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Crime

Death of police chief: criminal investigations launched

Police have launched a criminal investigation as per Article 102 (“Incitement to suicide”) of the RoK Criminal Code after finding the body of the former Chief of Issatai District Police Altynbek Koubaidullin, said Gulnazira Mukhtarova, the head of Atyrau Oblast Internal Affairs press service on April 28. Criminal case has been submitted for investigation to the special prosecutor's office. April 28 2014, 16:06 2 548 просмотрs

Society

300 cyclists in one go

Mass bike ride took place in Atyrau on Saturday, April 26. April 28 2014, 15:48 1 482 просмотрs

World News

Football ultras attack anti-govt protesters in eastern Ukraine (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Peaceful rallies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov turned violent as a crowd of several thousand football ultras attacked a crowd of some 300 anti-government protesters. At least 14 people were injured, including two law enforcement officers, rt.com reports. April 28 2014, 14:49 8 127 просмотрs

World News

U.S., EU imposed new sanctions on Russia for Ukraine actions

New American and European sanctions enforced Monday against Russia for its actions in Ukraine, including measures against defence industry complex, the senior management of Rosneft and Gasprom, Russian officials and cronies of President Vladimir Putin, azh.kz reports, citing American media. April 28 2014, 11:29 2 830 просмотрs

Crime

Death of cop: father gives press conference at morgue gate

The father and the lawyer of Altynbek Kubaydullin, the former head the Issatai District police who was found dead following a hospital escape soon after his arrest on corruption charges, gave a press conference at the gates of a morgue where the body now is.  April 28 2014, 11:11 2 010 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Channel 24.kz to broadcast KazSat 3 launch live

Roskosmos representative reported that launching of “Proton-M” carrier rocket with the Kazakhstan communication satellite “KazSat-3” and the Russian satellite “Luch-5B” has been targeted for Monday, April 28, from Baikonur, azh. kz reports citing RIA Novosti news agency. April 28 2014, 09:53 2 257 просмотрs

World News

G7 agree on new sanctions against Russia

The Group of 7 major economies (G7) announced Saturday that it will pass more sanctions against Russia, with President Barack Obama telling Russia the U.S. prepared sanctions are ready to be imposed as early as Monday morning, azh.kz reports citing NEWSru.com. April 28 2014, 09:43 2 627 просмотрs

Crime

District police chief found dead

The story with the arrest and then escape of former Issatai District Police Chief Altynbek Koubaydullin from the hospital has unexpectedly ended tragically.  April 28 2014, 09:37 2 248 просмотрs

Crime

Who is guilty: railway maintenance officers or train driver?

Investigation police is considering three versions of the train deraling that took place on April 19 on route from Almaty to Atyrau, informed Bolat Kalykov, the chief transport prosecutor of Atyrau Oblast, today at the press-conference. April 25 2014, 18:58 2 449 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

18 injured after residential compound collapse in Astana

Construction activities at Korkem residential compound in Astana has been suspended for two days due to collapse of scaffolding, azh.kz reports. April 25 2014, 16:08 1 917 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev kickstarts construction of EXPO-2017 venue

President Nazarbayev has given a start to construction of the EXPO-2017 exhibition main venue near the Nazarbayev University in Astana, tengrinews reports. April 25 2014, 15:32 3 402 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine Says Its Efforts to Regain Control of East Will Go On

Defying warnings from Moscow not to confront pro-Russian militants entrenched in towns across eastern Ukraine, the interim government on Friday threatened to maintain efforts to regain control by force that have so far produced little beyond Russian military drills on Ukraine’s border and heightened alarm about Moscow’s next move, nytimes reports. April 25 2014, 15:21 3 158 просмотрs

World News

In Crimea teenager killed for speaking Ukrainian (Video)

16-y.o. citizen of Rivnensky Oblast Mark Ivanyuk was kiiled in Crimea. His mother told Rivne 1 TV channel that her son was beaten and killed by militia for speaking Ukrainian, azh.kz reports citing Ukrainian TV channel Rivne 1. April 25 2014, 12:23 1 638 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

