Kazakhstan News December 1 Kazakhstan celebrates Day of the First President This week December 1 Kazakhstan is celebrating the Day of the First President. November 25 2013, 14:56 8 214 просмотрs
World News South Stream will turn Serbia into key European energy center - Putin The launch of the project to lay the South Stream gas pipeline across Serbia is an event of major importance for Serbia and the Balkan countries, and for the whole of Europe, said President Vladimir Putin, voiceofrussia.com reports. November 25 2013, 14:33 3 809 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Case of former head of Kazakhstan’s Statistics Agency submitted to court The case of the head of Kazakhstan's Statistics Agency Anar Meshimbayeva has been submitted to the court, trend.az reports citing press service of prosecutor's office of Astana said. November 25 2013, 12:41 1 471 просмотрs
Society Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, one in three women around the world will experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In some countries that number is as high as 70 percent. November 25 2013, 11:32 1 495 просмотрs
World News Kiev Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-EU Integration Protesters Ukraine’s riot police used tear gas and batons against pro-European integration protesters when some of them tried to break through a police cordon to the central entrance of the Cabinet’s building in downtown Kiev, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the site Sunday. November 25 2013, 11:15 2 519 просмотрs
World News World Powers and Iran agree landmark nuclear deal at Geneva talks The P5+1 world powers and Iran have struck a historic deal on Tehran’s nuclear program at talks in Geneva on Sunday. Ministers overcame the last remaining hurdles to reach agreement, despite strong pressure from Israel and lobby groups. November 25 2013, 09:50 1 250 просмотрs
World News Leonardo DiCaprio donates $3m to save tigers in Nepal Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $3 million (£1.85 million) to help save tigers in Nepal, bbc.co.uk reports. November 25 2013, 09:29 1 070 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Arson version of Almaty flea market fire is ludicrous: veteran rescuer Retired colonel Murat Zhumatayev, veteran of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations, has called the traders' version that the flea market was deliberately set on fire ludicrous, tengrinews reports. November 25 2013, 09:22 1 483 просмотрs
World News Lithuania announced the day of mourning over Riga’s tragedy The Government of Lithuania has informed that it decided to announce a day of national mourning on Sunday, 24 November 2013, to honour the memory of those who died as a result of roof collapse in a supermarket in Riga, lithuaniatribune.com reported. November 22 2013, 18:21 1 271 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan wants Russia to pay $90 million in damages for Proton crash Kazakhstan is seeking $90 million dollars from Russia in compensation for a rocket crash on its territory, azh.kz reported on Friday, citing the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of Kazakhstan. November 22 2013, 17:32 1 228 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Scale of pollution caused by oil train flaring near Aktau announced The authorities have made a statement on the magnitude of the explosion near Aktau. The petroleum spill caused by the explosion has covered 3480 square meters, the Head of the Ecology Department of Mangistau Oblast Yermek Umarov told Tengrinews. November 22 2013, 16:56 1 282 просмотрs
World News No violation found in nailing scrotum to Red Square - court The case of a St. Petersburg artist who nailed his scrotum to the cobblestones of Red Square on Sunday was thrown out by a Moscow court after a judge failed to find a violation in the man’s actions. November 22 2013, 16:44 1 475 просмотрs
Economy Contracts for 50 bn tenge signed at the Atyrau Invest-2013 Forum Over 40 memorandums and contracts were signed for 50 billion tenge on November 21 within the framework of the 1st international business forum “Atyrau Invest – 2013”. Over 600 people from 12 countries participated in the forum. November 22 2013, 16:10 3 139 просмотрs
World News 18 dead, more feared trapped in Latvian market collapse 18 people were dead and dozens injured after the roof of a supermarket in Riga, the capital of Latvia, collapsed Thursday. November 22 2013, 12:23 1 308 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Bad repair in Russia served as cause for MiG-31 aircraft’s crash in Karaganda Repair badly carried out in Russia was the cause of the MiG-31 aircraft's crash in Karaganda Oblast in Kazakstan, Zhenis Temekov, the representative of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office, said at at the press briefing on Nov. 21 azh.kz reports. November 22 2013, 11:48 1 387 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh FM pays official visit to the UK Erlan Idrissov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has paid an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the press service of the Ministry reports. November 22 2013, 12:12 1 422 просмотрs
Crime Kidnapper jailed for 7 years The citizen of Ukraine has been jailed for 7 years for the attempt to kidnap 5-year- old girl in Atyrau this summer. November 22 2013, 10:56 1 767 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Parliament raises tax on alcohol, tobacco and property The Kazakh Senate (parliament's lower chamber) passed an amedment to the law increasing taxes on luxury goods, transport and property and excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol, azh.kz reported on November 21. November 22 2013, 10:04 2 018 просмотрs
World News US ‘Disappointed’ in Ukraine’s Stalled EU Deal The United States on Thursday expressed disappointment with Ukraine’s decision to abandon the planned signing of landmark agreements with the EU at a summit in Lithuania next week, deals that could have weakened Kiev’s ties with Russia. November 22 2013, 09:44 1 138 просмотрs
Crime Kazakhstan citizens detained in UAE might face capital punishment Kazakhstan’s citizens detained by the UAE police might face capital punishment. Residents of Kazakhstan’s Uralsk have been indicted on charges of committing murder, frauds and running an organized crime group. November 22 2013, 11:28 4 472 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Denis Ten from Kazakhstan wins gold at Merano Cup in Italy Kazakhstan's figure skater Denis Ten - the silver winner of the World Championship - has gained the gold medal at the 16th international tournament Merano Cup in Italy, Tengrinews reports citing the International Skating Union (ISU). November 21 2013, 17:40 3 939 просмотрs
World News Ukraine Rejects Laws to Free Tymoshenko, Jeopardizes EU Deal Ukraine’s parliament rejected draft laws Thursday that would have allowed jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to seek medical treatment abroad. November 21 2013, 16:39 1 173 просмотрs
Society Sound of Siren and Drill Announcement Today, November 21, about 8 o'clock in the morning the city was woken up by the sound of the siren that rose the concern of the public. The rumors in the city were about an emergency release of polluting substances into the atmosphere and even about the siren warning the city population about the terrorists’ attack … November 21 2013, 15:53 1 732 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Air-Astana «Boeing 767/300» makes emergency landing Almaty airport control tower has beenreported that the flight "Almaty-Bangkok" by Air-Astana which took off from Almaty on 21.11.2013 at 01.45am, was returning to the airport due totechnical reasons, the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs on transport reports. November 21 2013, 15:32 2 475 просмотрs
World News Obama pays tribute to John F. Kennedy legacy Honoring the legacy of John F. Kennedy, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the assassinated president's gravesite as a nation remembers that terrible day in Dallas a half-century ago Friday. Obama also recognized a group of distinguished Americans — including Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey — with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award created by Kennedy. November 21 2013, 15:30 1 130 просмотрs