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Russia approves troops for Ukraine

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine, bbc reports. March 1 2014, 21:56 2 587 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh PM hopes for Kashagan restart 'within months'

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov said on Friday he hoped that the country's giant offshore oilfield Kashagan could restart output within months and produce 3 million tonnes of crude by the end of the year, reuters reports. February 28 2014, 18:28 2 278 просмотрs

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Ukraine Asks Russia to Extradite Yanukovych

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor asked Russia to extradite deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday, as the fugitive leader prepared in Russia to give his first press conference since his disappearance in Ukraine earlier this week, ria.ru reports.  February 28 2014, 17:45 2 491 просмотрs

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Duma will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports

The leader of the group Fair Russia, a deputy of the State Duma of Russia Sergey Mironov during his visit to Sevastopol stated that the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider a bill about accelerated issuing of Russian passports to citizens of CIS, nahnews.com.ua reports. February 28 2014, 16:33 1 441 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

President Nazarbayev OKs Astana EXPO-2017 design project

The winner of 'Best Exhibition Project' "Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture" LLP held a presentation of the architectural project "Astana EXPO-2017" concept, where the President Nazarbayev remarked that the exhibition center will definitely increase the visibility of Astana in the world, azh.kz reports citing Akorda's press service. February 28 2014, 16:19 8 063 просмотрs

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Ukraine crisis: 'Russians occupy' Crimea airports

Ukraine's interior minister has accused Russian naval forces of occupying Sevastopol airport in the autonomous region of Crimea, bbc reports. February 28 2014, 15:44 1 890 просмотрs

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Crimea tensions prompt Ukraine to ask for UN Security Council session

Ukraine's Parliament has asked the United Nations Security Council to address the country's political turmoil, cbc.ca reports. February 28 2014, 15:18 2 602 просмотрs

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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘armed invasion’ in Crimea

Ukraine’s interior minister on Friday accused Russian forces of staging an “armed invasion”in Crimea, claiming they had blocked one military air base and entered an airport overnight on the Black Sea peninsula, Agence France-Presse, alarabiya.net reports. February 28 2014, 12:44 1 353 просмотрs

Crime

Peter Baruch - Hunt for minors in social networks

Seven victims of 38y.o. British national Peter Baruch, suspected in corruption of minors, are from Atyrau. February 28 2014, 11:24 5 228 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan announces moratorium on audits of small and medium businesses till the end of 2014

Kazakhstan has announced a moratorium on audits of small and medium-sized businesses till the end of 2014. Head of State Nurusltan Nazarbayev signed the relevant decree, inform.kz reports citing the Akorda press service. February 28 2014, 10:19 1 376 просмотрs

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Yanukovich in Russia, to hold press-conference in Rostov-on-Don Friday

Viktor Yanukovich will hold a news conference in Russia's Rostov-on-Don at 1700 local time (1300 GMT) on Friday, reports Itar-Tass citing sources close to Ukraine's ousted president. February 28 2014, 10:14 2 234 просмотрs

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Yanukovych asked Russia to ensure his personal security

Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday he still considers himself to be Ukraine's head of state but asked Russia to ensure his personal security from the actions of the “extremists”, who seized the power, azh kz reports citing lenta.ru.  February 27 2014, 15:46 1 169 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh MPs propose to ban entry for Russian MPs Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to Kazakhstan

The Kazakh MPs proposed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan to prohibit Russian politicians Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov to enter Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports citing IA-News Kazakhstan. February 27 2014, 15:16 2 864 просмотрs

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Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino returns to ship for first time since 2012 disaster

Accused of manslaughter and abandoning ship, Schettino has been granted permission to help investigators determine causes behind shipwreck, independent.co.uk reports. February 27 2014, 15:05 1 367 просмотрs

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Armed men seize government headquarters, raise Russian flag in Ukraine's Crimea

Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on Thursday and raised the Russian flag in a challenge to the country's new rulers, reuters reports. February 27 2014, 14:29 1 244 просмотрs

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Arseniy Yatseniuk nominated to lead new government as Ukraine prime minister

Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv's Independence Square on Feb. 26 and proposed candidates for prime minister and Cabinet of Ministers, kyievpost reports.  February 27 2014, 12:03 2 449 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis

The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States, tengrinews reports citing the Foreign Ministry's International Information Committee Chairmen Zhanbolat Ussenov. February 27 2014, 11:52 2 754 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan in 2014 will attract over 5 thousand foreign workforce to priority projects

The Government of Kazakhstan established quotas for attraction of foreign workforce in 2014. It is envisaged to attract 5142 people for implementation of various priority projects, azh.kz reports citing the government resolution published on Thursday. February 27 2014, 10:38 2 346 просмотрs

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Ukraine Tensions Flare as Pro-Russians, Crimea Tatars Clash

Tensions flared in the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea as demonstrators pushing for a referendum on joining Russia clashed with members of the Tatar ethnic minority, bloomberg.com reports.  February 27 2014, 09:28 1 326 просмотрs

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Ukrainian ex-presidents accuse Russia of interfering in Ukraine’s domestic affairs

Kravchuk, Kuchma and Yushchenko call on Ukrainian Security Service and Prosecutor General’s Office to react toughly to the separatism tendencies.  February 26 2014, 16:52 1 192 просмотрs

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In Venezuela protests, both sides draw battle lines -- but call for peace

As Venezuelan opposition leaders push for demonstrators to stay in the streets, "he who tires, loses" is their mantra, cnn reports. February 26 2014, 16:39 2 672 просмотрs

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China looks for blue-sky solutions as smog worsens

Beijingers are once again choking as smog levels hit "heavy or even worse" levels in the capital and a number of other cities across the country, cnn reports. February 26 2014, 16:15 2 076 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

New Head of Baikonur Cosmodrome appointed

Russian space industry veteran Mikhail Vardanyan has been appointed the new head of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the country’s space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. February 26 2014, 14:47 1 375 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to launch another airline: President Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan plans to launch an airline to perform domestic flights, President Nazarbayev said during his talks with Pierre Beaudoin , President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc., the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains, tengrinews reports. February 26 2014, 14:40 2 521 просмотрs

Crime

Land Sold Illegally to Expat Returned Back to Municipality

Pursuant to the Nature Protection Prosecutor’s lawsuit, the court ruled to return a land plot (1 439 sq meters) to the state fund that was sold in 2012 to the citizen of India for the construction of a restaurant and a hotel. February 26 2014, 11:32 2 342 просмотрs