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North Korea: A rare glance at daily life

North Korea is a difficult place for journalists to visit, but tourists are welcome so long as they do what they are told. Juliet Rix found an organised tour allowed her a glimpse of daily life under the secretive regime. June 10 2013, 10:31 2 034 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

CIS air defense system - effective form of cooperation - Defense Minister

"Joint air defense system is one of the most effective form of interaction of the CIS air forces," Kazakh Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzakhsybekov announced  at the 64th session of the CIS Defense Ministers' Council, the press service of the Defense Minister of Kazakhstan reported. June 10 2013, 10:23 1 355 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh President returns bill on reform of pension system to parliament

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has returned a bill on a reform of the pension system to the parliament. June 10 2013, 09:54 1 479 просмотрs

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Gulsim Ryskaliyeva: My brother Bergei...

Only friends and relatives know his true biography before coming to civil service. Unfortunately, times have come when one can’t say a word in defense of Ryskaliyevs, even the truth, fearing consequences. I understand his friends and relatives who prefer staying silent to losing their families, jobs and reputation. June 9 2013, 15:33 9 795 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Children of Ablyazov and Khrapunov among UN mission's councellors in Central Africa

A son of a former Almaty Mayor Viktor Khrapunov (currently living in Switzerland), Ilyas Khrapunov, and his wife Madina Khrapunova, a daughter of the former BTA Bank’s chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov, turned out to be on the diplomatic list of the permanent UN diplomatic mission in one of the African countries. June 7 2013, 15:16 3 821 просмотрs

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Disclosure of internet surveillance programme 'reprehensible': US National Intelligence Director

James Clapper, the director of US national intelligence, has reacted sharply after leaked documents revealed information about two top-secret intelligence-gathering programmes. June 7 2013, 15:10 1 398 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Fugitive Kazakh oligarch's wife gets non-custodial sentence

Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of fugitive Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, has been sentenced to a punishment not related to incarceration for using fake documents, said Kazakhstan's deputy public prosecutor Johann Merkel June 7 2013, 14:36 2 060 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Pension fund money may be spent on ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan: MP

Majilis deputy Tursunbek Omurzakov believes that Kazakhstan government should purchase the share of ConocoPhillips in Kashagan project June 7 2013, 11:10 1 909 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

The Government needs up to $600 million to launch the single network of ATMs run by the Central Bank

The government needs from $300 million to $600 million to create the single network of ATMs run by the country's Central Bank, Ms. Umut Shayahmetova, Halyk Bank Chairwoman of the Board, is quoted by KazTAG as saying. June 7 2013, 10:42 1 248 просмотрs

Ecology

Abandoned well leaks, has no owner

An oil spill covering 600 square meters near an ownerless abandoned well was discovered in the district of Kurmangazy, the west of Atyrau Oblast. June 7 2013, 10:17 2 495 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Heads of regional authorities in Kazakhstan to be elected by people

The Kazakh parliament passed the law on "Amendments and supplements to some Kazakh legislative acts on the development of local self-governing" which envisages election of the heads of regional authorities, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported. June 7 2013, 10:02 1 034 просмотрs

World News

Vladimir Putin reveals his 30-year marriage is over

In an awkward joint interview on state television, given after a rare public outing together, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced that they have separated. June 7 2013, 09:50 1 314 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Ablyazov's wife to be questioned about his whereabouts

The wife of former BTA Bank’s chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov will be questioned about his whereabouts, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan. June 6 2013, 15:44 1 530 просмотрs

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Almaty-Atyrau Tulpar Talgo speed train to debut June 8

June 8, a brand new Tulpar-Talgo speed train will begin its maiden trip from Almaty to reach Atyrau June 10. June 6 2013, 15:15 7 038 просмотрs

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Synoptics promise hot June

Weather forecasters say the first half of June will be hot. June 6 2013, 14:21 1 608 просмотрs

World News

Germans band together to bale out their flooded cities

In Dresden and elsewhere the waters are rising. But among the sandbags, a powerful sense of solidarity is developing June 6 2013, 12:35 1 259 просмотрs

World News

North and South Korea 'agree Kaesong talks'

The two Koreas appear set to hold talks on a jointly-run industrial zone, weeks after operations were suspended there. June 6 2013, 12:25 1 580 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Molotov cocktails thrown at court and prosecutor's office in Akmola oblast

The buildings of court and prosecutor's office in the town of Atbassar were attacked with petrol bombs according to Internal Affairs Department of Akmola Oblast, where Kazakhstan's capital city Astana is located. June 6 2013, 12:24 1 394 просмотрs

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Syria uprise 'supporters' from Atyrau to serve 18-23 years in jail

June 5, Specialized Court of Atyrau for Criminal Cases issued verdicts to 8 people accused in crimes against public order and safety. At questionings, the suspects testified that they needed money to join "brothers-in-faith" in Syria and contribute to Jihad. June 5 2013, 16:40 2 205 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Public figures send letter to Obama in support of Kazakh students

The open letter to the United States President Barack Obama in support of the two Kazakh students currently kept in custody over attempts to obscure justice in the Boston Marathon Bombing case, was signed by public figures and youth of Kazakhstan, said the initiators from the Aldaspan Intellectual Club. June 5 2013, 12:13 1 431 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakhstan to process 50% of its wastes by 2050

It has been announced by Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov at the presentation of the Concept of Kazakhstan's transition to the green economy in Astana today. June 5 2013, 15:51 1 071 просмотрs

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Turkey protests resume in Istanbul after apology

Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters in a fifth night of anti-government demonstrations. June 5 2013, 12:04 1 703 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Berzins opens memorial to repressed Latvians in Karaganda oblast

Latvian President Andris Berzins who is in Kazakhstan with an official visit opened a memorial to Latvian victims of political repressions in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan, KazTAG reports. June 5 2013, 11:07 1 279 просмотрs

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Officials issued passports to Ablyazov's family, get punished

June 4, Atyrau City Court #2 issued verdicts to a group of people involved in illegally giving Kazakh foreign travel passports to the family of Mukhtar Ablyazov, the ex-owner of BTA Bank sentenced in his absence. June 5 2013, 09:18 2 692 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Kazakh Premier: Big companies need to train own specialists

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov again called on the Government and big business to stop following an outdated principle that training vocational-technical personnel should be a mission of the Ministry of Education and Science. June 4 2013, 15:15 1 257 просмотрs