Kazakhstan News No 3rd stage at Karachaganak giant oil and gas field The international consortium of companies developing the giant Karachaganak oilfield has decided not to start the 3rd phase of the project development, Newskaz.ru reports, citing KazMunayGas National Oil Company’s Chairman of the Board Lyazzat Kiinov as saying April 29. April 29 2013, 15:21 1 856 просмотрs
World News Syrian prime minister survives bomb attack: TV Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus on Monday, Syrian state media and Hezbollah's al-Manar television reported. April 29 2013, 12:56 1 144 просмотрs
World News 3 Shot Near Premier’s Office as Italy’s Cabinet Is Sworn In Two military police officers and a passer-by were shot and wounded on Sunday in a crowded square outside the office of Prime Minister Enrico Letta and near the presidential palace, where his new government was being sworn in. April 29 2013, 12:35 1 905 просмотрs
World News With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan’s president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency. April 29 2013, 10:56 1 185 просмотрs
World News Greek parliament approves 15,000 civil service job cuts The Greek parliament has passed a bill which will see 15,000 state employees lose their jobs by the end of next year. The bill passed by 168 votes to 123, and had the support of the three parties making up the ruling coalition. April 29 2013, 10:39 1 234 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kairat Almaty beat MFK Dinamo to take 2013 UEFA Futsal Cup Five-time semi-finalists Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan on Sunday beat losing odds and finally touched gold by defeating last year's runners-up MFK Dinamo of Russia 4-3 for the 2013 UEFA Futsal Cup trophy. April 29 2013, 10:20 3 740 просмотрs
Other News Sturgeon to extinct in 4-5 years in Kazakhstan The forecast was voiced by Public Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev. He told poachery in the Ural-Caspian Basin has grown to industrial scales posing a threat of total extinction for the sturgeon species in the country. April 27 2013, 13:39 2 377 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Karaganda saw first lesbian wedding Parents and relatives of the just married are well aware of Chris's and Carolina's sexual orientation, but none of them attended the wedding. Only closest friends came to congratulate the "groom" and the bride. April 27 2013, 12:55 6 127 просмотрs
World News Friends of suspect in Boston Marathon bombings are innocent: attorney Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, who are from Kazakhstan, were Tsarnaev’s classmates at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. They all appeared in a recent photo taken at Times Square in New York. April 27 2013, 11:47 1 503 просмотрs
World News 38 people dead in fire at psychiatric hospital in Russia A fire tore through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow, killing 38 people, Russian officials said Friday. Kommersant reported . There were 41 people in the building and three escaped the blaze early Friday, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministries. April 26 2013, 19:17 1 089 просмотрs
Crime Annual state budget stolen in Atyrau Oblast. What was financial police doing then? The financial police finished investigation into the most high-profile criminal case of recent years – the corruption case in Atyrau. Seems like affairs in the oil rich region were put on a continuous line. Among the accused were almost the whole top of local power and business elite, headed by the former governor Bergei Ryskaliyev, now called the criminal elite. Vmeste.com.kz shares its point of view on this scandalous case. April 26 2013, 18:31 3 154 просмотрs
World News Ecuador launches first homemade satellite Ecuador launched its first satellite into space from China Friday morning, in a moment broadcast live on radio and television back home. April 26 2013, 15:33 3 525 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Minister Abdenov gets egged for women's retirement age increase Kazakhstan's minister of labor and social protection Serik Abdenov was pelted with eggs while addressing the government’s controversial pension reforms at a lively press conference in Almaty April 26 2013, 15:00 1 928 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News UK prosecutors open formal probe into Kazakh miner ENRC Britain's Serious Fraud Office has begun a formal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption at Kazakh miner ENRC (ENRC.L), following months of talks between the two sides and two internal inquiries. April 26 2013, 12:04 4 512 просмотрs
World News 273 dead in Bangladesh building collapse An eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka containing several garment factories and thousands of workers collapsed on Wednesday, killing at 273 people with many more feared dead. April 26 2013, 11:54 1 332 просмотрs
Crime Businessman from Atyrau flies Boston to see his son Soon after the detention of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of act of terrorism in Boston, the world media spotlighted the names of two Kazakhstan citizens, students of the Massachusetts University: Dias Kadyrbaev and Azamat Tazhayakov. 19-year-old Azamat happened to be from Atyrau, our fellow countryman. April 26 2013, 11:34 5 649 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan: Media Spotlighting Tenuous Connections to Marathon Bombings The media spotlight shone on Kazakhstan when two Kazakhstani students were arrested near Boston on April 20 over alleged immigration violations after being questioned by police about their links to suspected bombers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a shootout with security forces, and his surviving brother Djokhar, who is hospitalized and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. April 26 2013, 10:27 1 750 просмотрs
World News Canadian connection: Iran, al Qaeda and terror Canadian authorities have alleged that two terrorism suspects arrested in Montreal and Toronto were receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran. But Tehran and al Qaeda have historically had a hostile relationship. April 26 2013, 10:17 1 485 просмотрs
World News US Defense Secretary Hagel: Syria used chemical weapons The United States Department of Defense says they suspect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on a “small scale” in that country’s ongoing civil war. April 26 2013, 10:14 1 521 просмотрs
World News Spain's unemployed protesters clash with police Twenty-nine people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in the latest street demonstrations sparked by anger at Spain's economic crisis, emergency services said. April 26 2013, 10:12 1 262 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to quit any union if independence affected - Nazarbayev Kazakhstan will leave any union if the country's independence is jeopardized in it, President Nursultan Nazarbayev stated. April 26 2013, 09:33 1 347 просмотрs
Ecology Babies of Big Beluga Last Sunday the big beluga fish caught at the beginning of this month by fishermen of Amangeldy fishing cooperative began having labour contractions (see “The Day of Big Beluga Fish”. WKT #15, 11. 04. 2013). Unfortunately, the personnel of the Kourilkin sturgeon-breeding plant from the very beginning forecasted that the labour for 300 kg weighing beluga would be unpromising. In addition, the fish received several traumas during transportation and they couldn’t save its life. April 25 2013, 18:02 9 839 просмотрs
World News US army seeks new technology to replace GPS The US army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon's research agency said Wednesday. April 25 2013, 17:32 1 311 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to stage huge military parade on May 7 Kazakhstan is actively preparing for its first military parade on May 7, the Day of Defender of the Fatherland, where about 7 000 soldiers will take part, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported. April 25 2013, 17:29 2 122 просмотрs
Culture The 1st of May - the Day of Unity of Kazakhstan People (+Announcement) According to the information provided by the Akimat of Atyrau city, this year on the 1st of May the government is organizing May Day parade. Due to this the transport movement in the central part of the city will be restricted. April 25 2013, 16:45 8 693 просмотрs