Kazakhstan News Grace church pastor on trial for extremism in Astana The first hearing on the case of Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev has taken place in Astana, tengrinews reports. Kashkumbayev is accused of promoting extremism and managing a union that abused Kazakhstan citizens. January 24 2014, 12:49 2 908 просмотрs
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World News Ukraine Opposition Rejects Government Terms, Talks to Continue Ukraine’s opposition held fast to its positions overnight Thursday, refusing the terms offered by the government during four-hour negotiations aimed at seeking a way out of the deepening political crisis gripping the former Soviet nation, ria.ru reports. January 24 2014, 11:39 1 301 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to export surplus electricity "Kazakhstan will export electricity only if the country see the power surplus in the single energy system of Kazakhstan," Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Zhaksaliyev said presenting today the draft law of Kazakhstan "On amendments to some legislative acts on control over electricity generation facilities", inform.kz reports. January 24 2014, 10:45 1 168 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan MPs suggest removing death penalty from Criminal Code Death penalty may be removed from the Kazakhstan’s Criminal Code. Such a suggestion has been made in the country’s Majilis (lower chamber), tengrinews reports. January 23 2014, 18:03 1 376 просмотрs
World News Ukraine Premier Rejects Opposition Ultimatum Ukraine’s prime minister has dismissed an ultimatum from opposition leaders threatening to go on the offensive Thursday unless their demands are met by the government, ria.ru reports. January 23 2014, 17:39 1 300 просмотрs
Ex-Governor case “Ryskaliev's OCG” trial begins in Atyrau court (photos+video) “Bergey Ryskaliyev's organized criminal group” case began today, December 23, in the specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast. January 23 2014, 15:57 5 600 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News China sees record crude oil imports from Kazakhstan China saw a rise in crude oil imports from Kazakhstan last year via a transnational pipeline to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, xinhuanet.com reports. January 23 2014, 14:13 1 894 просмотрs
World News Pentagon to relax rules on personal religious wear — including beards, turbans The Pentagon on Wednesday is expected to announce widespread changes to rules governing religious items and religion-based physical attributes that service members can maintain while in uniform — including beards, some religious tattoos, and turbans, usnews.nbcnews.com reports. January 23 2014, 13:12 1 397 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan attended NATO Military Committee meeting in Brussels The first deputy Defence Minister of Kazakhstan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel General Saken Zhasuzakov participated in the annual NATO Military Committee meeting held in Brussels on Jan 18-19, reads the press release of nato.int. January 23 2014, 12:47 1 800 просмотрs
World News Twitter storm in Russia over Sochi Olympics twin toilet A BBC photo of a men's cubicle with twin toilets at a Sochi Olympics venue has caused a Twitter storm in Russia, bbc reports. January 23 2014, 12:07 2 142 просмотрs
World News Ukraine protests: claims that police used live bullets as demonstrators die in clashes A third person has died during overnight clashes between radical protesters and police in central Kiev, marking a serious escalation in the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two months, telegraph.co.uk reports. January 22 2014, 16:23 3 594 просмотрs
Society Father of bomb suspect’s friend: "I will stay in Boston until the trial" The day of the trial of Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbaev, the Kazakhstan citizens accused of obstruction of justice by conspiring to destroy objects belonging to their college classmate, suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have been assigned for June 23. January 22 2014, 15:40 1 767 просмотрs
World News Pope Francis to Davos elite: Use your skills to help the poor Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the world's political and business elite gathered in Davos to use their spirit of entrepreneurship to alleviate crushing global poverty, straitstimes.com reports. January 22 2014, 13:37 1 255 просмотрs
World News Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia media President Vladimir Putin tightened his control over Russia’s media on Monday by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing it with an organisation that is to promote Moscow’s image abroad, euronews.com reports. January 22 2014, 10:44 1 224 просмотрs
World News Two Las Vegas casinos to accept virtual bitcoin currency Two Las Vegas casino hotels will become the first known U.S. commercial gambling houses to allow the use of the unregulated digital payment system, bitcoin, casino officials said on Tuesday, reuters reports. January 22 2014, 10:38 1 241 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Transplantology pushes forward in Kazakhstan, so as organ donorship There has been some progress in availability of transplantation surgeries to the public, ability of Kazakhstan surgeons to make them and public attitude towards cadaveric donorship, tengrinews reports. January 22 2014, 10:29 1 738 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News ENRC explains its delisting from LSE Kazakhstan's billionaire, co-founder and one of the major shareholders of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) Aleksandr Mashkevich has explained why the company chose to be delisted from the London Stock Exchange, tengrinews reports. January 22 2014, 10:20 1 653 просмотрs
World News 'Clear evidence' of systematic torture in Syria A Syrian military police photographer has supplied “clear evidence” showing the systematic torture and killing of about 11,000 detainees in circumstances that evoked Nazi death camps, euronews.com reports. January 22 2014, 10:06 1 362 просмотрs
World News ILO warns global joblessness set to rise The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation has issued a dire warning that global unemployment is not just here to stay, but set to rise, euronews.com reports. January 21 2014, 18:19 4 207 просмотрs
World News Sleeping Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up for Historic Comet Rendezvous and Landing A European probe awoke from a deep sleep Monday (Jan. 20) to gear up for an unprecedented comet rendezvous and landing this year that will cap a 10-year voyage across the solar system, space.com reports. January 21 2014, 17:41 1 293 просмотрs
World News South Korea, 20 Million credit card data has been leaked Financial Supervisory Service confirmed that Stolen credit card data of at least 20 million bank and credit card users in South Korea has been leaked, cyberwarzone.com reports. January 21 2014, 16:48 1 406 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Marat Tazhin, RoK Secretary of State, relieved of his duties By the decree of the Head of the State Marat Tazhin is dismissed from the position of the Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan in connection with transfer to another work, Akorda press service reports. January 21 2014, 15:12 1 882 просмотрs
Society Free riders travelled hidden in “Talgo” train diesel electric car Regional train inspectors of the Transport Control Committee caught 15 free riders on Talgo passenger-train travelling on route “Almaty-Atyrau”. January 21 2014, 14:32 4 627 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks Kazakhstanis planning to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks, tengrinews reports. January 21 2014, 12:51 1 605 просмотрs