Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan and Brazil agree to cancel visas Kazakhstan and Brazil have agreed to mutually cancel visas, tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry. January 17 2014, 15:16 1 644 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Judge sets June trial date for accused marathon bomber’s friends The federal judge overseeing the case of three college friends of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took a tough line with lawyers looking for more time to prepare for trial before setting a June 23 date, bostonherald.com reports. January 17 2014, 13:21 1 574 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nursultan Nazarbayev delivers his Presidential Address to the people of Kazakhstan Today Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev started delivering his annual state of the nation address in Astana, azh.kz reports. January 17 2014, 13:02 1 781 просмотрs
Crime Chief rescuer detained on suspicion of taking bribe The department on combat against economic and corruption crime (financial police) on Atyrau Oblast circulated press release about detaining the Head of the Western Regional Airmobile Rapid Response and Rescue Group under the RoK Ministry of Emergency Situations January 17 2014, 09:58 1 920 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to Auction Energy Exploration Rights Energy-rich Kazakhstan plans to auction exploration rights to eight or nine oil and gas fields in the Central Asian nation this year, a senior official said Thursday, ria.ru reports. January 17 2014, 09:38 1 422 просмотрs
World News US Senators Seek to Extend Magnitsky Sanctions Globally Two senior US senators introduced legislation Thursday that would extend the Magnitsky Act sanctions punishing alleged Russian rights abusers to individuals around the world that Washington deems complicit in human rights violations, ria.ru reports. January 17 2014, 09:33 1 430 просмотрs
World News Beijing announces emergency measures amid fog of pollution With its skies regularly shrouded by a filthy film of gray smog, bringing chaos to the transportation network and forcing millions to seek refuge behind surgical masks, Beijing has been forced to take more extreme action, cnn reports. January 16 2014, 16:19 2 322 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Minister: Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field developers to be fined Developers of the Kashagan field in Kazakhstan, will be fined both for environmental damage due to an accident and suspension of work at the field, Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Uzakbai Karabalin said at a press conference on Jan.16 following the meeting of the Board of KazEnergy Association, trend.az reports. January 16 2014, 15:56 3 068 просмотрs
World News 95% Egypt voters back constitution Egyptians who voted in a referendum overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, official sources said, citing early results of a ballot that could set the stage for army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president, reuters repots. January 16 2014, 14:00 1 757 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's economy the 67th freest in the world - Index of Economic Freedom Kazakhstan’s economic freedom score is 63.7, making its economy the 67th freest in the 2014 Index, reads Heritage Foundation report. January 16 2014, 13:13 1 223 просмотрs
World News Kuwait Leads Aid Pledges For War-Ravaged Syria Kuwait, the United States and other donor nations have so far promised more than $1.2 billion of new funding to alleviate the suffering of Syrians affected by their country's civil war at the start of an international fundraising conference Wednesday that aid officials hope will help cover billions of dollars needed this year, ria.ru reports January 16 2014, 11:06 2 550 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan eyes its 'Cannabis Klondike' Despite a heavy-handed campaign against drug trafficking and related crime in the country, one Kazakh lawmaker thinks it's time to cash in on some 140,000 stubborn hectares of wild cannabis that can be found around Kazakhstan. Darigha Nazarbaeva, the eldest daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, proposed this week that the country lease some of its treasured cannabis fields to international pharmaceutical companies, stuff.co.nz reports. January 16 2014, 11:00 8 283 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Professor Solves Another Millennium Prize Problem Academician from Astana Mukhtarbai Otelbayev has solved one of seven most difficult mathematical millennium problems, the press service of the Eurasian National University reported. January 15 2014, 12:21 2 729 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan gives greenlight to sell 95 pct stake in Maten Petroleum The government of RK gives greenlight to Chinese Hainan Zhenghe Industrial to purchase 95% stake in Kazakhstan oil-extracting company Maten Petroleum, azh.kz reports. January 15 2014, 11:35 6 238 просмотрs
World News Kyrgyz Ambassador Recalled Over Border Clash With Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan has recalled its ambassador to Tajikistan on Tuesday following a border skirmish on Saturday, inform.kz reports citing Kyrgyz media. January 15 2014, 10:22 1 495 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News The Emir of Qatar to pay official visit to Kazakhstan The Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will pay an official visit to Astana on January 17-18, reads the press service of the Committee for Investments under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, inform.kz reports. January 15 2014, 10:11 1 516 просмотрs
World News Edward Snowden to join Freedom of Press Foundation Board of Directors Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose leaks of secret documents set off a national and global debate about government spying, is joining the board of a nonprofit organization co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, the well-known leaker of the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, nytimes.com reports. January 15 2014, 09:29 1 054 просмотрs
World News With Muslim Brotherhood crushed, Egypt sets sights on Hamas After crushing the Muslim Brotherhood at home, Egypt's military rulers plan to undermine the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the neighboring Gaza Strip, senior Egyptian security officials told reuters. January 14 2014, 16:42 1 576 просмотрs
World News Kerry seeks to bridge US-Russia gap with potatoes After months of tension between the United States and Russia over issues ranging from Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks to the Syrian conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap Monday by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes, yahoo.com reports. January 14 2014, 16:00 1 033 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News MPs waive off legalization of polygamy in Kazakhstan Members of Kazakhstan's Majilis (Lower Chamber of the Parliament) have commented on the idea of making polygamy legal in Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. January 14 2014, 15:28 1 590 просмотрs
World News American journalist David Satter kicked out of Russia Russia has expelled American journalist and author David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times and a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Satter told followers on Twitter, cnn reports. January 14 2014, 15:20 2 495 просмотрs
Society Moldovan investor wins $1 million in court against Kazakhstan The story with seizure of the oil business belonging to the Moldavian billionaire Anatol Stati ended up with loss for Kazakhstan at the Stockholm arbitration court. The oligarch managed towin by court action 506 million dollars (but together with penalties - about 1 billion), having proved that in 2010 the Kazakhstan authorities illegally took his oil and gas business. “Ak Zhaik” wrote about this conflict where politics, oil and corruption were mixed, that ended with intricate scenario of Moldovan national escaping from Atyrau prison. January 14 2014, 11:11 5 062 просмотрs
Crime Thief from Kulsary tried to make money out of stolen peacocks According to Gulnazira Mukhtarova, the head of press service of Atyrau Oblast Internal Affairs Department, an unusual theft took place in Kulsary. The owner of rare peacock birds filed a police report. January 14 2014, 09:41 4 032 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 2.5 thousand CCTV cameras to be installed in Astana in preparation for EXPO 2017 Additional 2.5 thousand CCTV cameras have been installed in Astana in preparation for the EXPO 2017, this has been announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kassymov at the Government Hour in the Majilis, inform.kz reports. January 14 2014, 09:06 1 283 просмотрs
World News Ronaldo wins Golden Ball Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi’s four-year run as the world’s best football player, nationnews.com reports. January 14 2014, 09:02 3 714 просмотрs