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First Kazakh Woman Promoted To General

A woman has been promoted to the rank of general within the Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office for the first time ever. May 6 2013, 16:43 1 702 просмотрs

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Azamat Tazhayakov meets with father in U.S. jail

Kazakhstan student Azamat Tazhayakov accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case met with his father, CNN reports. May 6 2013, 14:12 1 445 просмотрs

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MP proposed stricter immigration rules

The case of Kazakh students Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov suspected of involvement in the Boston Marathon explosions, pushed Kazakh politicians to think about stricter migration control in the country. May 6 2013, 12:37 1 353 просмотрs

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Working gun made with 3D printer

The world's first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US. May 6 2013, 12:23 1 378 просмотрs

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First oil at Kashagan to flow in early July

First oil at Kashagan will be produced in early July 2013, an informed source in oil and gas sector in Astana told KazTAG. May 6 2013, 11:27 2 610 просмотрs

Society

Minister Abdenov given bag of eggs in Uralsk

Serik Abdenov, the RoK Minister of Labour and Social Protection, said that in the city of Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Oblast, people are against the pension reform. May 6 2013, 10:23 2 258 просмотрs

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Kazakh Prime Minister speaks about unpopular pension reform

The pension reform proposed by the government is aimed at decent life of Kazakhstan people after retirement, stated Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov. May 6 2013, 10:18 1 753 просмотрs

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Cemeteries refuse to bury Boston maraton suspect

A funeral home owner in Worcester, Mass. is struggling to find a burial plot for one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Four cemeteries in three states have refused to accept Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body, according to the New York Daily News. May 6 2013, 09:43 1 428 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Kun-Do actors to perform stunts in Indian movie

A team of professional stunt actors of Kazakhstan’s Kun-Do stunt fighting school led by Igor Tsai has been invited to cooperate with an Indian filmmaker, Tengrinews.kz reports. May 6 2013, 09:34 1 662 просмотрs

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Astana joined EC initiative on rational use of energy resources

Astana joined the initiative of the European Commission “Agreement of Mayors”, reports the national chamber of housing-communal economy and construction. May 4 2013, 16:42 1 125 просмотрs

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Think tank: U.S. must not make efforts to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations

The South Caucasus countries and the world power centers have their own views on the region. But this does not mean that the South Caucasus countries must blindly fulfill the will of big and powerful countries. In any case, Azerbaijan and Georgia intend to form the ways of development in accordance with its national interests, director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President Farhad Mammadov said today. May 4 2013, 15:02 1 284 просмотрs

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Supreme Mufti of RoK congratulated orthodox Kazakhstan citizens on Easter

The Supreme Mufti of RoK Yerzhan hadji Mayamerov congratulated orthodox believers on Easter and wished them health, happiness and joy and also wished help in religious service to Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan. May 4 2013, 14:41 1 446 просмотрs

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Israel has conducted airstrike in Syria: U.S. official

Israel has conducted an airstrike inSyria, apparently targeting a building, a U.S. official said on Friday, news.yahoo.com reports. May 4 2013, 13:56 1 649 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Bulgarian Bank Card Skimmer Caught in Almaty

In Almaty a client of Kazkommertsbank helped to detain citizens of Bulgaria and Georgia, who used a skimmer- a special device for withdrawing money from ATM machines, Kazkommertsbank press service reported. May 4 2013, 13:44 2 093 просмотрs

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Boston arrest teenager 'doesn’t go to the mosque', claims father

Former teachers of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings have described him as an easygoing teenager who distinguished himself mainly by his failing grades in maths and science. May 4 2013, 10:17 1 936 просмотрs

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U.S. military plane crashes in southern Kyrgyzstan

A U.S. military refueling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said. May 4 2013, 09:54 2 558 просмотрs

Society

Oxygen balloon exploded in Atyrau (Photo)

Today at about 16.00 hrs near the house #39 on Abdrakhmanov street, next to high school #10, an oxygen balloon left by construction workers exploded. May 3 2013, 17:32 1 814 просмотрs

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Russian tsar’s monument seized for debt in Siberia

Bailiffs have seized a bronze statue of Emperor Nicholas II as part of  of the assets of a Siberian distillery facing bankruptcy procedure, which may be sold over unpaid debt, a spokeswoman for the regional bailiffs service, Natalya Fomina, told RIA Novosti. May 3 2013, 17:29 1 548 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

Williams secures sponsorship from Kazakhstan

Williams has secured a sponsorship deal with the Kazakhstani investment business TAK Group that will see the name of Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, displayed on the car. May 3 2013, 16:51 1 623 просмотрs

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Chelsea v Benfica In Europa League Final

Having first met in last season’s Champions League, Benfica and Chelsea will meet again in the Europa League final in two-weeks in Amsterdam on May 15. May 3 2013, 16:39 2 015 просмотрs

Society

Dress rehearsal for V-Day military parade in Aktau

Today in Aktau the full dress rehearsal for V-Day military parade started, reported tumba.kz. May 3 2013, 16:28 2 977 просмотрs

Kazakhstan News

C-135 aircraft blasts near Kyrgyz-Kazakh border

C -135 tanker aircraft disappears from radar screens near Kyrgyz-Kazakh border owned by U.S. Manas Transit Center, Interfax reported with reference to Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry Department on Bishkek. May 3 2013, 15:35 1 293 просмотрs

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U.S. urges DPRK to immediately release sentenced American

The United States has urged North Korea for an immediate release of a Korean-American man, who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for alleged anti-government crimes. May 3 2013, 15:25 1 430 просмотрs

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Pension Reform in Kazakhstan may be delayed for 4 years

The adoption of the law, unifying a retirement age for Kazakhstan women, can be postponed until 2018, reports KazTAG with reference to informed sources. May 3 2013, 15:14 1 281 просмотрs

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Egg thrower Tsukanov refused to ask pardon from the Minister

The communist from Karaganda Andrey Tsukanov, who egged the Minister of Labour and Social Protection Serik Abdenov at the press conference, said to journalists that he would not ask for pardon and regret for his act after he left a temporary detention center where he spent seven days, reports Tengrinews.kz. May 3 2013, 14:44 1 214 просмотрs