World News Argentine president's jokes on Twitter about Chinese accent causes uproar back home Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, seeking badly needed investment in China, has joked on Twitter about Chinese accents, causing a furor back home. February 5 2015, 12:10 1 629 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Local content in oil and gas sphere reached 54% in Kazakhstan in 2014 As a result of 2014, 54% of products and services totaling over 1.5 trln tenge accounted for the local content in the total volume of procurements of oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan, Minister of Energy Vladimir Skolnik said in Mangystau region. February 5 2015, 12:05 2 793 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Zarina Diyas in top 16 brightest at Australia Open Kazakhstan’s finest tennis player Zarina Diyas, 21, has been named one of the brightest competitors of the Australia Open azh.kz refers to tengrinews. February 5 2015, 10:50 2 980 просмотрs
World News Chevron Pulls Out of Poland Shale U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. said Saturday it would stop exploring for shale gas in Poland, joining other companies that have pulled out of the sector and dashing hopes for the nascent shale industry in Europe. February 4 2015, 16:35 1 794 просмотрs
World News 7 dead after NYC commuter train hits SUV stuck on tracks A commuter train struck an SUV that was stuck on the tracks in a suburban New York community during the afternoon rush hour Tuesday, killing the car's driver and six passengers on board the train. February 4 2015, 16:02 2 218 просмотрs
World News Jordan executes 2 al-Qaida prisoners after 'Islamic State' kills pilot Jordan has executed two Iraqi militants in retaliation for the killing of one its citizens by the "Islamic State." The executions came hours after the release of a video showing the Jordanian pilot being burned alive. February 4 2015, 15:53 2 210 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ibisbill chosen the bird of the year in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Association of Biodiversity together with the Bird Conservation Union of Kazakhstan has chosen Ibisbill the bird of the year. February 4 2015, 15:47 2 336 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Air Astana introduces Economy Sleeper Class on Boeing 757 services to Europe Air Astana, the award winning flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is introducing an Economy Sleeper Class product on Boeing 757 services from Astana to London and Frankfurt from 3rd February 2015, with Paris to be added on 29th March 2015. Economy Sleeper Class provides more comfort and allows passengers to rest and sleep in a lie flat position, by combining three economy seats. The Economy Sleeper Class cabin is completely separate from Business and Economy Class cabins, with up to 12 seats available on each flight. February 4 2015, 15:38 4 518 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh parliament ratifies $21mln grant agreement with World Bank Lower house of the Kazakh parliament has ratified today the Grant Agreement with World Bank for the Kazakhstan Energy Efficiency Project. February 4 2015, 15:14 2 874 просмотрs
World News UNESCO: death rate from lack of physical activity twice higher than from AIDS For the past few years, children and adults are getting engaged games on computer consoles more and more. The development of new information and communication technologies has led to the fact that many people, especially school children, pay little attention to physical activity. This trend is fraught with negative consequences for health, lack of movement affect the quality of study, work and life in general. February 4 2015, 14:45 1 576 просмотрs
World News Taiwan TransAsia plane crash lands in river The TransAsia passenger plane crashed on Wednesday into Taipei's Keelung river, after hitting a bridge shortly after takeoff, according to reports. February 4 2015, 10:00 2 046 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News President for establishing Pak-Kazakhstan air link President Mamnoon Hussain has stressed the need for revival of air-links between Pakistan and Kazakhstan which will help promote people-to-people contacts and trade between the two countries. February 4 2015, 09:56 2 153 просмотрs
Politics Isekeshev and Shkolnik are arriving to Atyrau On February 5 the RoK Minister of Investments and Development Aset Isekeshev and the Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik will be arriving to Atyrau for working visit. February 4 2015, 09:49 9 827 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh-Spanish trains to become more comfortable Tulpar-Talgo passenger cars will become more comfortable as they become large, tengrinews reports citing the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan'a national railway company. February 3 2015, 14:05 4 305 просмотрs
World News Crude oil prices continue rebound The price of oil rallied on Monday as investors speculated that the falling cost of crude may have ended. Brent crude was up 1.3% at $53.65 a barrel, having reached $55, while US oil rose 1.7% to $48.52. February 3 2015, 13:55 3 048 просмотрs
World News Ukraine run by 'miserable' Jews: rebel chief Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the country's leaders "miserable" Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe. February 3 2015, 13:46 2 325 просмотрs
Crime Migrants checked in supermarkets and night clubs From January 28 till January 30 in Atyrau Oblast the migration police conducted a preventive operation “Migrant”. The deputy head of migration police department Bolat Doskaliev (on a photo) reported about the results of that operation at the briefing. February 3 2015, 13:28 2 669 просмотрs
Ecology Public hearings and prosecutor's interest Informal sources reported that prosecutor's office became interested in the legality of issuing permitting documents to the project “Cargo transportation route for the facilities of the Northeast part of the Caspian Sea”. February 3 2015, 13:09 3 537 просмотрs
World News US ponders arming Ukraine forces The US administration is considering whether to send arms to help the Ukraine government against pro-Russian rebels in the east, US media report. February 3 2015, 10:32 2 585 просмотрs
World News Exxon fourth-quarter profit tops estimate, share buyback slashed in half Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday its quarterly profit fell 21 percent as weak oil prices took a toll, but results topped Wall Street expectations due to a tax adjustment and higher earnings from its chemicals business. February 3 2015, 10:05 2 346 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Tour de France champion Nibali leads Astana Pro challenge in Dubai The new-look Astana Pro Cycling Team from Kazakhstan are determined to make their presence felt at the Dubai Tour. February 3 2015, 10:32 2 802 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to build its own Disneyland Kazakhstan intends to build its own Disneyland on the basis of the Western models, according to a briefing held at the weekend by the Central Communications Service. February 2 2015, 15:49 3 306 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News One third Kazakhstan’s national roads will become paid Before 2022 one-third of national roads in Kazakhstan will become paid, this has been announced at today's enlarged meeting of the Committee for Economic Reform and Regional Development by First Deputy Minister for Investment and Development Jenis Kasymbek. February 2 2015, 15:45 2 227 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Marathon of Kazakhstani films begins in Almaty A marathon of Kazakhstani films begins in Almaty on February 4, the organizers of the event inform. February 2 2015, 15:32 2 231 просмотрs
World News Terror act against Turkish president prevented A terrorism act against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Ankara city has been prevented, trend.az refers to Milliyet newspaper on Feb.2. February 2 2015, 15:22 2 522 просмотрs