Kazakhstan News "Astana Piano Passion" finalists in the junior and middle groups announced The results of the first round of the Competition for Young Pianists "Astana Piano Passion" in the junior and middle groups have already been announced, astana-app.kz reports. May 13 2013, 10:31 2 321 просмотрs
World News Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy Pakistanis went to the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots in an historic election. For the first time in the country’s history, an elected government completed its five-year term and will be succeeded by another elected government. Early vote counts announced by Pakistan State TV place former-Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), clearly ahead of the challengers. May 13 2013, 10:12 1 272 просмотрs
World News Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race To many's surprise, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili made an announcement on Saturday about his decision to run for the country's upcoming presidential contest. May 13 2013, 10:03 1 289 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News ENRC Brokers Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Said to Have Resigned Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC)’s two corporate brokers have quit as advisers to the ferroalloys producer that’s facing an investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office over corruption allegations, according to three people familiar with the matter. May 13 2013, 09:51 1 904 просмотрs
World News Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site Kyrgyzstan's emergencies minister says the bodies of two American crew members have been found after a U.S. military refueling plane crashed in rugged mountains, while the search for the third crew member continues. May 13 2013, 09:40 1 240 просмотрs
World News U.S. Case Against Maksim Bakiev Dropped U.S. prosecutors say a financial fraud case against Maksim Bakiev, son of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev, has been dropped, but gave no explanation. May 13 2013, 09:34 1 315 просмотрs
Other News I will stay in Boston until court makes decision - father of arrested Kazakh Court hearing of UMass Darthmouth students - Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov - will not be conducted on May 14, as previosly mass media reported, but postponed for a month, Azamat's father, a businessman from Atyrau and a member of city council, Amir Ismagulov over the phone told Ak Zhaik. May 13 2013, 09:28 2 978 просмотрs
Society ETERNAL FLAME OF VICTORY: Kazakhs hold the memory of heroes and victims of Great Patriotic War, and try to maintain the historical truth about it. Victory Day in Kazakhstan is a holiday that is celebrated at the highest level, which means its great significance for Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that our country for over two decades has gone through its sovereign development, we, unlike some of the other nations of the former Soviet Union, did not think it possible to give up the memory of the war, to review its results and value. May 11 2013, 16:15 3 879 просмотрs
Society Floral Tribute in Victory Park (Photos) “Year after year the number of our war veterans coming to pay floral tribute to Victory Park grows smaller and smaller,”- said someone sadly in the crowd. I also noticed that this year the number of war veterans considerably decreased compared to the previous one. Some of them died, some just physically cannot walk to lay flowers at Eternal Flame… May 10 2013, 11:12 2 205 просмотрs
World News Turkey Warns Syria Over Car Bomb Attacks Turkey says it reserves the right to take "every kind of measure" after car bombs kill more than 40 people near the Syria border. May 12 2013, 15:06 2 996 просмотрs
World News Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Small Virginia Town – Reports The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried earlier this week in a Muslim cemetery in a small town in Virginia known for its sprawling, popular amusement park, US media reported Friday. May 11 2013, 14:39 1 323 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Bolashak-Serhetyaka through railway service is opened by Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Presidents As it is known, the new line "Zhanaozen - the state border with Turkmenistan" will make the route 600 km shorter than the existing railway via the Turkmen city of Sarahs. The project implementation in Iran relating to the new railway called "Bafq-Meshhed" will reduce the range of freight traffic between the Persian Gulf and the Far East for 1300 km. May 11 2013, 14:11 2 360 просмотрs
Ecology Waste disposal leaves Kashagan first oil deadline under question Kashagan project, which CNN Money recognized as the most expensive energy project in the past 40 years [$116bn], has grown heavier by another $65mln. NCOC, the consortium, will have to spend this much on construction of liquid process waste cleaning units, previously ‘forgotten’ in the design. 75% of the wastes are formation waters containing poisonous substances. May 10 2013, 08:45 2 433 просмотрs
World News Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800 The army in Bangladesh say 804 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the capital Dhaka. May 9 2013, 18:03 1 203 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan citizens with Victory Day Today the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated veterans and all Kazakhstan citizens with the Victory Day. May 9 2013, 17:57 2 884 просмотрs
Society Die Hard Soldier It wasn’t easy for me to get hold of the Grandad for taking an interview. He was “hardly accessible”. His schedule was very tight: 90-year old veteran of war and oil industry and, since recently, newlywed Kourmanbai Dosymbetuly (or Kurmanbai-ata) is either staying out or, on the contrary, giving party in his house. I arrived to Akzhar village on Friday afternoon. I opened the door of the small tidy house and was immediately enveiled with clouds of “beshbarmak” - meat a la Kazakh. Just as I thought, Grandad again was entertaining guests in his house! May 9 2013, 06:18 2 865 просмотрs
Culture On the steep banks walked Katyusha… In Atyrau on the Victory Day eve in eleven points of the city at one and the same time the famous wartime song “Katyusha” composed by Matvei Blanter with lyrics from Mikhail Isakovsky was sung. Such a peculiar flashmob initiative belongs to the public association “Zheruyik Cultural Fund”. May 8 2013, 18:03 2 183 просмотрs
Other News Egg throwing contest held in Saraichik May 7, the village of Saraichik, to the north of Atyrau, hosted an egg throwing competition for the Cup of Andrei Tsukanov, a public activist famous for egging Labor Minister Serik Abdenov during a press conference in Almaty on April 26. The minister fell under public displeasure for promoting unpopular retirement system reform in Kazakhstan. May 8 2013, 12:26 2 518 просмотрs
World News Father of UMass Dartmouth student arrested after Marathon bombings visits memorial site The father of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings and accused of helping to destroy evidence appeared at the memorial site in Copley Square Tuesday morning. May 8 2013, 12:06 1 505 просмотрs
World News Study: US immigration reform would cost $6.3 trillion A US political battle raged Monday over the cost of Senate-proposed immigration reform, with a conservative think-tank warning the plan to legalize 11 million undocumented workers would soar to $6.3 trillion, AFP reports. May 8 2013, 11:44 1 185 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Astana Media Center caught fire, 800 evacuated Media Center caught fire this weekend in Astana, Tengrinews.kz reports. May 8 2013, 11:30 2 167 просмотрs
World News North Korea removes missiles from launch sites In a sudden de-escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang has removed two of its ballistic missile units from their launching positions, US officials confirmed. May 7 2013, 15:37 1 447 просмотрs
Society Two women freed from slavery, make peace with "slave-drivers" Two women, who spent six months in slavery, reconciled with the family of exploiters in the West Kazakhstan Oblast. May 7 2013, 13:28 1 850 просмотрs
Other News Structural changes possible at Kashagan: an informed source The giant Kashagan oilfield may face structural changes, KazTAG reports, citing an informed source in Astana. May 7 2013, 13:06 2 400 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan proud of its army and does best to enhance it President of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has stated at the first military parade on the occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day today. May 7 2013, 12:54 3 247 просмотрs