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UEFA Congress takes historic decision in Astana

XXXVIII UEFA Congress in Astana has taken a historic decision on holding a new tournament - UEFA League of Nations, inform.kz reports. March 27 2014, 16:30 1 340 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

92 foreign websites declared illegal in Kazakhstan due to alcohol ads

Almaty Prosecutor's Office ruled 92 foreign websites, advertising alcohol, illegal, azh.kz reports citing the agency's press service. March 27 2014, 16:20 2 380 просмотрs

World News

UK threatened to shut down Guardian for printing Snowden leaks

British secret services threatened to shut down the Guardian newspaper as it was publishing its exposé of US massive surveillance based on Edward Snowden leaks. The story was the most difficult piece of reporting the paper has ever done, rt.com reports. March 27 2014, 12:57 2 256 просмотрs

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on key Europe visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in the Netherlands on his first trip to Europe as leader, bbc reports. March 27 2014, 12:48 2 282 просмотрs

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Ukraine agrees to 50% gas price hike amid IMF talks

Ukraine's interim government says it will raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50% in an effort to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid package, bbc reports. March 27 2014, 11:32 1 855 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan guarantees Peace and Stability in Central Asian region: Kyrgyz President

The President Nursultan Nazarbayev during his working visit to Almaty held a meeting with the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, Akorda's press service reports. March 27 2014, 11:10 4 036 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine crisis to dominate Obama EU talks

US President Barack Obama is in Brussels for talks with leaders of the European Union and Nato to discuss Ukraine and other transatlantic issues, bbc reports. March 26 2014, 18:42 1 318 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s President comments on the situation in Ukraine

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev commented on the situation in Ukraine following his participation in the global nuclear security summit in the Hague, according to his Press Service, tengrinews reports. March 26 2014, 18:28 3 232 просмотрs

Society

Kamaz cattle truck and Opel collided

This morning, March 26, approximately at 8:30am on the crossroads Atyrau-Inder and Atyrau-Dossor near Birlik village Opel-Omega car collided with KAMAZ truck loaded with live cattle. March 26 2014, 15:59 1 771 просмотрs

World News

Suspected Gulnara Karimova letter smuggled to BBC

Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's president, used to be one of the most powerful people in Central Asia. Last year she fell from grace - but remained active online until five weeks ago. Since then, she has been silent, bbc reports. March 26 2014, 14:34 2 569 просмотрs

Society

On April 1 starts one of key events in the North Caspian region

The 8th Atyrau regional oil and gas technological conference "OILTECH Atyrau 2014" will take place on April 1-2, 2014 in Atyrau. The participants of the events are the reps of the RoK Ministry of Oil and Gas, the RoK Ministry of Environmental Protection, the RoK Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, the Akimat of Atyrau Oblast, key oil-extracting and oil industry service companies, oil and petrochemical refineries from Austria, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia. March 26 2014, 11:22 3 349 просмотрs

World News

Ukrainian military, defense experts downplay idea that Snowden helped Russia evade detection

Ukrainian experts have downplayed talk that Russian war planners evaded detection from America’s much-vaunted eavesdropping technologies because they were coached by Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency employee now living in exile in Russia for leaking information about top-secret American operations, kyivpost.com reports. March 26 2014, 10:47 1 494 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Prince Harry and Cressida hit the slopes in Kazakhstan

Prince Harry has taken his girlfriend Cressida Bonas on a skiing trip to Kazakhstan,  dailymail.com reports. March 26 2014, 10:34 4 537 просмотрs

World News

Ukrainian court bans Russian TV broadcast

The majority of Ukrainian providers have stopped broadcasting four main Russian TV channels in a move the Russian Foreign Ministry calls a violation of international obligations and an attack on media freedom, rt.com reports. March 26 2014, 10:23 2 305 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan president asks world leaders to advance nuclear security

As the leaders of more than 50 nations hold the third Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague this week, there will be no shortage of issues to discuss or influential voices to be heard. While in global terms, ours is a young country, I believe none can bring greater relevant experience than Kazakhstan, washingtontimes.com reports.  March 25 2014, 11:31 2 331 просмотрs

World News

U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8

President Barack Obama and other world leaders have decided to end Russia's role in the group of leading industrialized nations, the White House said Monday, cnn reports. March 25 2014, 11:18 3 025 просмотрs

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Malaysia Airlines flight ‘ended’ in Indian Ocean, with no survivors

The Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over two weeks ago crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, with no hope of any survivors, euronews reports. March 25 2014, 11:10 2 177 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan, the Netherlands ink over €320 mln worth of deals

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed over €320 million worth of agreements, inform.kz reports. March 24 2014, 19:16 1 315 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev holds a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Hague today,  inform.kz reports. March 24 2014, 19:11 2 449 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Marat Tazhin appointed to Moscow to protect interests of Kazakhstan in Customs Union - expert

Marat Tazhin was appointed as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Moscow in order to protect the interests of Kazakhstan within the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Council, said chairman of the foundation World of Eurasia Eduard Poletaev during the public lecture Kazakhstan Today and Tomorrow held in Bishkek on Monday, akipress.com reports. March 24 2014, 19:07 2 336 просмотрs

World News

15 years on: Looking back at NATO's ‘humanitarian’ bombing of Yugoslavia

Exactly 15 years ago, on March 24, NATO began its 78-day bombing of Yugoslavia. The alliance bypassed the UN under a “humanitarian” pretext, launching aggression that claimed hundreds of civilian lives and caused a much larger catastrophe than it averted, rt.com reports. March 24 2014, 18:48 2 696 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazak Sh. Jetpisov knocked out American J. Moson in Diamond Fight Championship

In the main fight of MMA “Diamond Fight – Friendship” tournament held in Almaty on March 22, in +90 kg weight category the Kazakhstan fighter Shakhmaral Dzhetpisov knocked out the titled American Jeff Monson, sport.kz reports. March 23 2014, 16:51 2 522 просмотрs

Culture

Nauryz in Atyrau (Photos)

March 23 2014, 16:09 3 196 просмотрs

World News

Russian Forces Seize Last Major Ukrainian Military Base in Crimea

Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula, reuters reports. March 23 2014, 15:43 2 985 просмотрs

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Belarus De Facto Acknowledges Crimea as Part of Russia

Belarus has de fact acknowledged the Republic of Crimea as Russia's territory, President Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday, ria.ru reports. March 23 2014, 15:27 2 679 просмотрs