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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 2 917 views

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Thousands hit Tokyo streets in anti-nuke protest

March 12 2014, 15:29 2 261 views

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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 2 679 views

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 1 683 views

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 2 588 views

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 2 521 views

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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 3 188 views

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 2 256 views

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 2 522 views

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 2 585 views

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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 3 201 views

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 3 630 views

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 2 478 views

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 1 889 views

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 3 720 views

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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 1 745 views

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 2 178 views

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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 2 586 views

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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 1 572 views

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 1 905 views

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 3 344 views

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 1 950 views

Ecology

Atyrau Refinery fined for 24bn tenge for ecological damage

On 5 March Atyrau Oblast Ecology Department issued an order about compensation of ecological damage by Atyrau Refinery for environmental pollution caused by flaring sour gas. The fine amounted to nearly 24bn tenge. The refinery administration disagreed with the order and demands a re-inspection. March 7 2014, 12:14 3 933 views

World News

U.S. accuses Russia's Putin of making "false claims" about Ukraine

The U.S. State Department dropped its diplomatic niceties on Wednesday and all but accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of lying about events in Ukraine, publishing a list of what it said were 10 of his "false claims," reuters reports. March 7 2014, 11:32 2 624 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s President on the national army’s combat efficiency

Kazakhstan’s people should be confident in the country’s combat efficiency, tengrinews.kz reports, citing President Nazarbayev as saying when speaking at a sitting in the country’s Defense Ministry. March 7 2014, 11:23 1 409 views