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Around 4,000 Refugees Flee from Ukraine to Russia – Medvedev

Russia has already received around 4,000 Ukrainian refugees as Kiev turned a blind eye to the looming humanitarian crisis in the violence-hit east, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, ria.ru reports. June 5 2014, 16:24 2 277 просмотрs

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Bashar al-Assad wins re-election in Syria as uprising against him rages on

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said on Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody three-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country, theguardian.com reports. June 5 2014, 16:17 1 597 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Financial Police of Kazakhstan closes 600 illegal casinos

The Financial Police of Kazakhstan has closed over 600 illegal casinos operating in Kazakhstan since 2013, said Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption Marat Akhmetzhanov, ca-news.org reports. June 5 2014, 16:09 1 247 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Senate adopts Criminal Executive Code of Kazakhstan

The Senate of Kazakhstan's Parliament approved in the second reading the draft Criminal Executive Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the official media reported Thursday.  June 5 2014, 14:53 1 173 просмотрs

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G7 leaders warn Russia of fresh sanctions over Ukraine

Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. June 5 2014, 12:57 1 193 просмотрs

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Syria election: Assad win expected amid civil war

Syria has held a presidential election in government-held areas, amid heightened security, bbc reports. June 4 2014, 17:23 2 111 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to increase oil production at existing fields to compensate for Kashagan losses - Minister

Kazakhstan is looking for the sources to increasing oil production at the existing fields to compensate for the losses from Kashagan suspension, said Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Yerbolat Dossayev during today's plenary session of the lower chamber of Kazakh Parliament, az.kz reports. June 4 2014, 15:04 3 594 просмотрs

World News

EU Tells Bulgaria to Stop Work on Gazprom's South Stream Project

The European Union has demanded Bulgaria suspend construction work on Russia's South Stream natural-gas pipeline project while it investigates the way contracts were awarded, wsj.com reports. June 4 2014, 14:53 2 238 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan celebrates Day of State Symbols

Kazakhstan celebrates the Day of state symbols on June 4, azh.kz reports. June 4 2014, 12:05 3 652 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan, Hungary sign joint declaration on strategic partnership

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership, Kazakh Prime Minister's website reported. June 4 2014, 11:36 1 203 просмотрs

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Obama to hold talks with Ukraine's Poroshenko in Warsaw

US President Barack Obama is to discuss economic support for Ukraine when he meets President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw, bbc reports. June 4 2014, 10:44 2 199 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Monument to great Kazakh poet Abai uveiled in Budapest

A bust of the great 19th century Kazakh poet Abai Kounanbaev has been unveiled in Astana street in Budapest, azh.kz reports. June 4 2014, 10:28 2 503 просмотрs

Society

Roads are closed for repairs

On June 4, in Atyrau the following roads will be closed due to surfacing repairs: June 3 2014, 23:23 2 492 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Baruch to face court on June 10 for corrupting minors in Kazakhstan

Peter Baruch, the British national detained in Kazakhstan's Uralsk on charges of corrupting minors, will face the court on June 10th, tengrinews reports. June 3 2014, 20:41 2 440 просмотрs

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Putin to Meet Merkel During Normandy Visit, Obama Meeting not Planned – Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet on the sidelines of the WWII D-Day ceremonies in Normandy, France, on June 6, the Kremlin said in a statement Tuesday, ria. ru reports. June 3 2014, 20:37 2 743 просмотрs

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Ukrainian air force fires over 150 missiles at Lugansk

Kiev has admitted showering the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk with dozens of missiles from the air, saying that its Air Force helicopters and jets “fired more than 150 missiles” in Monday’s military action, rt.com reports. June 3 2014, 20:24 1 481 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Cycling: Astana Proteam racer receives bronze at Giro d'Italia race

ProTeam Astana racer Fabio Aru has become the bronze prizewinner of the prestigious 2014 Giro d'Italia cycling race that was held from May 9 - June 1, 2014, tengrinews reports June 3 2014, 17:16 2 087 просмотрs

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Obama assures eastern Europe that the US will not abandon it, announces $1bn fund

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine, the US president has given military assurances on the security of eastern European states. June 3 2014, 17:10 2 747 просмотрs

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China pledges to limit carbon emissions for first time

China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has pledged to limit its total emissions for the first time, theguardian.com reports. June 3 2014, 17:07 1 190 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Tsarnaev friend seeks to suppress statements

Speaking English with relative ease, despite a notable Russian accent, a former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student from central Asia testified Monday that he was manipulated into giving incriminating statements to the FBI that led to his facing charges of obstructing justice in the Boston Marathon bombings, bostonglobe.com reports. June 3 2014, 14:42 2 718 просмотрs

World News

Obama Starts 4-Country European Trip With Russia as the Main Topic

During his four-country trip, the President will be gauging how hard the European Union is willing to push back against Russia, one of its largest trading partners. Obama will have to contend with European leaders who are still fuming over the NSA's surveillance of key allies, dailynews.com reports. June 3 2014, 12:11 976 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Eurasian Union to stabilize Tenge: Kazakh minister Idrissov

Representatives of diplomatic missions in Astana have complained about losses from two recent Tenge devaluations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov. The new Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union raises concerns among the diplomats as well, a tengrinews correspondent reports. June 3 2014, 11:51 1 246 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh President arrives in Turkey to attend IV Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Bodrum to participate in the IV Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, the press service of Akorda informs. June 3 2014, 10:11 2 624 просмотрs

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U.S., Europe may have prevented invasion of Ukraine, Polish foreign minister says

American and European action “has possibly prevented a full-scale invasion of Ukraine,” Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday. June 3 2014, 09:55 2 074 просмотрs

Economy

Even TCO decreased its oil production …

Forecasts of oil production volumes in Kazakhstan fall every year – with oil production suspension at Kashagan, as well as production decrease at some of the "mature" fields. June 2 2014, 17:25 4 431 просмотрs