Kazakhstan News Kazakh-Russian CPC crude pipeline expansion Phase 1 to be completed Oct 2014 The Caspian Pipeline Consortium expects to complete construction work on phase one of the expansion of the line which carries crude from Kazakhstan to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in October 2014, CPC said in a statement Friday, platts.com reports. December 4 2013, 16:32 2 221 просмотрs
Ecology Storm Warning for the West and South Regions of Kazakhstan Storm warning due to possible weather deterioration on Wednesday and Thursday in the West and South regions of our Republic has been announced by Kazhydromet forecasters, azh.kz reports. December 4 2013, 16:01 1 911 просмотрs
World News Obama's Kenyan-born uncle gets U.S. green card A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Tuesday that President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle can stay in the United States as a lawful resident, despite his decades dodging deportation and a 2011 drunk-driving arrest, reuters reports. December 4 2013, 12:34 1 178 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News London Court Orders Fugitive Kazakh Banker to Pay Back $400M London’s High Court has ordered a fugitive Kazakh former banker to pay damages of around $400 million to the bank he allegedly embezzled it from, the court said, ria.ru reports. December 4 2013, 12:23 1 288 просмотрs
Crime Ex-Head of City Construction Department Sentenced to 10 years On December 3, the specialized inter-district criminal court of Atyrau Oblast passed the sentence upon the former head of city construction department -Serik Saduakasov. He is sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. December 4 2013, 11:57 1 783 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan slated to start production of spacecrafts in 2015 Production of satellites and integrated parts will reportedly kick off in Kazakhstan in 2015, Vice Chairman of the National Space Agency (Kazcosmos) Meirbek Moldabekov announced at the Tuesday press briefing of the Central Communications Service, inform.kz reports. December 3 2013, 16:23 1 218 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s rating of corruption lowered to 140, sharing the line with Honduras Kazakhstan has been lowered by seven lines in the corruption rating of Transparency International in 2013, occupying the 140th position, reads the organization’s report posted on the website, azh.kz reports. December 3 2013, 12:24 2 058 просмотрs
World News Thai police remove barricades to police and PM offices Thai police have removed barricades at the police and government headquarters in a bid to defuse tensions with anti-government protesters. December 3 2013, 11:31 2 310 просмотрs
World News Power outage plunges most of Venezuela into darkness Venezuela's second massive power outage of the year plunged much of the nation into darkness on Monday night, prompting renewed talk of sabotage from President Nicolas Maduro's government and cries of incompetence from its foes, reuters.com reports. December 3 2013, 11:21 1 468 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Aktau Caspian seaport to be managed by foreign operator Kazakhstan's Aktau seaport, currently undergoing an expansion upgrade, may be transferred to foreign management, deputy chairman of the board of JSC Kaznex Invest Kairat Karmanov said on Nov. 29 at a press conference in Astana, trend.az reports. December 3 2013, 10:41 2 111 просмотрs
World News EU, Ukraine Agree to Continue Deal Talks The presidents of Ukraine and the European Commission on Monday agreed to continue talks regarding association and free-trade deals that Ukraine recently said it would postpone. December 3 2013, 10:01 1 325 просмотрs
World News Kiev - NY Times, AFP, Euronews, Reuters journalists among at least 40 mass media employees injured in clashes with police When baton-wielding riot police outside the presidential offices began to charge, Denys Danko held up the only shield he knows -- his journalist's identification card, kyivpost.com reports. December 2 2013, 15:09 2 361 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstan to learn English President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan citizens to learn three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English, Tengrinews reports. December 2 2013, 14:56 3 942 просмотрs
Crime Head of fish inspection and crime investigator nailed for bribes Financial police released information about initiation of criminal cases against the head of fish protection department of Zhyloy region and crime investigator from Atyrau Internal Affairs Department. December 2 2013, 14:50 1 667 просмотрs
World News Ukraine: Protesters Besiege Government Building Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday blocked entrances to the government building and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for closer ties with the European Union gripped other parts of the country and threatened his rule, abcnews.go.com reports. December 2 2013, 14:01 1 050 просмотрs
World News China launches probe and rover to moon China launched the Chang'e-3 lunar probe with the country's first moon rover aboard early on Monday, marking a significant step toward deep space exploration, xinhuanet.com reports. December 2 2013, 13:30 1 417 просмотрs
World News Croatians Vote Against Gay Marriage Croatians have voted for amendments to the country's constitution that would ban same-sex marriage rferl.org reports. December 2 2013, 13:27 1 191 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Rugby - Kazakhstan Women win Dubai7s invitational tournament The SA Select Women on Saturday suffered a disappointing defeat against the Kazakhstan Almaty in the final of the International Invitational Sevens tournament in Dubai following an impressive run throughout the series. December 2 2013, 13:13 1 435 просмотрs
World News Speed Skating - Lee's World Cup winning run continues in Astana The world records may have stopped in Europe but Lee Sang-Hwa remains unbeatable over 500m after taking her sixth successive speed skating World Cup win of the season in Astana. December 2 2013, 12:57 1 220 просмотрs
World News German policeman 'kills and eats lover' Police in Dresden say they have arrested a 55-year-old police officer on suspicion of murder after the body of another man was found in the Erz mountains in eastern Germany, bbc.co.uk reports. November 29 2013, 18:26 1 127 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News India, CIS discussing crude pipeline alongside TAPI The proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is meant for fetching gas from the Turkmen fields, but now an idea has been mooted to build a parallel pipeline to carry crude — perhaps from Russia and Kazakhstan. November 29 2013, 16:43 1 611 просмотрs
World News H&M suspends angora production over rabbit video Swedish clothing giant H&M says it will stop making clothing with angora hair following the release of a video showing fur being plucked from live rabbits in China. November 29 2013, 16:19 2 503 просмотрs
World News Japanese plan to build power plant on Moon isn't pie in sky A Japanese construction company is proposing to solve the energy problems facing Japan, and ultimately the entire planet, by turning the Moon into a solar power plant. November 29 2013, 15:42 1 396 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Gulshara Abdykalikova appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Gulshara Abdykalikova has been appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing the official website of the Kazakhstan President. November 29 2013, 14:45 1 928 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Moscow sent a note of protest to KZ over killing of Russian poucher in Caspian Sea Moscow has sent a note of protest to Kazakhstan over the recent Caspian Sea incident in which Kazakh officers shot at suspected Russian poachers and killed one of them, azh.kz reports. November 29 2013, 11:23 1 593 просмотрs