Kazakhstan News Foreign Ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan discuss situation in Ukraine and Crimea Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Kazakh Foreign MinisterYerlan Idrisov discussed via telephone the situation in Ukraine, said the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 17, akipress.com reports. March 18 2014, 09:22 1 944 просмотрs
World News Putin Signs Decree Recognizing Crimea as 'Sovereign State' Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday recognizing Ukraine's Crimea region as a sovereign state, nbcnews.com reports. March 18 2014, 09:08 1 297 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Search for missing Malaysian jet expands from Australia to Kazakhstan The search for the missing Malaysian jet pushed deep into the northern and southern hemispheres Monday as Australia took the lead in scouring the seas of the southern Indian Ocean and Kazakhstan -- about 10,000 miles to the northwest -- answered Malaysia's call for help in the unprecedented hunt, siliver.com reports. March 17 2014, 17:10 2 842 просмотрs
World News Ukraine's parliament approves Hr 6.7 billion for defense, mobilization of armed forces Ukraine's parliament approved emergency funding of Hr 6.7 billion (more than $600 million) for military spending and agreed to mobilize military and National Guard units today -- a significant amount in a national budget that doesn't exceed $50 billion a year, kyivpost.com reports. March 17 2014, 16:27 1 319 просмотрs
World News Crimea result makes "a mockery" of democracy, says Hague The government says it rejects the result of Crimea's referendum, which Foreign Secretary William Hague has denounced as a "mockery of proper democratic practice", bbc reports. March 17 2014, 16:16 2 468 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev and Cameron discuss situation in Ukraine Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime-Minister David Cameron has discussed the situation in Ukraine over the phone, tengrinews reports citing the presidential press-service. The phone talks between the Kazakhstan President and the British Prime-Minister was initiated by the British side. March 17 2014, 13:45 1 720 просмотрs
Society Nauryz Holidays in Atyrau Atyrau Mayor’s Office informed that Nauryz celebration will start on March 21, at 11:00am at the central Makhambet and Issatay Square. March 17 2014, 13:33 3 838 просмотрs
World News Sochi 2014 Paralympic Closing Ceremony Russia's first ever Winter Paralympic Games, held in the country’s resort city of Sochi between March 7 and 16, come to its wrapping-up ceremony on Sunday night by setting a number of records in all spheres, voiceofrussia.com reports. March 17 2014, 12:45 1 482 просмотрs
World News Putin Tells Obama Crimean Vote Complies with International Law Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Barack Obama that the referendum in Crimea complied with the international law and the UN Charter, the Kremlin press service said Monday, ria.ru reports. March 17 2014, 12:40 2 263 просмотрs
World News Out, Damned 'Ы'! Zhirinovsky Wants Russian To Shed 'Nasty, Asiatic' Letter Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the ultranationalist Russian politician known for outrageous remarks on everything from migrant laborers to terrorism, has now targeted a letter in the Russian alphabet, rferl.org reports. March 17 2014, 11:39 1 742 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Activist Jailed For Pro-Ukraine Protest A Kazakh activist has been sentenced to seven days in jail for taking part in a pro-Ukrainian protest., rferl.org reports. March 17 2014, 11:33 1 780 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Anti-cancer drinks to be produced in Kyzylorda Oblast Kyzylorda city in southern Kazakhstan to partake in production of anti-cancer onion drinks that kill cancer cells, tengrinews reports. March 17 2014, 11:23 2 339 просмотрs
World News Crimeans vote over 90 percent to quit Ukraine for Russia With over half the votes counted, 95.5 percent had chosen the option of annexation by Moscow, the head of the referendum commission, Mikhail Malyshev, said two hours after polls closed. Turnout was 83 percent, he added - a high figure given that many who opposed the move had said they would boycott the vote, reuters reports. March 17 2014, 11:18 3 980 просмотрs
World News Ukraine: deadly clashes in Donetsk At least one person has been killed and more than a dozen injured in clashes between hundreds of pro- and anti-government protesters in Donetsk, euronews reports. March 14 2014, 11:39 1 421 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News President of Kazakhstan to pay visit to China In May this year, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will go on a state visit to Peoples Republic of China, inform.kz reports. March 14 2014, 11:25 2 458 просмотрs
World News China warns of dangerous Russia sanctions 'spiral' China's top envoy to Germany has warned the West against punishing Russia with sanctions for its intervention in Ukraine, saying such measures could lead to a dangerous chain reaction that would be difficult to control, reuters reports. March 14 2014, 11:14 2 188 просмотрs
Society Today West Kazakhstan marks Korisu Today, March 14, Kazakhs in the west of Kazakhstan have started celebration of Korisu, a holiday of seeing each other after the winter. azh.kz reports. March 14 2014, 10:10 5 128 просмотрs
World News Merkel accuses Russia of adopting ‘law of the jungle’ in Ukraine German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused Russia of resorting to “the law of the jungle” in the Crimea crisis, in a tough speech to parliament in which she warned that the EU would go ahead with its planned sanctions unless Moscow changed course, ft.com reports. March 13 2014, 19:27 3 483 просмотрs
Society Atyrau to host 2nd international business forum - AtyrauInvest-2014 Atyrau will host the 2nd international business forum, AtyrauInvest-2014 on April 3, 2014, National Export and Investment Agency of Kazakhstan, Kaznex Invest JSC informed. March 13 2014, 19:03 3 170 просмотрs
Society On Nauryz 22, at 11:00AM please come and join the game Altyn Saka! Ak Zhaik newspaper invites kids to participate in the annual Altyn Saka competition - the game of asyk (asyk- sheep knuckle bones). The competition will take place on March 22 at 11:00 AM at the square in front of the Central Mosque (on Satpaev Avenue). March 13 2014, 18:47 3 798 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News High excise tax on cigarettes spur illegal traffic Increase of the Kazakhstan excise tax on cigarettes has triggered an increase in illegal traffic from Kyrgyzstan in 2013, according to the report provided by one of Kazakhstan-based tobacco companies to tengrinews. March 13 2014, 16:08 3 137 просмотрs
World News Planes find no debris near site China spotted objects Search planes have found no trace of a missing Malaysian airliner near the site where Chinese satellites spotted floating objects, officials said Thursday. March 13 2014, 13:06 2 557 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News French thief steals from rare birds in South Kazakhstan A French national has been arrested in Kazakhstan on suspicion of stealing a large sum of money from the company he worked in, tengrinews reports. March 13 2014, 13:00 1 400 просмотрs
World News Obama meets with Ukraine PM, as US tries to calm crisis ahead of Crimea vote The Obama administration and Congress are moving on several fronts to try and calm the Ukraine stand-off -- and pressure Russia to cooperate -- ahead of a looming Crimea referendum which could further inflame the crisis, foxnews.com reports. March 13 2014, 10:59 2 890 просмотрs
World News G7 will not recognize Crimea referendum results The leaders of the Group of 7 countries will not recognize the outcome of Crimea’s upcoming referendum intended to decide the future of the disputed region, aawsat.net reports. March 13 2014, 10:56 3 159 просмотрs