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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 3 069 просмотрs

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 1 619 просмотрs

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 3 580 просмотрs

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 2 335 просмотрs

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 1 186 просмотрs

World News

Slutsky: State Duma will decide on Crimea after referendum

All factions of the State Duma support the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but understand the right of the people of Crimea to raise issues they see fit, Leonid Slutsky, the head of the State Duma committee on CIS affairs, said. March 6 2014, 18:29 2 429 просмотрs

World News

Crimean Tatar Mejlis calling on residents to boycott referendum

Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars has urged the residents of the peninsula to boycott the referendum scheduled for March 16, Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov said. March 6 2014, 18:18 1 398 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine crisis: Crimea parliament asks to join Russia

MPs in Crimea have asked Moscow to allow the southern Ukrainian region to become part of the Russian Federation, bbc reports. March 6 2014, 18:03 1 502 просмотрs

World News

Armed pro-Russian militiamen force UN envoy to cut Crimea trip short

United Nations peace envoy Robert Serry had to cut short his visit to Crimea after a group of armed pro-Russian militiamen blocked him and threatened in his car in Simferopol, capital city of the peninsula on March 5, kyivpost.com reports. March 6 2014, 15:25 1 389 просмотрs

World News

Pro-Russian men in Crimea confront women demonstrating for peace in Ukraine (VIDEO)

Some 50 pro-Russian men in support of closer ties with Russia confronted a group of women holding signs asking for peace and unity in Ukraine, kyivpost.com reports. March 6 2014, 15:02 2 719 просмотрs

Society

Kazakhstan to enjoy 8 days of holidays in March

Eight days of holidays fall on March 2014 in Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports citing the e-government website.   March 6 2014, 13:01 4 322 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus met to discuss Eurasian Economic Union

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, tengrinews.kz reports, citing the President’s website. March 6 2014, 12:44 2 909 просмотрs

World News

Ukraine crisis: bugged call reveals conspiracy theory about Kiev snipers

Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet tells EU's Cathy Ashton about claim that provocateurs were behind Maidan killings, theguardian.com reports. March 6 2014, 12:19 6 168 просмотрs

Society

Tengizchevroil and NCOC to Raise Salaries of Workers

According to TCO press release, the company raised the salaries of its employees by 10% from February 1, 2014. This was announced by Tim Miller, the CEO of the company, at the communication session with the employees. Mr. Miller said that as of April 1, 2014 the base salary will be additionally increased by by an average of nine percent and more.   March 6 2014, 12:06 4 253 просмотрs

World News

EU ready to provide 11 billion euros of financial aid to Ukraine

The European Union is ready to provide 11 billion euros ($15 billion) of financial support to Ukraine over the next couple of years via a series of loans and grants, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, reuters reports. March 5 2014, 17:55 1 822 просмотрs

World News

China Backs Russia on Ukraine

Despite its principle of non-interference, domestic and international interests have Beijing siding with Moscow, thediplomat.com reports. March 5 2014, 17:36 2 440 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Russia to conduct 3 test launches of missiles targeted at Kazakhstan in March

Russia plans to conduct 3 test launches of its missiles targeted at Kazakhstan in March, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported on Wednesday, ca-news.org reports. March 5 2014, 17:31 1 968 просмотрs

Culture

Oilfield workers of Atyrau ‘discovered’ 3 000 years old ancient burial

Atyrau Oblast oilfield workers made a shocking finding. They found a cumuli of human remains in the desert. The captured video was sent to KTK TV channel office. March 5 2014, 14:42 4 109 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

First in the world positive-energy city to be constructed in Kazakhstan by 2017

The first energy-positive city will be constructed in Kazakhstan by 2017. The Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said about the concept of architectural complex EXPO-2017, bnews.kz correspondent reports. March 5 2014, 13:13 5 812 просмотрs

World News

Asteroid 2014 DX110 Will Pass Between Earth, Moon On March 5 (LIVE VIDEO)

Earth is in for a close call, huffingtonpost.com reports about asteroid flyby. March 5 2014, 13:04 2 341 просмотрs

World News

Obama: Russia 'not fooling anybody' over Ukraine

Obama: Russia is not being strategic. A clip from the president's address yesterday, telegraph.com reports. Barack Obama says Vladimir Putin's rationale for his incursion into Crimea was not "fooling anybody" and that Russian "meddling" in Ukraine would isolate Moscow. March 5 2014, 12:22 1 313 просмотрs

World News

Kerry honors heroes, pledges cash, scolds Putin during brief Kyiv visit

In a gesture of support for Ukraine, US State Secretary John Kerry visited Kyiv on March 4, paying respect to the nation's fallen heroes, threatening Russia with new sanctions, and pledging economic support to the interim government, kyivpost.com reports. March 5 2014, 12:14 2 947 просмотрs

World News

EU Plans No Sanctions on Russia for Now – Russian Envoy

The European Union has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia over the recent events in Ukraine, Russia’s EU envoy said Tuesday, commenting on a statement a day earlier by European foreign ministers, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:31 2 467 просмотрs

World News

Crimea Rejects Talks with Ukraine Leadership

The recently appointed head of the southern Ukrainian republic of Crimea says his government refuses to negotiate with newly installed central authorities in the capital, Kiev, ria.ru reports. March 5 2014, 11:28 3 801 просмотрs

World News

Gulnara Karimova was beaten by two SBP officials

The Uzbek president’s older daughter has been under house arrest for almost two weeks without any way to communicate with the outside world and without any medical attention after having been beaten, uznews.net reports, citing their source in Tashkent.  March 5 2014, 10:20 8 384 просмотрs