Tube strike disrupts millions

A 48-hour walk-out on London’s Underground, which carries one billion passengers a year, has led to three of the 11 Tube lines being shut, thenewdaily.com reports. February 5 2014, 16:47 2 036 views

World News

Recalling McFaul: Four Views On Outgoing U.S. Ambassador To Russia

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has announced that he is stepping down and returning to the United States following the Winter Olympics in Sochi, rferl.org reports. February 5 2014, 16:07 1 294 views

World News

Czechs Increasingly Against Yanukovych State Visit

A growing number of prominent Czechs is vocally opposing President Milos Zeman’s plan to host his peer Viktor Yanukovych in April on a state to the Czech capital, calling for the event to be cancelled amid concerns of alleged human rights’ abuses in Ukraine, wsj.com reports. February 5 2014, 15:55 1 684 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Woman Forgets Money Stash in Present for Friend, Sues

What would you do if you found a million Kazakh tenge ($6,500) in a pair of boots presented by a friend? For a family in northern Kazakhstan, the answer was: spend it all! February 5 2014, 15:46 1 438 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan will continue to limit alcohol market

Kazakhstan will continue to limit the time and places of alcohol sale, inform.kz reports. February 5 2014, 10:02 1 711 views

World News

NGOs to fight law branding them “foreign agents”

Nonprofits are preparing to challenge in court new legislation that threatens to damage their reputation and paralyze their work in Russia, rbth.co.uk reports. February 5 2014, 09:34 1 497 views

World News

Moscow School Shooting Suspect in Pretrial Custody

A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday to place in pretrial custody a teenager suspected of fatally shooting two people in his school the previous day, ria.ru reports. February 5 2014, 09:27 1 940 views

Kazakhstan News

Oil and Gas Minister on Kashagan

Uzakbai Karabalin, the country’s Oil and Gas Minister, told about issues related to the giant Kashagan oilfield, tengrinews.kz reports. February 5 2014, 09:21 2 067 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Court Drops Extremism Charges Against Pastor

A court in Astana has dropped extremism charges against a Kazakh Presbyterian pastor, Bakhytzhan Kashkumbaev, rferl.org reports. February 4 2014, 17:39 2 343 views

World News

Primorsky Guerrillas Found Guilty of Being Criminal Group

The Primorsky Guerrillas, a band of militants arrested in 2010 for allegedly killing two police officers and wounding six others, were found guilty of being an organized criminal group by a jury in a Primorye region court, azh.kz reports citing Interfax. February 4 2014, 17:02 2 055 views

Kazakhstan News

Supreme Court affirms life sentence decision for Chelakh

The supervising board on criminal cases of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court affirmed the regional court’s decision about life sentence for Vladislav Chelakh, azh.kz reports, citing newskaz.ru agency. February 4 2014, 16:12 1 440 views

Politics

President Nazarbayev will arrive to Atyrau on Thursday

According to the source in the Atyrau Oblast Governor's office, on Thursday, Feb 6, President Nursultan Nazarbayev is arriving to Atyrau. February 4 2014, 14:20 10 399 views

World News

Search ends at Canada seniors home where fire killed 28

Canadian authorities on Monday called off a search for remains in the rubble of a Quebec retirement home ravaged by a fire that killed at least 28 people, yahoonews.com reports. February 4 2014, 11:18 1 291 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to host weeks of natural resources

Kazakhstan will host the weeks of natural resources starting from February 14, 2014, Chairman of the Geology and Subsoil Management Committee under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies Bazarbai Nurabayev said at the Tuesday press conference, inform.kz reports. February 4 2014, 11:14 1 257 views

Kazakhstan News

Growing gas reinjection may result in gas shortages by 2024: Oil and Gas Minister

Growing reinjection of gas may result in gas shortages in Kazakhstan by 2024, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Oil and Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin as saying at a government sitting today, tengrinews reported. February 4 2014, 11:02 1 281 views

World News

Stalin Statue Erected in Ukraine Amid Protests

A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was unveiled in western Ukraine as anti-government demonstrations in the former Soviet nation continue, ria.ru reported, citing local media. February 4 2014, 10:49 1 560 views

Culture

Seollal - Korean Lunar New Year

On January 31 the representatives of the Korean diaspora celebrated Seollal - Lunar New Year. Seollal for Koreans is a special occasion for family re-union. On this day the young people have to visit the senior members of the family and in token of respect to do “a sebe” ceremony (a belt-low bow).  Seniors in their turn give the young people their blessing. It is also a time to pay respect to ancestors. It is believed that a good spirit of this day lays a positive foundation for the rest of the year and, therefore, people celebrate Seollalin in a big way and with all their hearts. February 4 2014, 10:26 3 107 views

Crime

One of leaders of Ryskaliyev’s organized criminal group detained in Moscow

One of the active members of an organized criminal group of Bergey Ryskaliyev, ex-governonr of Atyrau Oblast, businessman Oleg Pavlichenko was detained In Moscow. This was reported to “Megalopolis” newspaper by Zangar Zankanov, the deputy chief of financial police of Atyrau. February 3 2014, 09:59 3 994 views