World News French High Court OKs 75 Percent Tax For Top Earners Employers paying French citizens more than 1 million euros a year ($1.37 million) will have to pay a 75 percent tax for the next two years, France's top constitutional court ruled on Sunday. December 30 2013, 14:33 1 153 просмотрs
World News FEMEN crashes Christmas service, nude woman plays Christ in Church One of Christendom’s most sacred days… in the main cathedral of Cologne, Germany: the High Cathedral of St. Peter. The setting is Gothic, dating from the 13th century. What can possibly go wrong? December 30 2013, 13:04 4 316 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Russia and Kazakhstan create joint air defense system The agreement authorizes, among other crossing by military pilots of border between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan without special decisions, reports bnews.kz with reference to ITAR-TASS. The law on ratification of the relevant agreement was published today. December 30 2013, 12:34 2 487 просмотрs
World News Fatal Bomb Blast Shatters Volgograd Trolleybus A fatal bomb explosion ripped apart a trolleybus in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd on Monday morning, in what the authorities say is the second terrorist attack in the city in the last two days, ria.ru reports. December 30 2013, 12:24 1 568 просмотрs
World News Second blast in Volgograd: trolleybus exploded, at least 10 killed Monday morning, Dec 30, an explosion went off on a trolleybus in Volgograd (Russia), killing at least 10 people in the second fatal blast in the city over the past day, azh.kz reports. The explosion took place in Dzerzhinsky distroct of the city. December 30 2013, 10:21 1 414 просмотрs
World News Schumacher critical after skiing accident Michael Schumacher’s condition has worsened and the seven-time Formula One world champion is now critical after a skiing accident in France, according to reports, breakingnews.ie reports. December 30 2013, 10:17 1 589 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News KazMunaiGas is getting foreign Vice-Chairman A foreigner is going to be appointed as First Deputy Chairman of the Board of KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan national oil and gas company, tengrinews.kz reports citing the company's press-service. December 30 2013, 09:58 1 440 просмотрs
World News More Than A Dozen Killed in Blast at Volgograd Train Station More than a dozen people were killed Sunday when a blast ripped through a railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd in what authorities say was an attack carried out by a suicide bomber, ria.ru report December 30 2013, 09:45 2 024 просмотрs
Crime Wedding guest wounded in Kulsary On the night of Dec 26, a 21-year-old man was wounded in Kulsary near “Bes Agaiyn” restaurant. December 28 2013, 18:38 3 012 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh dissident Ablyazov's family allowed back in Italy The wife and daughter of a Kazakh dissident have been allowed to return to Rome after being deported in a case that caused a political storm in Italy, bbc reports. December 28 2013, 17:56 1 805 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Traffic Policemen Dressed as Santa and Snow Maiden Give Away New Year Gifts to Drivers and Pedestrians In the city of Kyzyl-Orda traffic policemen, dressed as Santa and Snow Maiden, greeted drivers and pedestrians and wished them Happy New Year, reports auto.gazeta.kz, citing the press service of Internal Affairs Department of Kyzyl-Orda Oblast on Saturday. December 28 2013, 17:31 1 449 просмотрs
World News Azerbaijan expresses official protest against Armenia's entrance into Customs Union Azerbaijan expresses an official protest against Armenia's entrance into the Customs Union as long as this country does not withdraw its armed forces from Azerbaijan's occupied territories and as long as Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is not restored, said head of Department of Public and Political Issues of Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, Ali Hasanov, trend.az reports on Dec. 27. December 28 2013, 17:07 1 759 просмотрs
Economy Retired foreign business experts provide training in Atyrau George Vonas, the Canadian of Greek descent, became “the first robin” among the foreign businessmen who decided to share his experience with Atyrau colleagues. December 28 2013, 12:27 2 924 просмотрs
World News U.S. judge says NSA phone surveillance is lawful A federal judge ruled that a National Security Agency program that collects records of millions of Americans' phone calls is lawful, calling it a "counter-punch" to terrorism that does not violate Americans' privacy rights, reuters reports. December 28 2013, 11:41 2 593 просмотрs
World News China formally eases one-child policy China's top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country's one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports, bbc reports. December 28 2013, 11:09 1 082 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News ArselorMittal Temirtau to cut 2500 jobs in 2014 ArcelorMittal Temirtau is going to reduce the number of jobs by 2,500 in 2014. Viktor Schetinin, vice-chairman of Zhaktau steel workers union, tengrinews reports. December 28 2013, 10:48 1 673 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News «KazMunayGas» to appoint foreign top managers "KazMunayGas'' NationalCompany" JSC (KMG) has finalized the central office reorganization, the press service of the company reports, inform.kz reports. December 27 2013, 18:30 2 982 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Akmola land inspection head sued for beating female assistant The Kokshetau Police, an administrative center of Akmola region, are looking into beating allegations against the regional land inspection head, interfax.kz reported. December 27 2013, 17:52 1 368 просмотрs
World News EU citizenship for sale -- for $880,000 The government of the small Mediterranean island of Malta recently announced proposals to start selling citizenship of its nation to foreigners for €650,000 (about $888,000), cnn reports. December 27 2013, 17:50 2 850 просмотрs
Crime Businessman’s house assaulted in Kulsary On Dec 27, at 11am Zhyloy District Department of Internal Affairs received a message that local businessman’s private house has been assaulted in the central micro-region of Kulsary city. December 27 2013, 17:02 2 082 просмотрs
World News Las Vegas cabbie finds $300,000 in backseat, returns it to poker player A Las Vegas cabbie had no second thoughts when he found $300,000 in cash in a brown paper bag in his cab this week, cnn reports. December 27 2013, 11:40 1 078 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Environmental damange caused by fuel train explosion and spill near Aktau estimated at $779 thousand Ecologists have estimated the damage caused by the fire and spill at the railway crossing near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing the Ecology Department of Mangistau Oblast. December 27 2013, 11:07 1 845 просмотрs
World News China marks muted 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong The mood at the 120th anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong's birthday is relatively muted, by Chinese standards, cnn reports. December 27 2013, 10:53 2 128 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Court approves arrest of Kazakh vice minister of agriculture The court has approved the arrest of the Kazakh Vice Minister of Agriculture, Muslim Umiryaev, the Kazakh Agency on Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes said on Dec. 26, according to trend.az. December 26 2013, 19:36 1 346 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Almaty subway gets European quality award For the second time this year the Almaty subway receives the highest award of the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR), kazpravda reports, citing city mayor's office press release. December 26 2013, 19:23 1 182 просмотрs