Kazakhstan News Home prices keep climbing in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan saw upsurge in resale prices of fully furnished apartments in December 2013. January 9 2014, 11:13 1 402 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Date Set For Retrial In High-Profile Kazakh Murder Case A date has been set for the retrial of Yerzhan Utembaev, a former top Kazakh official found guilty of ordering hit on Altynbek Sarsenbaev, a Kazakh opposition leader and former information minister, azh.kz reports. January 8 2014, 17:31 2 397 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan introduces new regulations for labour migrants New regulations for labour migrants came into force in Kazakhstan, zakon.kz reported. January 8 2014, 17:22 2 551 просмотрs
World News Yellen gets final stamp of approval to head U.S. Fed Janet Yellen, a key force behind the Federal Reserve's unprecedented and controversial efforts to boost the U.S. economy, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday to lead the central bank just as it begins to unwind that stimulus, reuters reports. January 8 2014, 15:34 1 396 просмотрs
World News New York cops among 106 accused over 9/11 fraud Former New York police officers and firefighters were among 106 people indicted Tuesday over a "massive fraud" worth hundreds of millions of dollars, some in connection with the September 11 attacks, news.yahoo.com reports. January 8 2014, 13:27 1 228 просмотрs
Ecology Pipe scanned, secret not revealed Gas pipeline inspection with the use of so called “Intelligent PIG” has been completed. Analysis and interpretation of received data are ongoing. They are expecting to get the results at the beginning of 2014. This was reported by NCOC press service today, January 8. January 8 2014, 12:16 3 698 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Aktobe resident makes medieval field cannons Aktobe resident Rustam Bissengaliyev made a medieval field cannon. Such cannons were used by the British and Russian empires. Two years ago Rustam had this idea of re-constructing a medieval cannon and started to collect information. When he completed the work on the design drawings, he bought necessary materials to make the weapon. The length of the cannon is 3 meters and it weighs 300 kilograms, reports diapazon.kz. January 8 2014, 11:28 1 454 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan rally car burns at Dakar-2014 Kazakhstan rally car was burnt at the second stage of the rally-marathon Dakar 2014. The crew of Bauyrzhan Issabayev and Gabdulla Ashimov fell out of the race, their car was completely burnt. The rear wheel was damaged at the 310-kilometer mark. The crew was evacuated, the racers were not injured. January 8 2014, 10:45 2 810 просмотрs
World News Top Kyrgyz Mufti Steps Down Amid Sex Video Leak Kyrgyzstan’s grand mufti has resigned following a scandal over a leaked sex video allegedly showing him committing adultery with a young woman, Radio Liberty reported on Tuesday, ria.ru reports. January 8 2014, 09:52 7 928 просмотрs
Culture Roald Topchevsky - Composer from Atyrau One can hardly find a person in Atyrau who doesn’t know Roald Topchevsky (on a photo). Born and bred in Atyrau, Roald is a well-known musician and composer. This year he is going to celebrate his 75th anniversary and, therefore, preparing a big concert for this event, as well as publishing a collection of his own music pieces and songs. January 6 2014, 17:00 2 730 просмотрs
World News Russians Preparing for Christmas Banned by the Bolsheviks, Christmas is celebrated on January 7 – after the bigger New Year celebrations, when gifts are exchanged. January 6 2014, 12:17 1 899 просмотрs
World News Steven Seagal hints at Arizona election bid He wouldn’t be the first 1980s action star to campaign for political office, but he might just be the toughest, independent.co.uk reports. January 6 2014, 11:24 1 538 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News MEP wants EU to investigate allegations against Kazakh exiled in Malta Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes has called on the European Commission to involve Eurojust and Europol in a Europe-wide investigation into Rakhat Aliyev, a Kazakhstani multi-millionaire residing in Malta, independent.com.mt reports. January 6 2014, 10:40 1 739 просмотрs
World News Wanted Al-Qaeda chief dies in Lebanese custody Leader of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades behind several attacks across Middle East has been found dead after what security sources say was kidney failure, telegraph.co.uk reports. January 5 2014, 15:34 1 377 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News WINTER STORM WARNING: Low temperatures expected in most areas of Kazakhstan KazHydroMet has declared a storm warning. on January 4-6 sharp drop of temperature is expected in Kostanai, Aktobe, Akmola, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar and Karaganda. On January 5-6 simialr severe weather conditions are expected in the East Kazakhstan regions: at night the temperature is expected to drop down to 30-35C, in some areas to -38C, during the day the temperature will drop down to 23-28C, sometimes - 31C. January 5 2014, 14:37 3 502 просмотрs
World News British Thief who posed as Kazakh Oligarch jailed for eight years William Flynn claimed to be a millionaire Kazakh oligarch looking for a house in one of Britain’s most expensive streets, inform.kz reports citing dailymail.co.uk. January 4 2014, 12:35 3 200 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News EBRD: “Green” Buses for Kyzylorda The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting regional development in Kazakhstan with a new project to improve public transport in a provincial centre, reads EBRD's press release. January 4 2014, 12:20 2 199 просмотрs
Ecology Department of Ecology: We have powers to suspend operations In 2013 according to the audit results of the Ecology Department of Atyrau Oblast 352 violations were identified and 137 improvement notices were issued for the amount of 16.6bn tenge. The vast majority of these fines were not paid yet. January 4 2014, 11:58 2 798 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ban on export of oil products from Kazakhstan prolonged until July 2014 Ban on export of petroleum products from Kazakhstan has been prolonged until the second half of 2014, tengrinews reports. January 2 2014, 16:16 2 776 просмотрs
World News Latvia Reluctantly Joins Euro Zone Despite little support from the population, Latvia officially became the 18th member of the euro zone at midnight on Wednesday, ria.ru reports. January 2 2014, 15:52 1 143 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev offeres condolences to Russia over two terroristic acts in Volgograd The head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a condolence telegram to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in connection with acts of terrorism in the city of Volgograd, azh.kz reports. December 31 2013, 11:44 1 178 просмотрs
World News IOC Chief Confident Sochi is Safe Despite 'Cowardly' Volgograd Attacks The head of the International Olympic Committee has written to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to express his confidence that the country can deliver a safe Winter Games in Sochi despite the deadly bombings in the city of Volgograd, ria.ru reports. December 31 2013, 11:28 1 722 просмотрs
World News Fiery oil train collision forces evacuation of North Dakota town Residents of a small town in North Dakota were urged to evacuate after a BNSF train carrying crude oil collided with another train on Monday, setting off a series of explosions and fires, the latest in a string of incidents that have raised alarms over growing oil-by-rail traffic, reuters reports. December 31 2013, 10:58 1 621 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Former Kazakh Top Security Official Sentenced For Corruption A former top official of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee has been sentenced to 13 years in jail, rferl.org reports. December 31 2013, 10:50 1 231 просмотрs
Ecology Severe air pollution chokes Atyrau - Kuanov, head of ecology department At the end of the year the head of ecology department of Atyrau Oblast Yerbol Kuanov (on a photo) made a sensational public statement. The chief ecologist named all companies that “poison” the air in our city and choke people with a smell of rotten eggs. Kuanov outlined preliminary results of a complex research (called “Impact of Atyrau Refinery and other companies located within the city limits on environment and health of urban population”) in his letter addressed to the Governor of Atyrau Oblast Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. December 30 2013, 15:19 6 256 просмотрs