After offering Kashagan oilfield to China, Kazakhstan now tries to mollify India

Kazakhstan is keen to make amends with India on the energy front. After the Kazakh Government handed over stake in Kashagan oilfields to China last year straining relations with India, it now wants India to participate in upcoming projects and joint ventures as well as the trans-national oil pipeline, hindubusinessline reports on Friday. April 25 2014, 10:49 4 141 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Samsung Galaxy explodes in child's pocket in Kazakhstan

A Samsung Galaxy S2 has exploded in a first grader’s pocket in Astana causing substantial burns, tengrinews reports. April 25 2014, 10:45 1 440 просмотрs

World News

Russia to Hold Military Drills in Response to Ukraine Crackdown

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Thursday that Russian Army started to hold military drills in response to the developing situation in Ukraine’s southeast, azh.kz reports citing interfax. ru. April 25 2014, 10:03 2 087 просмотрs

Sport

Bike ride to take place in Atyrau

Mass participation bicycle ride will take place on April 26 at 11:00am in Atyrau. Everyone is invited to join the ride. April 25 2014, 09:49 5 487 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine crisis: Army moves to retake Sloviansk

Commandos have moved on the separatist stronghold of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine days after a new "anti-terrorist" operation was announced. April 24 2014, 16:00 2 366 просмотрs

Ecology

War in the reeds (Photo, Video)

Armed forces of Kazakhstan intruded the territory of “Ak Zhaik” nature reserve on the night of April 22. Armed with machine guns  the border patrol of “Eurasia” outpost (#2016 military unit of RoK National Security Committee) demolished an entrance barrier and entered “Ak Zhaik”state nature reserve. The nature reserve employees qualify this fact as illegal invasion, but the frontier guards call the actions of their opponents as “malicious hindrance to protection of frontiers”. April 24 2014, 15:23 2 620 просмотрs

World News

Right Sector's "Donbass" battalion to assist crackdown on federalists in eastern Ukraine

The candidate for president of Ukraine, the leader of Ukraine's nationalist Right Sector Dmitry Yarosh has announced plans to create a special battalion “Donbass”, manned by his supporters from the Donetsk region, azh.kz reportgs citing Ukrainian media. April 24 2014, 12:22 4 023 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Dosayev and Kapparov's company has direct relation to defective pipes’ coating at Kashagan (+Update)

The company of the members of the Kazakhstan government Erbolat Dosayev and Nurlan Kapparov has a direct relationship to pipeline coating at Kashagan, where oil production has been suspended for indefinite time says the source in Atyrau Oblast akimat, azh.kz reports  citing KazTAG. April 24 2014, 10:25 3 922 просмотрs

Crime

Arrested district police chief escaped from hospital (Update, VIDEO)

The chief of Issatai District Police Department Altynbek Koubaidullin has been arrested by the regional financial police officers on April 21. April 23 2014, 09:31 2 385 просмотрs

Economy

Heads of NCOC and Eni replaced

As of May 1, NCOC Managing Director Pierre Offant resigns from his position and will be replaced with Stephan de Mayu, ExxonMobil secondee. April 23 2014, 16:48 4 675 просмотрs

Ecology

Kashagan: pipes not meeting designed requirements

Hearings are ongoing at Atyrau economic court with regards to the appeal filed by NCOC consortium against the instruction of the regional ecology department about payment for damage based on audits carried out after gas pipeline leaks (see “Consortium faces ecological penalty amounting to 134bn tenge”).  April 23 2014, 16:22 3 039 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine calls for renewal of anti-terror measures

Ukraine's acting President called on law enforcement agencies to renew anti-terror measures across the country, citing the discovery of two tortured bodies near the city of Slaviansk, cnn reports. April 23 2014, 12:19 2 611 просмотрs