Kazakhstan News Oil and Gas Exhibition KIOGE kicks off in Almaty The official opening ceremony of the 23rd Kazakhstan International Exhibition Oil and Gas KIOGE 2015 has been held in Almaty today. October 7 2015, 15:26 2 147 просмотрs
World News Kunduz bombing: MSF demands Afghan war crimes probe Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres is seeking to invoke a never-used body to investigate the US bombing of its hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. October 7 2015, 15:22 1 153 просмотрs
World News DNA repair wins chemistry Nobel The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for discoveries in DNA repair. October 7 2015, 15:15 1 158 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Head of Ministry of Energy recommends to avoid purchasing fuel at KazMunaiGas refueling stations Vladimir Shkolnik, Minister of Energy, recommends Kazakhstani people to avoid purchasing AI -92/93 at the refueling stations of KazMunaiGas which increased the prices by 5 tenge to 130 tenge per liter. October 7 2015, 15:00 1 541 просмотрs
World News Fifteen dead as South Carolina gripped by historic flooding South Carolina grappled with the damage wrought by record rainfall, as the death toll from widespread flooding rose to 15 on Tuesday and residents braced for more evacuations in areas near dams and swollen waterways across the state. October 7 2015, 12:21 1 600 просмотрs
Ecology Cold snap and wet snow in the western regions of Kazakhstan Weather forecast for 8-10 October, 2015 from Kazhydromet. October 7 2015, 11:58 4 810 просмотрs
World News Microsoft launches Windows laptop Microsoft has launched a laptop dubbed the Surface Book, as part of a suite of new Windows 10 products. October 7 2015, 11:22 1 328 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Vladimir Putin to visit Kazakhstan in mid-October Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Kazakhstan in mid-October, azh.kz reports citing Kazpravda.kz. October 7 2015, 11:13 1 159 просмотрs
World News Putin to celebrate his 63rd birthday on ice hockey rink Over the years of his presidency, Putin has never taken a break on his birthday, usually celebrating the date at work. Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in an ice hockey match on Wednesday to celebrate his 63rd birthday this year, the Kremlin said. October 7 2015, 10:05 1 409 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Illegal fish export reached $100 million in 2012-2015, Prosecutor General's Office In accordance with the results of the analysis in production and turnover of fishery resources Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan unveiled significant violations of law. October 7 2015, 10:00 1 247 просмотрs
World News Big U.S. firms hold $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid taxes: study The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes and would collectively owe an estimated $620 billion in U.S. taxes if they repatriated the funds, according to a study released on Tuesday. October 6 2015, 18:00 1 496 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Prison population in Kazakhstan reduced to 41,000 Presidential Aide - Security Council Secretary Nurlan Ermekbayev has chaired today a conference with the representatives of authorized governmental structures to discuss the issues of improvement of Kazakhstan's correctional system. October 6 2015, 17:25 1 289 просмотрs
World News Eleven-year-old charged with murder in Tennessee A juvenile has been put in custody after allegedly shooting a neighbor girl with his father's gun. The incident has occurred amid renewed debate over gun ownership in the United States. October 6 2015, 17:07 1 333 просмотрs
World News Neutrino 'flavours' win physics Nobel Prize The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald, for discovering how neutrinos switch between different "flavours". October 6 2015, 15:16 1 263 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan to introduce grant funding for NGOs Today's meeting of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Senate has discussed the draft law "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the activities of non-governmental organizations". October 6 2015, 15:05 1 311 просмотрs
Economy EBRD, TCO launching new program to support SMEs In the framework of "Aktau Declaration: Synergies and localization" forum held in the city of Almaty, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tengizchevroil (TCO) have signed an agreement to support small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan. October 6 2015, 15:00 3 914 просмотрs
World News Europe's top court declares EU-US data deal invalid In a far-reaching verdict that could affect thousands of companies such as Facebook and Google, Europe's highest court has ruled that a 15-year-old pact that allows data transfers between the US and EU is invalid. October 6 2015, 14:35 1 327 просмотрs
Society Boat trips along the Ural River During the celebration of the City Day the citizens of Atyrau were presented with new river boat for trips along the Ural river. Aksakals (old respected men) Esen Taskinbaev and Oryngali Karasaev cut the symbolical red ribbon and suggested to name it simply "Atyrau". October 6 2015, 11:24 4 708 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to visit Kazakhstan President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is expected to visit Kazakhstan at the end of the week, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakh Ministry of Investments and Development. October 6 2015, 10:27 1 197 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Japanese corporation explores possibility of exploration in Kazakhstan Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) is considering the possibility of participating in holding exploration work in Kazakhstan, said the message of the Kazgeologiya, Kazakh national geological company. October 6 2015, 10:24 1 591 просмотрs
World News Pacific nations seal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal They hail transformative effect of pact, but difficult ratification process lies ahead. It could be one for the record books. Trade negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, Japan and Singapore, struck a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Monday (Oct 5) that will create the world's largest free trade area and one that will have a transformative impact on the global economy. October 6 2015, 10:00 1 244 просмотрs
World News Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Would Return to the US to Face Prison National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has stated that he is willing to return to the US and face prison, provided he could get a reasonable plea deal. October 6 2015, 09:56 1 130 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan named leading supplier of uranium to U.S. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed in a statement that Kazakhstan was the leading supplier of uranium for U.S. nuclear power reactors in 2014. October 6 2015, 09:48 1 112 просмотрs
Society New shopping centers and hotels will be built in Atyrau - Mayor In the next few years the architectural look of the city will considerably change, a few interesting facilities will be built in Atyrau, - said the Mayor of the city, Nurlybek Ozhaev to the journalists. October 5 2015, 16:37 8 222 просмотрs
World News Turkey 'intercepts' Russian jet violating its air space Turkey said on Monday its F-16 jets had at the weekend intercepted a Russian fighter plane which violated Turkish air space near the Syrian border, forcing the aircraft to turn back.Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador in Ankara to the foreign ministry and "strongly protested" the violation, the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. October 5 2015, 16:14 1 316 просмотрs