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Kazakhstan slated to start production of spacecrafts in 2015

Production of satellites and integrated parts will reportedly kick off in Kazakhstan in 2015, Vice Chairman of the National Space Agency (Kazcosmos) Meirbek Moldabekov announced at the Tuesday press briefing of the Central Communications Service, inform.kz reports. December 3 2013, 16:23 1 471 views

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan’s rating of corruption lowered to 140, sharing the line with Honduras

Kazakhstan has been lowered by seven lines in the corruption rating of Transparency International in 2013, occupying the 140th position, reads the organization’s report posted on the website, azh.kz reports. December 3 2013, 12:24 2 282 views

World News

Thai police remove barricades to police and PM offices

Thai police have removed barricades at the police and government headquarters in a bid to defuse tensions with anti-government protesters. December 3 2013, 11:31 2 601 views

World News

Power outage plunges most of Venezuela into darkness

Venezuela's second massive power outage of the year plunged much of the nation into darkness on Monday night, prompting renewed talk of sabotage from President Nicolas Maduro's government and cries of incompetence from its foes, reuters.com reports. December 3 2013, 11:21 1 745 views

Kazakhstan News

Aktau Caspian seaport to be managed by foreign operator

Kazakhstan's Aktau seaport, currently undergoing an expansion upgrade, may be transferred to foreign management, deputy chairman of the board of JSC Kaznex Invest Kairat Karmanov said on Nov. 29 at a press conference in Astana, trend.az reports. December 3 2013, 10:41 2 385 views

World News

EU, Ukraine Agree to Continue Deal Talks

The presidents of Ukraine and the European Commission on Monday agreed to continue talks regarding association and free-trade deals that Ukraine recently said it would postpone. December 3 2013, 10:01 1 577 views

World News

Kiev - NY Times, AFP, Euronews, Reuters journalists among at least 40 mass media employees injured in clashes with police

When baton-wielding riot police outside the presidential offices began to charge, Denys Danko held up the only shield he knows -- his journalist's identification card, kyivpost.com reports. December 2 2013, 15:09 2 663 views

Kazakhstan News

Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstan to learn English

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan citizens to learn three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English, Tengrinews reports.  December 2 2013, 14:56 4 284 views

Crime

Head of fish inspection and crime investigator nailed for bribes

Financial police released information about initiation of criminal cases against the head of fish protection department of Zhyloy region and crime investigator from Atyrau Internal Affairs Department. December 2 2013, 14:50 1 974 views

World News

Ukraine: Protesters Besiege Government Building

Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday blocked entrances to the government building and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for closer ties with the European Union gripped other parts of the country and threatened his rule, abcnews.go.com reports. December 2 2013, 14:01 1 285 views

World News

China launches probe and rover to moon

China launched the Chang'e-3 lunar probe with the country's first moon rover aboard early on Monday, marking a significant step toward deep space exploration, xinhuanet.com reports. December 2 2013, 13:30 1 666 views

World News

Croatians Vote Against Gay Marriage

Croatians have voted for amendments to the country's constitution that would ban same-sex marriage rferl.org reports.  December 2 2013, 13:27 1 430 views

Kazakhstan News

Rugby - Kazakhstan Women win Dubai7s invitational tournament

The SA Select Women on Saturday suffered a disappointing defeat against the Kazakhstan Almaty in the final of the International Invitational Sevens tournament in Dubai following an impressive run throughout the series. December 2 2013, 13:13 1 692 views

World News

Speed Skating - Lee's World Cup winning run continues in Astana

The world records may have stopped in Europe but Lee Sang-Hwa remains unbeatable over 500m after taking her sixth successive speed skating World Cup win of the season in Astana. December 2 2013, 12:57 1 527 views

World News

German policeman 'kills and eats lover'

Police in Dresden say they have arrested a 55-year-old police officer on suspicion of murder after the body of another man was found in the Erz mountains in eastern Germany, bbc.co.uk reports. November 29 2013, 18:26 1 376 views

Kazakhstan News

India, CIS discussing crude pipeline alongside TAPI

The proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is meant for fetching gas from the Turkmen fields, but now an idea has been mooted to build a parallel pipeline to carry crude — perhaps from Russia and Kazakhstan. November 29 2013, 16:43 1 855 views

World News

H&M suspends angora production over rabbit video

Swedish clothing giant H&M says it will stop making clothing with angora hair following the release of a video showing fur being plucked from live rabbits in China. November 29 2013, 16:19 2 913 views

World News

Japanese plan to build power plant on Moon isn't pie in sky

A Japanese construction company is proposing to solve the energy problems facing Japan, and ultimately the entire planet, by turning the Moon into a solar power plant. November 29 2013, 15:42 1 623 views

Kazakhstan News

Gulshara Abdykalikova appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan

Gulshara Abdykalikova has been appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing the official website of the Kazakhstan President. November 29 2013, 14:45 2 279 views

Kazakhstan News

Moscow sent a note of protest to KZ over killing of Russian poucher in Caspian Sea

Moscow has sent a note of protest to Kazakhstan over the recent Caspian Sea incident in which Kazakh officers shot at suspected Russian poachers and killed one of them, azh.kz reports. November 29 2013, 11:23 1 863 views

Economy

Confrontation between Chinese and Kazakhstan workers

Confrontation between Chinese and Kazakhstan workers took place at 9 o’clock in the morning on Nov 27 at the central checkpoint of Atyrau Refinery. November 29 2013, 11:12 2 424 views

Kazakhstan News

Nearly 30 people hospitalized, 2 dead after poisoning in Zhanaozen

Over 28 employees of “KezBi” LLP service company were hospitalized with poisoning in the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau Oblast. Two of them died, reports azh.kz on Friday citing Anuar Chuzhegulov, Mangistau Oblast deputy governor. November 29 2013, 10:34 2 306 views

World News

Louis Vuitton's Red Square Trunk To Be Removed After Uproar

Louis Vuitton is facing backlash following the installation of a 30-foot-tall, 112-foot-long brown trunk in Russia's Red Square, which sits just beside the mausoleum where Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin's was laid to rest. On Wednesday, Russia's presidential administration ordered that the symbol of luxury be removed. November 29 2013, 09:44 3 390 views

Kazakhstan News

Almaty Department of Natural Resources sues NGO environmentalist for 15 million tenge

The Almaty Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management filed a 15-million tenge suit against Tabigat movement chairman Mels Yeleusizov for public disinformation about mass chopping of trees in the city, interfax.kz reports on Thursday. November 28 2013, 17:24 1 787 views

World News

Latvian PM Resigns After Shopping Mall Disaster

Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis resigned Wednesday over a shopping mall disaster in the small Baltic nation that left more than 50 people dead, ria.ru reports. November 28 2013, 17:06 1 451 views