Kazakhstan News How Kazakhstan is Trying to Use the US Courts to Censor the Net The government of Kazakhstan has pursued one of its fiercest critics, the newspaperRespublika, with lawsuits and threats for fifteen years. By 2012, it seemed it had finally achieved its aim: after repeated prosecutions for "inciting social discord" and "spreading extremism," the paper's founder was in exile, and its staff forced to cease printing and distributing its print edition within the country. But despite blocks, bans, and overwhelming distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Respublika's reporting lives on through its websites, which continue to critically report on the country's affairs and provide a forum for discussion from the relative safety of servers hosted in the United States. August 5 2015, 10:31 1 285 просмотрs
World News Netanyahu implores US Jews to oppose Iran deal Benjamin Netanyahu personally called on US Jewish groups to thwart a White House-backed Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, while hitting out at "disinformation" over Israel's trenchant stance against it. August 5 2015, 10:05 1 424 просмотрs
Society Atyrau model wins second place at Black Sea Pearl-2015 beauty contest 23-year-old model from Atyrau, a city in western Kazakhstan, Marianna Khadzhamova has hauled the second place at the Black Sea Pearl-2015 beauty contest held in Crimea. August 5 2015, 10:00 6 250 просмотрs
World News Talks on Ukraine take place despite escalation in fighting The Ukrainian military said on Monday that four of its soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the previous 24 hours. August 4 2015, 18:20 1 244 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News General Electric fined for KZT 400 000 Specialized administrative court of Burlin district, West Kazakhstan region, has fined "General Electric International" branch office in Kazakhstan. August 4 2015, 18:18 2 562 просмотрs
World News Spain heading for constitutional tension as Catalonia calls an early election Spain could be heading for constitutional tension after Catalonian President, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Monday clearing the way for elections on the September 27 – ahead of a Spanish general election due by the end of the year. August 4 2015, 17:51 1 158 просмотрs
World News Brent crude drops to lowest price per barrel since January Oil prices slumped to six month lows on Monday with Brent – the global benchmark for crude – down 4.3 percent to bottom at 49.99 dollars a barrel the lowest since January. August 4 2015, 16:49 1 218 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Shumenov targets Lebedev following Flores victory Newly crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiserweight champion Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs) recently made history once again, defeating B.J. Flores (31-2-1, 20 KOs) by way of a 12-round unanimous decision as Premier Boxing Champions series headliner, which aired July 25th on NBCSN live from The Palms in Las Vegas. August 4 2015, 16:44 1 405 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News 7 websites blocked in West Kazakhstan after suicide of schoolgirl Prosecutors of Burlinsky district located in West Kazakhstan region decided to block seven websites that promote voluntary departure from life after a 16-year-old resident of the city of Aksai committed a suicide last year. August 4 2015, 16:42 1 310 просмотрs
World News How could Vladimir Putin’s spokesman afford a $620,000 watch? It was the wedding of the summer. An Olympic gold medalist in ice dancing. A mustachioed aide to President Vladimir V. Putin. Pop stars and politicians gathered in Sochi, Russia's Olympic dream city on the sea. August 4 2015, 16:04 1 545 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Inflation in Kazakhstan makes 1.5% YTD Inflation in Kazakhstan made 1.5% since the beginning of the year; the rate reached 0.1% in July 2015, said the Statistics Committee under the Ministry of National Economy. August 4 2015, 11:18 1 322 просмотрs
World News Police brutality protests forced 24 states to pass 40 new police reform measures National anti-police brutality protests, following the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray, have propelled state lawmakers to pass dozens of police reform measures. However, activists want more concrete changes. August 4 2015, 10:15 1 237 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News U.S. delaying sanctions against Kazakh banks The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan recalled that sanctions against Kazakh banks had been expected to enter into force on 1 October 2015. By this time, Kazakhstan and the United States should have signed an agreement on implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by Kazakh second-tier banks (STB), which requires the banks to provide data about American depositors to the U.S. Treasury. August 4 2015, 10:00 1 262 просмотрs
World News Obama unveils landmark regulations to combat climate change US President Barack Obama has unveiled a landmark decision to tackle climate change. Republicans were quick to criticize it, with some saying it would have "devastating consequences" for the US economy. August 4 2015, 09:45 1 147 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev instructed to cut costs At a meeting with the head of the President's Administration and members of the Government, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said there is the need to save budgetary funds, Kazpravda.kz reports citing the press service of Akorda. August 3 2015, 16:13 1 237 просмотрs
World News Poland ‘ashamed and sorry’ for MEP’s Nazi salute to EU lawmakers Poland has issued an official apology for its right-wing MEP, who, in an ill-considered attempt to compare the EU policies to those of Nazi Germany, referenced an infamous Nazi slogan, “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer," in front of the EU Parliament. August 3 2015, 16:06 2 128 просмотрs
World News California wildfire doubles in size on fifth day A wildfire raging through northern California more than doubled in size on its fifth day on Sunday, expanding to 84 square miles (220 sq km). August 3 2015, 15:35 1 290 просмотрs
Ex-Governor case Ex- Governor's Case. Dyusenbaev was caught and sentenced to imprisonment One more person involved in “Bergei Ryskaliyev's organized criminal group" - former director of “ATG Kurylys" LLP Zhanbolat Dyusenbaev was sentenced by the specialized inter-district court on criminal cases of Atyrau Oblast to 10 years of imprisonment in high-security prison with confiscation of property. August 3 2015, 12:49 5 428 просмотрs
Society Man found hanged from lamppost in Atyrau, suicide suspected Suicide is suspected after the body of a young man was found hanged from a lamppost at the river bank in Zhilgorodok district of the city early Monday on August 3, said Gulnazira Mukhtarova, head of Internal Affairs Department press service of Atyrau Oblast. August 3 2015, 11:41 2 691 просмотрs
World News Half of Russians favor online censorship - poll Almost half of Russians believe that online information should be censored, 58% support complete Internet shutdown in the country in case of a national threat of a possibility of mass protests, and 73% believe that negative information about civil servants should not be posted online, says a report prepared by the Russian Center for Public Opinion Studies (VTsIOM) and the Center for Global Communication Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. August 3 2015, 11:05 1 276 просмотрs
World News German Bundestag members are considering visit to Crimea Following a trip to Crimea by French lawmakers, German Bundestag members from the Left faction are too considering a possibility of visiting the Black Sea peninsula, member of the faction Alexander Noy told Russia's Izvestia daily. August 3 2015, 10:45 1 383 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan passed IOI baton to Russia (PHOTO) Kazakhstan has officially passed the baton of the International Olympiad in Informatics to the Russian Federation. August 3 2015, 10:36 2 074 просмотрs
World News Tumbling oil prices slam profit at Exxon Mobil, Chevron Weak oil prices shriveled quarterly profit at Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp on Friday, compelling both companies to rethink operations and plan for what many expect to be a sustained period of cheap crude. August 3 2015, 10:18 1 449 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Muted reaction in Almaty as Kazakh city’s Olympic bid fails Within minutes of the announcement that Almaty's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics had failed, it was almost as if it had never happened. August 3 2015, 09:45 1 410 просмотрs