Kazakhstan News Young scientists' coop to improve research quality , British Council Kazakhstan director Simon Williams, the director of the British Council in Kazakhstan, expressed hope that the international seminar underway in Ust Kamenogorsk on cementing partnership between the young scientists of Kazakhstan and the UK would lay the foundation for long-term cooperation in education, inform.kz reports. March 12 2014, 16:49 2 391 просмотрs
World News Louisiana's longest-serving death row prisoner walks free after 30 years There are many ways to measure 30 years, but for Glenn Ford, the yardstick is simple, bbc reports. March 12 2014, 16:38 1 760 просмотрs
Society 360 million tenge allocated in Atyrau for flood prevention (updated) Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor Salimzhan Nakpaev the session of the Committee for Emergency Situation was held in Atyrau, the press-service of Atyrau Oblast Government reported on March 11. March 12 2014, 16:19 2 189 просмотрs
World News Protesters clash with police across Turkey as thousands mourn 15yo teen death Police and protesters have clashed in several cities in Turkey as the country is gripped by unrest following the death of 15-year old Berkin Elvan. He was hit by tear-gas canister shot by police and died in hospital after 269 days in a coma, rt.com reports. March 12 2014, 15:36 2 603 просмотрs
World News Switzerland lengthens list of Ukrainian citizens whose assets to be blocked The Swiss authorities have announced a decision to freeze all assets and bank accounts of another nine citizens of Ukraine, the Web site of French newspaper Liberation has reported, interfax-ukraine reports. March 12 2014, 11:22 2 272 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Prime Minister emphasizes importance of combating shadow economy in Kazakhstan Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has held a Government session, which approved the parameters of the national budget for 2014, considered the draft comprehensive plan on combating the shadow economy for 2014-2015, and discussed the progress of preparation of the regions for the flood season, inform.kz reports. March 12 2014, 09:49 1 438 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan, CompactGTL to Develop Small Scale GTL Plant Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan and CompactGTL have signed an agreement for development of world’s first small scale GTL plant, naturalgasasia.com reports. March 12 2014, 09:43 2 357 просмотрs
World News Search for Malaysia Airlines plane widens to Straits of Malacca The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has been widened, now covering a massive area that takes in sea and land, euronews.com reports. March 12 2014, 09:39 2 119 просмотрs
World News Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Ukrainian Crisis The top diplomats of Russia and the United States have discussed ways to settle the political crisis in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. March 12 2014, 09:33 2 735 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Romania’s Rompetrol Group rebrands as KazMunayGas International Oil and gas company The Rompetrol Group will rebrand as KazMunayGas International, taking the name of its Kazakh parent company, romania-insider.com reports. March 11 2014, 18:09 1 981 просмотрs
World News Yanukovich reads out statement instead of press conference (video) Journalists were told that no press conference of Yanukovich would take place on Tuesday, euroradio.by reports. March 11 2014, 17:31 2 150 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News American, two Russians back on Earth after half year in space Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Tuesday landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan after a stay of more than half a year aboard the International Space Station, capitalfm.co.ke reports. March 11 2014, 15:59 2 253 просмотрs
World News Ukraine crisis: John Kerry declines Vladimir Putin meeting A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will not happen until Moscow engages with US proposals to tackle the crisis in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said, bbc reports. March 11 2014, 11:40 2 795 просмотрs
World News Missing Malaysia Airlines plane 'a mystery' Malaysia's civil aviation chief has said the fate of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet remains "a mystery", bbc reports. March 11 2014, 11:16 3 265 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan raises export duty rates for crude Export duty rate for crude is to be raised from $60 to $80 per ton, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning Yerbolat Dossayev as saying today at a government sittingm tengrinews reports. March 11 2014, 10:47 2 241 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev and Obama discussed the situation in Ukraine Nursultan Nazarbayev and Barack Obama discussed the situation in Ukraine, confirming their interest in peaceful solution of the issues of this country, azh.kz reports, citing the White House press service. March 11 2014, 09:46 1 640 просмотрs
Ecology Consortium faces ecological penalty amounting to 134 billion tenge The Ecology Department of Atyrau Oblast sent instructions to Agip KCO and NCOC about compensation over damage to the environment for the amount of 134.2bn tenge, caused as a result of flaring nearly 2.8 million cubic meters of sour gas. March 11 2014, 02:40 3 415 просмотрs
World News Russia cites ‘chaos’ in eastern Ukraine; gunmen storm bases in Crimea Russia’s government on Monday accused right-wing militants and Ukraine’s new pro-Western government of causing “chaos” in the eastern part of the country, as pro-Russian forces stormed a number of Ukrainian military bases across the Crimean Peninsula, washingtonpost.com reports. March 11 2014, 01:32 1 434 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan understands Russia's stance on protection of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine - Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin today, inform.kz reports, citing the Akorda's press service. March 10 2014, 21:30 1 961 просмотрs
World News Yanukovych to Speak in Rostov-on-Don - Report Fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will make an official statement Tuesday in Rostov-on-Don, sources close to the once powerful leader told RIA Novosti on Monday, ria.ru repots. March 10 2014, 20:30 2 184 просмотрs
World News Khodorkovsky: Don’t expect miracles from the West Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian billionaire who spent a decade in prison for opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in Kyiv today that the best path to peace is for Crimea to remain part of Ukraine, kyivpost.com reports. March 10 2014, 20:18 1 253 просмотрs
Society Tomorrow, March 8, International Women’s Day! Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day was founded in 1910 as a day that each country would devote to recognizing and addressing the needs and concerns of women. March 7 2014, 16:26 1 642 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan sues Kashagan oil group for $737 mln in pollution case Kazakhstan is suing the multinational consortium developing the huge Kashagan oilfield in the Caspian Sea for 134.2 billion tenge ($737 million) over damage to the environment, the Environment Protection Ministry said on Friday, reuters reports. March 7 2014, 12:52 3 065 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Crimean Tatars ask Nazarbaev for help Crimean Tatars appealed to the presidents of Kazakhstan, Turkey and Azerbaijan to help prevent the secession of Crimea from Ukraine, reports azh.kz, citing Azerbaijani news outlet haqquin.az. March 7 2014, 12:43 1 614 просмотрs