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Why ex-chief accountant of “Atyrau-Akparat“media holding committed suicide (+update)

Aitzhan Uteshev, the former chief accountant of “Atyrau-Akparat” public state enterprise,  committed suicide on January 27. January 29 2014, 17:24 2 603 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to compete in first World Games of Nomads

Kyrgyzstan has presented the “World Games of Nomads” national project aimed to promote traditional ancient games of nomadic Turkic peoples, advantour.com reports. Thus, during an international forum held on 25 January 2014 in Bulan-Sogottu, Issyk-Kul region, the representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a resolution on the conditions, goals and participants for the World Games of Nomads. January 30 2014, 13:36 8 139 views

World News

Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

In a surprise move, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, sitepronews.com reports. January 30 2014, 12:00 2 560 views

Kazakhstan News

Soros-Kazakhstan to grant $1.9 million in 2014

Soros-Kazakhstan embarks on a new strategy for 2014-2017 to focus on SFK traditional fields, such as human rights, public finance transparency, development of independent media and support of youth initiatives. interfax.kz reports. January 29 2014, 20:21 1 708 views

World News

State of the Union: Obama calls for action, with or without Congress

He talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, calling for 2014 to be a "year of action, but President Barack Obama's State of the Union address showed he knows that true progress depends on cooperation with a divided and recalcitrant Congress, cnn reports. January 29 2014, 19:36 1 443 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan eyeing Ablyazov's property

Mukhtar Ablyazov might loose his property that is under distraint in Kazakhstan. He doesn't even have to be extradited to Kazakhstan for this to happen, tengrinews reports citing the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Iogan Merkel as saying today.  January 29 2014, 18:11 1 596 views

Kazakhstan News

Tengizchevroil LLP hits record high by producing 27 million tons of oil in 2013 (+update)

Tengizchevroil LLP produced 27 million tons of oil in the Atyrau region in 2013, inform.kz reports, citing the company's press service. January 29 2014, 14:59 3 648 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons wins Grand-Prix at Premiers Plans Festival

Kazakhstan's film Harmony Lessons by director Emir Baigazin has been awarded with the 2014 Grand-Prix of the Festival Premiers Plans in Angers, France, tengrinews reports. The 26th edition of the international film festival was held on January 17-26, 2014. January 29 2014, 16:40 2 472 views

World News

Karzai reportedly suspects US hand in recent Afghanistan attacks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly believes that the U.S. government and military have been a hidden force behind recent insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, such as an attack earlier this month that killed 21 people, including three Americans, in Kabul, foxnews.com reports. January 29 2014, 16:00 1 715 views

Kazakhstan News

Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river

A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing Altaynews.kz.  January 29 2014, 15:56 2 619 views

Ex-Governor case

Ryskaliev's organized criminal group. Indictment

Yesterday, January 28, was the fourth day of court proceedings and the third day when two state accusers read in turns the indictment. January 29 2014, 11:46 6 591 views

World News

Russia Wants Free-Trade Zone Linking EU, Moscow-Led Customs Union

Moscow wants to establish a free-trade zone between the European Union and the Russian-led economic union of former Soviet States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. January 29 2014, 11:01 1 707 views

Kazakhstan News

KazMunaiGas purchasing 26.7% in Rompetrol Rafinare

KazMunayGas oil and gas company is purchasing 26.7% in Rompetrol Rafinare (a member company of Rompetrol Group, operates the most modern refinery in Romania) for $200 million, tengrinews reports, citing the Company’s Press Service. January 29 2014, 10:23 1 895 views

Kazakhstan News

'Smart rubber' to be produced in Kazakhstan

The first recycling plant for used tires has been opened in Kyzylorda city in southern Kazakhstan on January 27, 2014, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Oblast Akimat (Regional Authorities). January 29 2014, 10:45 1 622 views

World News

Sergey Arbuzov to lead temporarily the Ukranian govt

Ukraine’s opposition has forced out the government and is pressing President Viktor Yanukovich to resign, despite warnings from a former head of state that the country is “one step from civil war”, baq.kz reports. January 29 2014, 10:17 1 909 views

World News

Yanukovych accepts Azarov's resignation; other disputes remain

President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, according to the president's official website. Azarov's government will continue working until the new prime minister is appointed. Azarov, who has led Ukraine's government since Yanukovych took power in 2010, was forced out to ease tensions in Ukraine's ongoing political crisis, kyivpost.com reports. January 29 2014, 10:10 2 314 views

World News

Ukraine unrest timeline

The Ukrainian capital has been gripped by weeks of anti-government protests which have seen violent clashes between rioters and police. Unrest is also spreading beyond Kiev as the opposition and government struggle to end the crisis, rt.com reports. January 28 2014, 17:54 2 422 views

World News

Bundestag commemorates victims of Nazism

Almost 70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of the siege of Leningrad, German politicians remembered the victims of National Socialism on Monday, thelocal.de reports. January 28 2014, 16:29 1 297 views

Kazakhstan News

Iran's Economy Minister, Kazakh Deputy PM Meet In Almaty

Iran's minister of economic affairs and finance, Ali Tayyebnia met the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Asset Issekeshev, fars news agency reported on Jan 27. January 28 2014, 16:25 1 425 views

Kazakhstan News

Strange Epidemic of Sleep in Akmola region

“Epidemic of Sleep” - is how doctors - perplexed - are calling a strange disease that spread among the villagers of Kalachi and Krasnogorsky - Akmola region, Kazakhstan. The local TV channel - KTK reported that, even now, nothing is known about the cause of the disorder. It was found that the affected people did not have neither close nor fortuitous contact with each other, azh.kz reports. January 28 2014, 15:30 4 353 views

World News

Ukraine Prime Minister Azarov submits resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has submitted his resignation, according to his government’s official website, rt.com reports. January 28 2014, 13:47 2 436 views

Society

Wolf attacked two people in Inder

Yesterday, January 27, in Inderborsky village a wolf attacked humans. Two people suffered, one of them is in critical condition and put into hospital. January 28 2014, 13:05 4 649 views

World News

Parliament to vote on scrapping anti-protest law

The Ukrainian Parliament will now be reportedly holding a special Parliament session over the controversial anti-protest law after President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to the scrap the legislation, zeenews.com reports.  January 28 2014, 11:45 1 334 views

Kazakhstan News

Human Rights Activists Demand to Review Case of EXPO 2017 Manager's Son

Five pedestrians were hit and one was crushed to death in Almaty by Maksat Ussenov who was driving BMW X6 in a state of intoxication. Maksat Ussenov fled the scene, but was later detained by the police and put into custody, azh.kz reports. January 28 2014, 11:28 2 393 views

World News

Russian woman from Astrakhan changes gender to escape debts

A Russian woman on the run over unpaid debts has changed sex in an apparent attempt to avoid paying them back -but is still liable for the money, bailiffs said Monday. January 27 2014, 18:06 1 412 views